Comments on: How to keep calm and focused in the midst of a Craft Business Crisis. http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/ Marketing an Art & Craft Business Online Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:25:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Myam http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Myam Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:09:40 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/#comment-250 Quiet times are scary for me. But here are the things that help me cope: 1. My boyfriend. I can talk to him about my worries. 2. Fabric shopping. There is nothing like new fabric to spark my imagination. 3. A good book. 4. Brownie ala mode. :D Quiet times are scary for me. But here are the things that help me cope:

1. My boyfriend. I can talk to him about my worries.

2. Fabric shopping. There is nothing like new fabric to spark my imagination.

3. A good book.

4. Brownie ala mode. :D

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Kelvin Kao Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:30:02 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/#comment-247 This is not directly related, but my roommate lost the mailbox key before making me a copy so at the moment I pretty much do not have a mailing address. If I really need or want something, I'd mail it home or mail it to a friend's. Of course, that makes me not to have things mailed to me as much. And I think this not being able to mail things thing can actually build up more anticipation because during this time, someone might be really wanting to purchase something badly. As for keeping calm, I don't own a business so I don't know about that aspect. But in general, my way of keeping calm is asking myself "what's the worst case scenario?" And then when I figure that out, I ask myself "can I accept that?" Most of the time the answer is either "yeah" or "damn it, it would hurt so bad, but yeah". Sometimes the answer is "no", and then I'd ask myself "but is that very unlikely to happen?", and most of the time, I stop worrying if the answer is yes. If I'm still not satisfied at this stage, I work harder on Plan B. So basically, you are not entirely uncertain about the future. That's how you stay calm. :) This is not directly related, but my roommate lost the mailbox key before making me a copy so at the moment I pretty much do not have a mailing address. If I really need or want something, I’d mail it home or mail it to a friend’s. Of course, that makes me not to have things mailed to me as much. And I think this not being able to mail things thing can actually build up more anticipation because during this time, someone might be really wanting to purchase something badly.

As for keeping calm, I don’t own a business so I don’t know about that aspect. But in general, my way of keeping calm is asking myself “what’s the worst case scenario?” And then when I figure that out, I ask myself “can I accept that?” Most of the time the answer is either “yeah” or “damn it, it would hurt so bad, but yeah”. Sometimes the answer is “no”, and then I’d ask myself “but is that very unlikely to happen?”, and most of the time, I stop worrying if the answer is yes. If I’m still not satisfied at this stage, I work harder on Plan B. So basically, you are not entirely uncertain about the future. That’s how you stay calm. :)

]]> By: joanna http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-245 joanna Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/#comment-245 i wasnt as sensible as the person above and ordered JUST before the postal strike and swore my way through it. Treating yourself is always a good thing to do i wasnt as sensible as the person above and ordered JUST before the postal strike and swore my way through it. Treating yourself is always a good thing to do

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Charlotte Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:37:42 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/craft-boom/how-to-keep-calm-and-focused-in-the-midst-of-a-craft-business-crisis/#comment-244 I for one simply didn't buy anything during the strike that I wasn't going to get, figuring there was little point and I could put it off until next months paypacket :) Probably not that helpful cashflow wise, but not actually losing business. And quiet patches??! I'm studying full time, working part time, costuming two 80+cast musicals and looking into starting a UK-based wholesale Rowan fabric business! I for one simply didn’t buy anything during the strike that I wasn’t going to get, figuring there was little point and I could put it off until next months paypacket :) Probably not that helpful cashflow wise, but not actually losing business.

And quiet patches??! I’m studying full time, working part time, costuming two 80+cast musicals and looking into starting a UK-based wholesale Rowan fabric business!

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