positive mindset

#320 The Mindset Shift That 4x’d One Designer’s Sales with Alisha Merrick

By Tracy Matthews / October 13, 2021

When you’re operating from the mindset of a starving artist, you could be preventing yourself from being successful without even realizing it. Here’s how starving artist syndrome manifests in your business… Resenting the success of other artists. Feeling…

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#319 How Your Energy Attracts Your Reality

By Tracy Matthews / October 12, 2021

I don’t think I’m alone in saying the past couple years have spurred a tremendous amount of personal growth. Recently, I’ve had to take a look at the ways I’ve been showing up for myself and for my…

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#282 How to Find Your North Star and Align With What Matters with Jason Ayers

By Tracy Matthews / December 29, 2020

I think I can speak for almost everyone when I say: it’s been an incredibly tough year. I spent the first few months scrambling to make rapid adjustments and meet the unprecedented and ever-changing needs of my community.…

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#281 7 of My Fave Books for Holiday Downtime Reading Pleasure

By Tracy Matthews / December 22, 2020

There’s so much to look forward to about the holiday season. Gift exchanges, tasty food, time with loved ones… and some well-deserved downtime. It’s the perfect time to kick back, relax, and actually read for fun – not…

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#280 3 Tips to Set Boundaries Between Work and Personal Life

By Tracy Matthews / December 15, 2020

Let’s talk about boundaries. Fostering a healthy work-life balance is really hard, especially as a small business owner. When your work is your passion, it’s so easy for the boundaries between your work life and your personal life…

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#279 8 Ways to De-stress This Holiday Season

By Tracy Matthews / December 8, 2020

Can you believe it? 2020 is almost over, but we still need to get through the holiday season. This means we’re talking about one very important thing this week… How to de-stress during the busiest time of the…

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12 Ways to Finish the Year Strong in Your Creative Business

By Bean Larson / November 12, 2020

We are almost through with 2020. Crazy, right?!  So much has happened this year, and pretty much nothing went according to plan. There are probably a few things that didn’t end up happening for you or your creative…

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#259 How to Crash Your Business to Reach Your Goals with Jason Ayers

By Tracy Matthews / July 7, 2020

Crashing your business is probably the last thing you want to think about right now, yeah? But what if I told you that understanding how to tank your business could actually be your ticket to reaching your goals?…

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#258 Birthday Episode – Change Your Story with Jason Ayers

By Tracy Matthews / June 30, 2020

Happy Birthday to Flourish & Thrive Academy! 8 years ago Robin and I committed to demystifying the jewelry industry and helping designers find their spark and build businesses that support their creativity. Since then, F&TA has undergone a…

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#253 Mind-Blowing Success Stories to Inspire You with Robin Kramer

By Tracy Matthews / May 19, 2020

What’s the most important tool to set yourself up for success? A good support network. Here at the Flourish and Thrive Academy, we aim to create antifragile businesses that can survive anything. Robin Kramer is my dear friend…

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