success 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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#308 Key Takeaways from the Expand Your Audience Event

By Tracy Matthews / June 28, 2021

I’m on a high this week, m’dear! Why? Because last week I hosted our Expand Your Audience – Grow Your Sales event, and it was a huge hit! I can’t wait to start hosting in-person events again next…

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#302 Clearing Emotional Clutter + Getting Out of Your Own Way

By Tracy Matthews / May 18, 2021

If you feel like a mess on the inside, your business will, too. The past two years have been a huge process of personal transformation for me. Now that my 50th birthday month is here, I’ve been doing…

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#301 Align Your Business and Get Your Time Back

By Tracy Matthews / May 11, 2021

A few years ago, I ran into Jennifer Dawes, founder, and creator behind Dawes Design, at an event for the Chi Resp Jewelry Conference.  We were chatting about the direction of her company and she seemed EXHAUSTED. Her…

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#290 How to Overcome Creative Blocks and Get Into Flow State with Dan Clark

By Tracy Matthews / February 23, 2021

Creative blocks are every creative visionary’s nightmare.  When you’re using your creativity to make money – something we’re very passionate about at F&TA – you can’t always afford to hit a creative block. But if you do… there…

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#288 Do Less in 2021 with Kate Northrup

By Tracy Matthews / February 9, 2021

I think it’s fair to assume we’d all be happy doing a little less in our business.  Balancing work and wellness is an ongoing struggle for most small business owners; it’s the #1 problem new students in our…

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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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