Something we talk about in Pattern Partnership a lot is value. How to add more value? How to show up for your audience with value… value, value, value. You might be wondering what does this means and what is value and how it matters. And that’s what we’re going to be talking about today in this episode. Stay tuned. Real talk starts now.

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Through this season of the podcast, we’ve been talking about fears and focus being a key to hitting our next-level vision. And all those conversations have been leading up to this episode where we talk about taking action and doing the things that move our business forward. In this episode, we’re getting to the tactics and looking at the 3 actions you can take right now to move your business forward. Ready to get to it? Real Talk starts now.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Pattern Partnership.

Find me on Instagram at KnitDesigns by Tian and Tian Connaughton

Learn more about PATTERN PARTNERSHIP HERE (for crochet and knitwear designers) and The SOCIETY HERE (for markers, creative, business owners)

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing a snippet from a training bundle inside Pattern Partnership around fear. This is a topic we don’t hear being talked enough about right now. It’s not a popular mainstream topic but one I speak on a lot and I don’t see me stopping talking about it because it’s such a major part of our lives and how we go through life. It’s what determines if we pursue a goal or wait until conditions are optimal to try… which we know that if you wait until the timing was perfect, you’re likely already too late.

So, in today’s episode, I’m giving you a little preview. I’m sharing a snippet from a training that’s coming soon. So, if you want to learn more about how to get the full training, let me know and I’ll let you know how you can get it. But in the meanwhile, let's get into it. I’m not mincing my words. Real talk starts now!

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Learn more about PATTERN PARTNERSHIP HERE (for crochet and knitwear designers) and The SOCIETY HERE (for markers, creative, business owners)

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

So, a question that I’ve been having a lot. And this is a question and conversation that I have with myself… yes, I do talk to myself. And one that I talk to with my coach, my students, and coaching clients, and that is, “what is your purpose?” What are you here for? What are your goals? And the thing that comes up for a lot of is what does success actually means. Does it mean that I need to make a lot of money? Does it mean that I have the time and space to be with family? What does that actually mean? What does that actually look like for me? And that’s something we’ll talk about in this episode. Real talk starts now

Registration for Pattern Partnership is now open. Join today and get help with your goals. CLICK HERE

Learn more about PATTERN PARTNERSHIP HERE (for crochet and knitwear designers) and The SOCIETY HERE (for markers, creative, business owners)

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

In this episode, I’m talking all about why you’re focusing on the wrong things and what to do instead. Stay tuned. Real Talk with Tian starts now.

Learn more about PATTERN PARTNERSHIP HERE(for crochet and knitwear designers) and The SOCIETY HERE (for markers, creative, business owners)

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

What are you focused on? Are you so focused on the making that you neglect doing money-generating activities? Chances are you are. So, we’re going to get into focus and the 80/20 rule. Real talk with Tian starts now.

Learn more about PATTERN PARTNERSHIP HERE (for crochet and knitwear designers) and The SOCIETY HERE (for markers, creative, business owners)

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

It’s the start of a new year. You have your goals set for the year. Your intention set. Your one word. Your color-coded calendars. You’re ready to make those goals a reality. But there is one major thing missing that despite the intention and goals and all that stuff, you’re going to fall short… again like last year. Ready to finally make your goals come true? Real talk starts now!

Registration for Pattern Partnership is now open. Join today and get help with your goals. CLICK HERE

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

Are you tired of trying everything to make your creative maker and design business grow? You have beautiful designs, amazing ideas, but you’re not getting noticed or making sales.

Welcome back to the Real Talk with Tian Podcast. Hello, I’m Tian Connaughton of TianConnaughton.com and the creator behind The SOCIETY and Pattern Partnership. This is Season 3 and I am so thrilled to be back to talking with a whole new season of the real talk that gets to the heart of the matter.

We have an amazing season planned that I cannot wait to share with you… coming at you on Thursdays.

By the end of the season, I want you to feel confident in your business and have a plan to turn your creative hobby into a profitable business.

Stay tuned. Real Talk with Tian Season 3 starts now!

SHOW SPONSORS:

Convertkit - I've been using ConvertKit to build new forms and landing pages to grow my email list as a creator. It's the easiest way to launch your next creative project! Sign up through the link below and you'll unlock 1,000 subscribers for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

THINKIFIC - I’ve been using Thinkific to deliver my courses and membership training programs. This platform has been a pivotal part of the exponential growth of my business. Sign up through the link below to try for free. CLICK HERE to sign up!

SKILLSHARE - Explore your creativity. Join Skillshare to watch, play, learn, make, and discover. 2020 was a year when we dealt a lot and being able to zone out and learn something creative was exactly what I needed. And, I’m STILL learning and exploring my creativity with painting classing and making videos for Instagram. Sign up through the link below to join Skillshare today and get TWO WEEKS of Premium for Free! CLICK HERE to sign up!

Welcome to episode 10, Season 2 finale of the Real Talk with Tian podcast. In this episode, I’m sharing 5 practical tips for maintaining and even scaling and growing your creative business during these uncertain times...and beyond.

We didn’t see this coming. When I started planning season 2 of this podcast back in late 2019, I had planned to end the season another way, completely different. Maybe it will be a bonus episode later or in the next season. But with the pandemic and these stay at home orders, we are all facing uncertainties in our lives and in our business. In life, like you, we’re all just doing the best we can. But in business, we can do so much. So, in this episode, I want to share with you some strategies for how you can navigate running your creative business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stay tuned. Real talk starts now.

BOOKS:

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to tell your story in a noisy world by Gary Vaynerchuk

Unlock Your Inner Designer: How to start designing

Pattern Launch Plan: Sell more patterns consistently without being sleazy

Get the resource:

BUILDING BLOCK METHOD 3-Easy Steps To Maximize Your Exposure

Need help taking that next step? Need clarity on your message to attract your ideal customer? Get the support you need to reach your creative goals.

COURSES

Tian Connaughton - Courses

Pattern Grading Made Easy: How to grade like a pro! (self-study) - bit.ly/patterngradingselfstudy

One-on-one Coaching with Tian

Tian Connaughton - Coaching

Website: TianConnaughton.com

Instagram: @TianConnaughton

Podcast Page: http://realtalkwithtian.libsyn.com

I have a pretty good idea of what it's like stitching and designing in the US. But what is it like around the world? I have questions! So, today I'm talking to Dom Trad, a knitwear designer located in Australia, about her journey.

This conversation gets really deep and touches on a lot of great topics. It's one to not miss.

Stay tuned. Real talk starts now.

Find Dominique Trad on:

Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/dominique-trad

Ravelry Group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/domknit

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquetrad/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueTradDesigner

COURSES

Tian Connaughton - Courses

Pattern Grading Made Easy: How to grade like a pro! (self-study) - Pattern Grading Made Easy (self-study)

One-on-one Coaching with Tian

Tian Connaughton - Coaching

Website: TianConnaughton.com

Instagram: @TianConnaughton

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Podcast Page: http://realtalkwithtian.libsyn.com