Confidence

How To Decide To Get Off The Fence

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Dec 1, 2011 in Confidence, Life Coaching, Success, Success-Consciousness, Value | 0 comments

Do you make decisions in your life, the one’s that matter, like "Does this relationship serve us both?", or are most of your decisions more like "What to write on facebook?" and "Should I buy a lunch or pack one?"

Sitting On The Fence

"If you’re sitting on the fence, you’re only hurting the family jewels."

Suffer In Silence Or Speak Up And Speak Out?

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Nov 19, 2011 in Artistic Inspiration, Artists, Confidence, Fame & Reach, Influence, Life Coaching, Success | 4 comments

Do you have something to say? Do you want to be heard? The world wants to hear you, the world wants you to use your voice.

I don’t mean your writing ‘voice’ (though the world wants that too).

I mean use your real voice, the physical one you born with. It’s one of the most powerful tools for expressing yourself and moving others, and unless you’re a musician, chances are you haven’t paid much attention to it.

Way too many talented, passionate people are scared to speak up. If you can’t speak up to the people closest to you – your friends and family, you won’t be able to speak up anywhere else. Start now, speak up.

Your Brand Is Your Umbrella, Don’t Get Caught Without It

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Oct 28, 2011 in Artists, Confidence, Conscious Creation, Fame & Reach, Influence, Life Coaching, Life Purpose, Marketing Is An Art, Purposeful Art, Success | 0 comments

Pssst…

Here’s a reminder of something you already know: Life is gonna bring you to different situations, and whether they seem good or bad at the time, all of them will help shape you. Breezes and hurricanes, sunny days and rainstorms – no matter what happens — you’re destined for success.

How can you navigate the seas of success while staying comfortable and dry? Simple, always bring your umbrella.

(Your brand is your umbrella, did you bring it?)

I’m going to help you make sure you did, but first let me explain exactly how your brand is your umbrella.

How To Turn Your Strengths Into Super-Powers

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Oct 27, 2011 in Artists, Confidence, Influence, Life Coaching, Life Purpose, Marketing Is An Art, Plan For Success, Self-Improvement, Success, Success-Consciousness, Value | 0 comments

Do you think you have strengths and weaknesses? You might. Do you think you need to fix or improve your ‘weak’ areas? You might. Before you do, let me offer you an alternative solution.

Turn your strengths into super-strengths.

Imagine all your strengths and weaknesses are like candles. Each one burns brighter the stronger it is.

For example, if you’re really good at dance, then that would be a very bright flame. If you’re not-so-hot at accounting, that would be a very dim flame.

You could go through your life trying to find every dim flame and brighten it to a decent level through hard work and discipline, until you’re "pretty good at most things". Be aware though, that this is a recipe for mediocrity.

So What’s Your Art’s Unique Message?

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Oct 16, 2011 in Artists, Confidence, Fame & Reach, Life Coaching, Life Purpose, Marketing Is An Art, Plan For Success, Success | 0 comments

If you ask a mechanic what kind of vehicles he specializes in, he can tell you confidently and easily. If you asks a therapist what’s different about her treatments, she can explain it to you well.
When someone asks you questions about your art, are you able to deliver a clear, powerful, connecting response?

If you’re like most artists the answer is… not even close.

You might mumble something or ramble a long paragraph about ‘expression.’ You might give a vague general answer like: "Its… abstract." You might avoid the question entirely. Whatever the case, another human being is trying to connect with you, they want you to give them some ammo to tell their friends. They want to tell people about this cool artist they met, but they’re not gonna do it if they don’t have clear details to share.

Marketing Is Just Educating Crowds And Sharing Value, That`s All

Posted by Jason Fonceca on Oct 15, 2011 in Art Makes Money, Artists, Confidence, Life Coaching, Life Purpose, Marketing Is An Art, Purposeful Art, Self-Improvement, Success, Success-Consciousness, Value | 2 comments

The word ‘marketing’ just means educating audiences + sharing value. That’s it. Simple. And I had to get that out of the way first, because the word ‘marketing’ is more offensive to some artists than ‘fuck you, asshole.’ (Actually, many artists I know greet each other something like that, lol.)