You are not a niche!

Emily reaching for a candle on a shelf at a flower shop in Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear reader,  You are not a niche, You are a lot of things! You are a friend,  A chef,  A professional parallel parker. You are a painter (or at least, paint by numbers), A traveler,  A beloved son or daughter.  You are a foodie. A gardner,  An aspiring scratch golfer.  You love learning,  And trying,  […]

The old man in pottery class

Pottery wheels being set up before pottery class

I lean over the oily glaze bucket and dip my lopsided mug down into the thick liquid. Today is my last pottery class. I bring the mug back up for air and set it down on the table to dry. A lilac purple. My mom will love this, I think to myself.  In a lot […]

“If everyone likes it, you probably haven’t gone far enough” -Rick Rubin

Text from a book that reads any framework, method, or label you impose on yourself is just as likely to be a limitation as an opening.

Marketing is really just an act of creating.  Creating words that describe who you are and what you do.  Creating a combination of colors that people easily recognize.  Creating graphics and pictures.  Creating a feeling that your brand gives off.  To create these things does not mean you need to follow this grand strategy, perfectly […]