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issue 04 - August 2015 Shine on, every day!

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“If you want to reach a goal, you must “see the reaching” in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal”

Zig Ziglar COVER “Ella” © Georgina Smith

FOOD 11 Co Sydney’s Coffeehouse

Craig’s Recipe

INSIDER 06 ArtSHINE

The team behind ArtSHINE 06 OPIC™ Planning System?

What is it?

07 2015 Feng Shui Predictions

ARTICLES 08 Shine on, every day!

09 Get Space, get creative,

go CoSydney 10 Get fit and stay motivated 36 Get that winning habit 43 Expression of interest for

ArtSHINE showcase 54 Meditate away every day 62 Tales my mother told me

PEOPLE 25 Georgina Smith

Interview - Featured Artist COMPETITION 26 Draw me a Calendar

Our FIRST “Draw me a

Calendar” competition

Draw me a calendar

2016

PLANNER 12 Calendar 2015 & 2016

Organise your Year.

13 Important events in 2015-2016 14 OPIC Yearly 2015 15 90 Day Planner 16 OPIC Week 31 17 OPIC Daily: 27/07-02/08 24 August 2015 calendar 27 OPIC Week 32 28 OPIC Daily: 03/08-09/08 35 OPIC Week 33 37 OPIC Daily: 10/08-16/08 45 OPIC Week 34 46 OPIC Daily: 17/08-23/08 53 OPIC Week 35 55 OPIC Daily: 24/08-30/08 63 OPIC Monthly Achievements 64 September 2015 calendar 65 OPIC Week 36 66 OPIC Daily: 31/08-01/09

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Production and advertising: Impact & Co - www.impactandco.com Advertising: 0415 724 851 - Pascale Rajek Magazine Editor: Andy Probert Artshine showcase magazine is a quarterly magazine published by ArtSHINE Australia. First published 2013 www.artshine.com.au - info@artshine.com.au

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OPIC PLANNER DIARY 2015

“Your journey starts with one simple step TAKE ACTION” Vinh Van Lam ArtSHINE

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About ArtSHINE

What is the OPIC™ Planning System?

OPIC™ refines goal setting and action planning for artists, designers, crafters and creative professionals.

Using OPIC™, you’ll establish detailed goals that are realistic, achievable, exciting and inspirational.

Drawing on our experience as business lifestyle coaches working with creative clients, we wanted to create an easy-to-use system for the ArtSHINE community.

ArtSHINE is a specialist coaching program for artists, artisans, crafters, designers, fashion labels, and all professionals working in the creative communities.

Working extensively with clients, and also drawing upon the knowledge of experienced industry professionals, Vinh Van Lam & Stuart Horrex have worked to create and develop the ArtSHINE program as part of their commitment to support the development of business and entrepreneurial skills of artists, artisans, and all creative professionals.

ArtSHINE is here to provide you with all the skills, experience, and support you need to make your artistic dreams a reality.

Do what you love to do...

Honour your creative spirit...

And let it “Shine.” ArtSHINE is all about defining, creating, and pursuing your authentic life path.

For more information: www.artshine.com.au

OPIC™ motivates, empowers and helps in any creative practice.

It defines your strengths and weaknesses; helps you succeed in key business aspects; refreshes your desire, passion and purpose; gets you organized; and helps you achieve and even surpass your life goals.

The principles of OPIC™ Objective: Achieve those goals. Write them in the present tense as if you have achieved them.

Planning: Describe your goals in sequential order, breaking them down into small steps.

Implementation: Plan, outline and delegate tasks to complete each step. Detail who will take action, when, and if the action was completed.

Commitment: This is critical to completing goals.

Focus on why you’ve set out to achieve them and how you’ll overcome challenges, and record the key ‘wins’ in achieving those goals.

OPIC™ how-to guide

Creative people are different.

We don’t work the 9–5 grind and rarely have daily tasks to complete. Our challenge is how to use our time effectively. So we’ve designed the OPIC™ planner, a how-to guide that helps you make the transition between you and your art and design business. Get the full version - a printed guide for reference as you read this.

You can download the full version on the artshine website: www.artshine.com.au OPIC™ Yearly Planner 2015 Define your “main life areas” and use the yearly planner to map out what you want to achieve.

Set several reminders in the year and actively review the goals you achieve. Create new ones and move on from those that are no longer useful.

OPIC™ 90-Day Planner A customized guide that helps you focus on your business goals in three key areas: WORK IN your art and design practice: the day-to-day work in the business. Making the product and delivering the service.

WORK ON your art and design practice: think of this as the daily management role – planning, business logistics, paying the bills, sales projections, and

running promotional and marketing campaigns.

WORK ABOVE your art and design practice: Get an overview, look at the broader picture. Ask questions. What’s the vision, the long-term strategy? Where are you now, and where do you hope to go? Is your work effective and in line with your desire, passion and purpose?

Monthly OPIC™ Planner Having set your yearly goals, assign them on a monthly planner.

Now you’re ready to move into the planning process. Our planner is a great way to keep you on track, inspired and motivated.

Weekly OPIC™ Planner This enables you to check on the goals for the week. Plan out, pencil in and achieve all the tasks you aim to complete, while adapting it daily as changes arise.

Daily OPIC™ Planner This keeps you focused on the three “Must Do’s” of the day.

Allocate these tasks from your weekly planner. This gets you into a positive working habit and helps you accomplish your goals quicker, giving you a greater sense of purpose.

OPIC™ Achievement Planner Celebrate your successes.

Set reminders to update your record of achievements. This is a fantastic way to toast your accomplishments as you hit them along the way.

OPIC™ Yearly Planner 2016 Now that you’re motivated, embrace OPIC™ – a system that empowers, challenges, inspires and organises you, and helps you achieve your goals. Now map out your future year.

Want to learn more?

Go to ArtSHINE.com.au and subscribe to ArtSHINE’s free e-newsletter which is full of inspiration and business tips for your Art & Design practice.

ArtSHINE proudly supports Lymphoma Australia.

With every magazine purchased, a $5 donation will be donated to ArtSHINE Foundation to help new business & startup for art, design and creative business Thank you for your support.

“Honnour your creative spirit... and let it “SHINE!”

2015 Feng Shui and Intuitive Predictions From July till end of September 2015 High time to get out of your comfort zone!

Change something little every day in your daily routine.

Whether choosing another way to go shop, smiling and saying hello to people in the street or getting dressed differently.

These are ideas to help you get out of your cocoon.

Feng Shui tip: Hang one round faceted clear crystal ball on a fishing line string near your front door. This will give a sparkle on your life path.

Be ready to receive and enjoy!

Roseline Deleu - international Feng Shui Master, Shaman & Author www.fengshuisteps.com n

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Shine on, every day!

As business owners, we all fall into the trap at some point of becoming very negative about ourselves: whether it be our creativity, the lack of money rolling in or our worthiness.

We understand how you can be down, doubting yourself and feeling alone with no help at hand.

Well, you’re not alone: other creative artists have gone through the same experiences.

We can help you find opportunities to boost your income by teaching you two vital keys to creating true, lasting success: the mindset AND the system.

However, one thing that we all fail to acknowledge is that we had the strength, vision and boldness to start the business of our dreams.

So keep in mind that what you experience is completely natural.

Having BOTH of these is the key to success and what we have will help you become the success story.

If you are encountering these feelings, then why not turn to a business coach to give you support and guidance.

At ArtSHINE, we are committed to making your passion flourish.

We help you create systems that match your Business LifeStyle so you can awake every morning with purpose and passion.

We work alongside you helping you to create and think, and to show you how to run an Art and Design business that resonates with you, and makes you stand apart from your competitors.

Take that step now and call us to help you create the business lifestyle of your dreams?

Want to learn more?

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...

1. Have a personal chat with Vinh from ArtSHINE 2. Tell us little bit more about yourself and we’ll offer you our insights in a short one on one coaching conversation.

3. Just starting out?

Visit: artshine.com.au/newbusiness-survey Been working in your business for two years or more?

Visit: artshine.com.au/existingbusiness-survey We’re here to help you to take action just like we’ve helped thousands of other artists, designers and creative professionals all around the globe.

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Get space, get creative, go CoSydney Emerging and established creative professionals will soon be able to express themselves from a dynamic new platform - a four-storey space called CoSydney.

CoSydney, in Chippendale Creative Precinct, on Blackfriars Street, offers services and support for artists, artisans, designers, creative industry professionals, freelancers, social entrepreneurs and writers.

The aim is to allow professionals to focus on the business of creativity and innovation in a relaxed and positive environment.

The creative space, founded by Vinh Van Lam and Stuart Horrex, has three elements: an art gallery, a workshop/creativity space, and a market/coworking space.

CoSydney, which was launched in March 2015, fosters a collaborative community of encouragement where people can grow their businesses independently, but not alone.

work areas, high speed internet/ wifi, meeting and lounge hosting spaces, as well as outside decking.

CoSydney aims to be a dynamic and inspiring space for commercially minded creative industry professionals where art and design businesses, social innovators, entrepreneurs, creative industry veterans, coaches and consultants can thrive.

There is also space for community and networking events, as well as an art gallery, event, and exhibition space for use or hire.

CoSydney also has a kitchen, seminar and workshop spaces, boardroom table and AV/digital presentation space, as well as being suitable for breakfast meetings, lunchtime talks, seminars, and workshops.

For more details: W: www.cosydney.com.au E: vinh@cosydney.com.au P: 02 9698 9156

The building offers plenty of natural light, fully furnished and equipped office spaces, quiet

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Get fit and stay motivated during Winter Does your fitness training regime move into hibernation during the winter months?

Do you use any excuse that you can think of to not get out of that warm and cosy bed and head to the gym? Use some of these tips to make sure that the hard work of the previous several months does not evaporate before your eyes.

1. Re-set your training goals. Often one of the goals of the clients that I work with is to look better for the beach or just during the warmer months where we tend to have a bit of flesh out to show.

Obviously, this goal is not going to be appropriate during the winter months, when we usually cover every square centimetre of our body and a dip at the beach sounds more like torture than pleasure! Your goal at this time of the year might switch to more of an athletic achievement, such as beating a personal best time on the treadmill or during your run

or lifting a personal best. The goal that you might chose is completely up to you, but SMART goals are very motivating and certainly will help to keep your motivation during winter.

2. Keep the same routine. If you are normally a morning trainer, don’t attempt to start heading in to the gym after work because the evidence indicates that you probably won’t go to the gym at all! As hard as it can be to jump out of bed on a cold and dark winter morning, once you are up and on your way to the gym you will be glad that you have made the effort. As I always tell my clients, the hardest part of training is walking through the gym door!

3. Try something new. There is no better time to look at doing something that you have been putting off, if for no other reason

Chris Dounis - M: 0432 179 939 Your personal trainer than the fact that it will keep you engaged through the difficult winter months. It is very easy to become bored and demotivated during the cold months, so anything that can keep you engaged can only be a good thing.

This might mean trying that new class that you kept putting off. Or going for that bay run that you never had time to do. It might even mean getting a Personal Trainer to help you come up with some ideas to help keep you focussed.

Yours in health.

Chris Dounis.

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Craig’s Beef Rendang With Brown Rice & Stir Fried Greens

Ingredients: Toasted Shredded Coconut 5 Cloves of Garlic 3 Eschalots 2 Long Red Chilli 2-3 Birds eye chilli(optional) 2 Stalks of lemon grass white part only 3cm piece of ginger peeled 3cm piece of galangal peeled 4 Cardamon pods 1 Star anise 1 TblSp peanut oil 4 Kafir lime leaves 1 kilo of Beef chuck steak chopped into 2cm pieces 30 grams of coconut sugar 400ml of coconut milk Corriander leaves to garnish

Method: Toast shredded coconut till golden brown. Put in Thermomix blend for 10sec on speed 6. Set aside.

Put garlic, eschalots, chilli’s, lemon grass, ginger,cardamon seeds, star anise, galangal and blend gor 10sec on speed 10. Add peanut oil and sautee for 3 minutes on 120 degree on speed 1. Scrape sides add coconut, beef, kafir lime leaves and cook for 10 minutes on 100 degree on speed 1 reverse.

Add coconut mil, sugar and cook for a further 30-40 minutes on 100 degree on speed 1 reverse. Allow to sit for 5 minutes serve with b rown rice and stir fried greens.

Enjoy!

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OPIC YEARLY PLANNER

Objectives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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“Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you” Frank Tyger

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Complete Y/N

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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

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WHEN 60 DAYS - SEPTEMBER 2015 GOAL 2

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WHEN 90 DAYS - OCTOBER 2015 GOAL 3

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OPIC WEEK 31

What are your tasks for this week?

To Do Tasks What are the key tasks you want to accomplish this week?

List your 3 Must Do tasks First

Monday 27 July 2015 - Sunday 2 August 2015 *Y/N

Scheduled Events / Appointments What events do you have planned for this week?

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Review Tasks / Projects

What tasks are you following up?

How many tasks did you complete this week?

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*If No move tasks to the next week or reassess whether you really want to work towards this goal.

Highlight the star to reflect the completed tasks / projects.

OPIC DAILY

“Be yourself . The world worships original.”

Ingrid Bergman

Monday 27 July 2015

3 MUST DO (Do these first) 1 2 3

Complete * Y/N

Plan OPIC weekly for next week Write a blog about how to leverage social media for your business Review business workshop notes

TO DO TASKS 1 2 3

Yes Yes Yes Complete * Y/N

Add workshop dates into Evenbrite

Research on props front window for the Group show “Colour Spectrum”

Write Press Release for March group show

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WORKING ON TASKS / PROJECTS

Select Articles for ArtSHINE Showcase Magazine Issue 2 3

REVIEW FOLLOW UP TO CALL TASKS / PROJECTS TASKS / PROJECTS EMAIL Business Seminar notes 3

Lighting project 3

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HIGHLIGHTS & THOUGHTS...

Great catch up with Anthony, Mum & Dad. Love the new Yum Cha place in Kingsford, well spotted by Anthony & Nick. Very pleased with today as I have achieved my 3 must do. Must do the Artshine article selection tomorrow.

My wins for today was the 3 must do tasks and My gain was the Artshow at Balmain, it was very stimulating and inspring. What I’m Grateful for today is a loving partner and grateful for the people I connected today.

*If No move tasks to the next month or reassess whether you really want to work towards this goal

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OPIC DAILY

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.

They make the best of everything.”

Unknown

Tuesday 28 July 2015

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OPIC DAILY

“Don’t be pushed by your problems.

Be led by your dreams.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday 29 July 2015

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OPIC DAILY

Thursday 30 July 2015

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

Mark Twain

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OPIC DAILY

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OPIC DAILY

Saturday 1 August 2015

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

Thomas A. Edison

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Unknown

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FEATURED ARTIST

Georgina Smith

Tell us a little about yourself and what you do.

Creative fine Art Photographer based on Sydney Northern Beaches 1. In 5 words, who are you?

Nature’s Earth mother 2. Where do you get your inspiration from when you create?

Predominately women inspire me.

By referencing them in my work I hope to capture their strength, power, acceptance, resilience, and authority and thus making for a commanding and captivating image.

3. What are one or two favourite recent projects?

Currently I am working on a creative piece for future competition work and plan to ‘Amelia’ by Artist Georgina Smith develop it into a series of ten images. I am using a completely needs to perfect the image. different colour palette to my last series and love working with such 5. How do you keep yourself motivated and focused in vibrant colours. business?

Every year I produce work for the I’m lucky in the fact that there is Royal Easter Show, showcasing this internal need to keep at it, one of my three daughters and keep photographing, keep this always is a highlight to my learning, creating and years work. experimenting that I am yet to 4. What creative processes are have to employ motivation tricks involved in the creation of your to my work. pieces?

However the business aspects In the very early stages I am usually on a very different creative of this journey have a lot to be path to the one I finish on. Usually desired and whilst I plug away at it like clog in a wheel, it brings me somewhere in the process I no joy, but it has to be done and capture a moment that changes so I do it. the direction and then I pursue 6. How do you connect and it. Once I have a test image and network with other artists, and have worked possible editing clients? combinations I then set out to Social media rules all, in today’s create the series and develop world you do not exist unless it. More often then not I have you have an online presence. to extensively research both Whilst I am of a generation that the subject matter and editing took great pleasure in receiving a techniques and marry the two

letter in the post, I have certainly adapted to staying connected online. However, I still believe it’s important to speak to clients and enjoy this connection.

7. What is the most important lesson in life that you have learned?

“Acceptance”of all that is, all that was, and all that will be.

Sometimes it is easier than other times.

8. Your advice to artist starting out?

Just keep going, there are many bumps in the road but it’s the journey that is the real prize not the acknowledgement of others.

9. Do you still have a dream you would like to achieve?

I would love to create iconic images, till this happens I would like to produce a series where every single image is as perfect as the next.

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Gallery’s “Calendar Challenge” to artists ARTISTS are being urged to think ahead to the New Year after a Sydney gallery threw down the gauntlet to them to help create a calendar for 2016.

The first ever “Draw me a Calendar” competition is being organized by the ArtSHINE Gallery in the Chippendale Creative Precinct The gallery is appealing to artists and designers to submit works with an opportunity to be among the 12 selected to represent the months of 2016.

Gallery founder Vinh Van Lam said: “We encourage participants

to be creative and come up with artworks that are striking and suitable for a calendar. We want to achieve a consistent look so that all artworks complement each other.”

Artists need to pay an entry fee of $50 that will include 1 Canson art paper and a black ink pen submission. They can enter up to two artworks for $90 for 3 Canson art papers and two ink pen applications.

Entries need to be on a 20cm x 20cm Canson 350gsm art paper.

For more information about the competition, please visit our website or send an email to gallery@artshine.com.au The winning artists will receive $700.00 art licensing and residual income coaching.

The artworks will be selected by judges, with one artwork being chosen for the front cover of the ArtSHINE 2016 calendar.

Selected winners will be unveiled at a gallery opening night on Saturday October 7.

A People’s Choice Award will be announced on Sunday October 25 at ArtSHINE’s Spring/Summer market.

The exhibition will run from Saturday October 7 to Saturday October 31.

For details contact Art Director Pascale Rajek by emailing: gallery@artshine.com.au

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Monday 3 August 2015

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

J.K. Rowling

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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer OPIC DAILY yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know Tuesday 4 August 2015 what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...”

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Wednesday 5 August 2015

“Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breathe, and love as long as you live.”

Rachel Ann Nunes

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“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

Albert Camus

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

Friday 7 August 2015

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Saturday 8 August 2015

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Sunday 9 August 2015

“It is never too late to be what you might have been” George Eliot

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Get that winning habit Why fuel your mind with knowledge. Then you don’t externalise it. No one will recognise it. Success is all about being noticed, but rather than being brash and arrogant, adopt these discreet habits to illustrate your winning way to the world.

Discreet, but complete To gain respect, you first have to earn it. And one of the things you can do to lose it rapidly is to brag openly about what you have achieved. So be discreet and just drop into conversation, almost matter-of-fact, that you’re indeed incredibly successful.

Slip things in, almost under the radar, and people will look up to you as a ‘dark horse’ who does things quietly, but with a winning mentality. Don’t go into detail and cut the excess, tell it like it is.

Be a good communicator Effective communication has never been so important so you need to have the right words to communicate and remove any room for misinterpretation for people who are hungry to point out your flaws.

The trick? Choose your words carefully. Be specific and pay attention to context. Relating the bare essentials helps and if you don’t have anything nice to say about people, don’t. Listen to others.

Exit gracefully Sometimes, you just need to cut conversation short. The successful person knows how to steer the conversation with class and can end one just as gracefully. Don’t make excuses for your departure, as they’ll sound dishonest. Thank the other party for their time and bid them farewell. That’s it. Take command of situations with style.

Teach yourself the finer things in life A successful person is a

connoisseur. Your knowledge of the finer things shows class and culture. It shows you can be a peer among business leaders. So get some books and familiarize yourself with food, wine, art, and literature. You can’t go wrong as they comprise the standard set of fine-living goods.

Good manners count for nothing Good grace goes a long way.

Use old school manners, such as treating women like ladies and shaking the hands of strangers that you meet. People will notice the little things. Some basic manners include opening doors for women; let others pass first; say “please” and “thank you”; look people in the eye when you address them and have proper table etiquette.

Make public speeches Very few great men have gotten away with being recluses. So practice speaking in front of friends. When you can comfortably address a crowd, you gain a new audience to showcase your knowledge to. A good speaker is always admired for his confidence and ease.

Keep contacts close The more people you know, the more opportunity will present itself. But also think of a network in terms of image: knowing lots of people shows you are likable and in high demand.

To maintain a pool of contacts,

however, takes work. Return phone calls and emails promptly.

Work towards being seen as trustworthy and reliable. Talking to people everyday works wonders. Beyond that, your knack for small talk with anyone will demonstrate openness and a willingness to accept new ideas.

It also shows you treat everyone with respect. Do favors even if you don’t expect to get them repaid.

Most people know how to be grateful, and your kindness will come back one day.

Travel Broaden your horizons. When you travel, it shows you’re curious about the world and other cultures. A well-traveled person also has interesting stories to tell.

He charms people with tales of foreign lands, of sights, sounds and flavors.

Have a positive attitude You want to be a well of inspiration, show you’re confident and in control of your destiny. So quit being a worrier. And smile, being a source of pleasure and making the most of the present helps.

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“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”

Albert Einstein

Monday 10 August 2015

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Tuesday 11 August 2015

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”

Abraham Lincoln

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“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”

J.K. Rowling

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Wednesday 12 August 2015

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Thursday 13 August 2015

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

Albert Einstein

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“Life isn’t about finding yourself.

Life is about creating yourself.”

George Bernard Shaw

Friday 14 August 2015

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Saturday 15 August 2015

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill

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Expression of interest open for

ArtSHINE Showcase Now

The ArtSHINE Showcase provides short-term retail microdisplay spaces for Artists, Artisans, Designers, and Crafters.

The ArtSHINE Showcase is ideal for artisans and makers: jewelry, cards, clothes, bags, and other small craft or fashion items. Trial your products without the major ongoing cost of renting expensive retail premises.

We know creative Artists, Artisans, Designers, and Crafters are nervous and reticent about ‘selling’, hesitant ‘chasing’ customers, and constantly struggle to think up new and innovative ways to get products out there.

Based on our experiences at ArtSHINE, the biggest challenge for a new player in the market is to find their ideal clients, and to find a place to sell and promote their products. Many Artists, Artisans, Designers, and Crafters find it extremely difficult to approach and convince retailers and wholesalers to carry their creations.

The ArtSHINE Showcase solves these problems for you as we have already solved them for many other arts-based professionals.

Working together with the ArtSHINE team means you can focus on your art and craft, while we work with you to take the hassle out of selling. Together we find and connect you with your ideal clients; be the consumer, retail or wholesale.

Selecting an ArtSHINE Showcase package enables you to promote your products through the ArtSHINE Gallery and to ‘road test’

and trial products before sinking your hard-earned savings into taking your product to a more commercial level.

“It’s like your own retail showroom without the high cost and burden of setting up a shop front” says ArtSHINE cofounder Vinh Van Lam. “With our passion for supporting independent artists, we can help you take care of the rest.”

The ArtSHINE Showcase also enables you to meet face to face with your customers in a professional setting. Including preferred access and discount rates for meeting and event spaces at CoSydney CoWorking + Project Space where the ArtSHINE Gallery is housed, your customers, and potential customers, can visit your ‘showroom’ and discover you as the artist and designer behind the product.

The ArtSHINE Showcase: ArtSHINE Showcase Membership: $150 (one time fee) l Listing on the ArtSHINE Showcase website. l Listing on the ArtSHINE Showcase Directory. l Regular VIP invitations to ArtSHINE Meetups and ArtSHINE Gallery events. l Quarterly ArtSHINE Showcase ‘Insights’ e-mail. l Trial membership of CoSydney CoWorking + Project Space.

ArtSHINE Showcase Micro-Display Spaces: l From $25 to $125 per month Please send us an email for sizing and pricing details.

ArtSHINE Showcase – Business LifeStyle Coaching Packages: (optional additions) l Product Development & Market Exploration Coaching for Creatives ($499/month for 6 month program) l Next level Product Development Coaching, Licensing & Residual Income ($699/month for 6 month program) For more information & expressions of interest please contact Vinh Van Lam vinh@artshine.com.au or call 02 9698 9156 Spaces in the ArtSHINE Showcase program are strictly limited.

ArtSHINE Showcase participants are selected by ArtSHINE based upon market readiness, and Desire, Passion, and Purpose.

Preference will be given to past and present ArtSHINE Business LifeStyle Coaching clients.

Please visit: www.artshine.com.au/testimonials to find more about how ArtSHINE Business LifeStyle Coaching can change your approach to your Art & Design practice.

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Sunday 16 August 2015

“But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

Khaled Hosseini

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Monday 17 August 2015

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”

Albert Einstein

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“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain” Maya Angelou

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Tuesday 18 August 2015

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Wednesday 19 August 2015

“You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love” Nicholas Sparks

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“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road ’ll take you there” George Harrison

Thursday 20 August 2015

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Friday 21 August 2015

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.

Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

Mark Twain

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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

Albert Einstein

Saturday 22 August 2015

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Sunday 23 August 2015

“We should all start to live before we get too old.

Fear is stupid. So are regrets” Marilyn Monroe

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Meditate away every day

Meditating in today’s fast-paced life is nigh on impossible. What with so many things on our minds, work stresses, personal issues, chasing bills and payments, and running a family, the ability for peace and quiet can be lost in the cacophony of head traffic.

When taking a slow walk, ask yourself: “Where am I going?”

“What am I doing with my life?” and “What are the things that make me happy?” Begin a conversation with yourself as you walk and try to answer your questions.

Added to the rise of technology, with gadgets, mobiles and the like, wouldn’t it be lovely to appreciate the silence and meditate for a few minutes.

Take the time to pause, look around and realize the many beautiful things you have been ignoring. The more aware you are, the more you’ll be able to focus on what matters.

There are many meditation techniques, but they take the time to master.

If you want a meditation habit, try these three ways to get you started: Take a slow walk alone When it comes to meditation, most think you need to sit and find a tranquil place. I learnt a different way: “The walking meditation” technique. It is very effective.

Make gratitude a habit One way to meditate on a busy schedule is saying thank you for just waking up in the morning, to the food on your table and to the people you love. No matter how bad you think things are, there is always something you can appreciate and be thankful for the life you have.

Taste your food My mum taught me an important lesson. She said we can forget what we learn or the people we met, but we should always remember the taste of food.

When your children ask you to play with them, do so. If your parents ask you to spend time with them, do so. When they are gone, they are not replaceable.

Every opportunity in this life has an expiration date. Change is inevitable, and if you are too busy to enjoy time with the people you love now, you may regret it when the day comes you can no longer be with them. So savor every moment of your life just like the taste of food.

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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Monday 24 August 2015

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Tuesday 25 August 2015

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.�

Albert Camus

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Wednesday 26 August 2015

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Thursday 27 August 2015

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

Leo Tolstoy

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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

J.R.R. Tolkien

Friday 28 August 2015

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Saturday 29 August 2015

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”

J.K. Rowling

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“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure” Paulo Coelho

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Tale Three: Tales my mother told me my mother told me” “Understand “Tales This is the first of a collection of stories my mother told me when I was a child. and be Each has meaning, wisdom or woman, too. yourself” insight. I hope they inspire you Each tale is recalled in every and that you can find ways to apply them to your life and business, as I do now. My mother is an inspiring woman, the best mother and a great business

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I was quite young at the time, but loved to emulate how she spoke to people, and recite the same kind of questions she used to ask the workers.

in life and in business, we need to invest the time to learn and understand ourselves. WHO we are and to know WHAT we want!

One day, I asked her: “Where did you learn to ask these questions and how do you know what to ask? Because when I’m a big boy, I want to ask people and engage in conversation the way you do.

Can you teach me mum?”

This tale took place at our factory in Vietnam. I remember how my mum was an extremely good communicator.

She inspired people when she connected with them. Even with new factory workers, mum would make them feel at home, give them her full attention and engage in conversation with them.

She learnt a great deal about them and understood what they wanted to do with their careers and life. Many of the younger workers were unsure what they wanted to do, but after a chat with mum, I’d notice they ‘d look at their futures differently. They became motivated and developed a sense of purpose.

My mother, smiling, said: “What is your hurry? You have plenty of time to learn.” Even when my mum did explain it to me, I was too young to understand the meaning behind the importance of self understanding.

However, it went something like this: “Knowing who you are, and what you want in life, is the highest contribution you can make to yourself.”

When I think back, I understood the real reason as to why mum asked those questions. They were used to encourage them to think what they wanted in life and what they had yet to discover in themselves.

So what do we learn from this tale? To be good at what we do

If you understand yourself, then you can understand others and therefore you have compassion.

If you care for yourself and the people around you, then they are more likely to support you and grow your business with you.

In business, knowing who you are, and understanding the importance of the goals that you have set for yourself and by having an actionable business plan with a clear vision and mission will help you understand what your business is all about.

So when you share this with your team and they understand your vision, they too will feel empowered to achieve. This is why self understanding is so important.

Artwork by artist Anthony Van Lam

OPIC MONTHLY ACHIEVEMENTS

2015

“We are accountable only to ourselves for what happens to us in our lives.”

Mildred Newman

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What are your tasks for this week?

OPIC WEEK 36

Monday 31 August 2015 - Sunday 6 September 2015

To Do Tasks What are the key tasks you want to accomplish this week?

List your 3 Must Do tasks First

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Scheduled Events / Appointments What events do you have planned for this week?

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OPIC DAILY

Monday 31 August 2015

“Never forgot why you started.”

Unknown

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“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living.

The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

Mark Twain

OPIC DAILY

Tuesday 1 September 2015

3 MUST DO (Do these first)

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APPOINTMENTS EVENTS

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Next issue - September FOOD Co Sydney’s Coffeehouse Craig’s latest recipe ARTICLES Tips on how to run your business Tale my mother told me

Competition “Draw me a calendar” When paper and black ink come together to create a calendar.

We are calling upon artists to showcase their talent and participate in our FIRST “draw me a calendar” 12 Artworks will be chosen to be part of the 2016 Calendar.

Visit our website to find out more informaton about the competition. www.artshinegallery.com

Draw me a calendar

2016

PEOPLE Denise Campbell Landscape Artist

issue 05 - september

INSIDER ArtSHINE The team behind ArtSHINE OPIC™ Planning System?

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2015 Feng Shui Predictions

ArtSHINE Artisans Market

No matter where you’re staying in Sydney, join the ArtSHINE artisans market in Chippendale on Sunday 25th October.

Everything from original design to arts and crafts, handmade jewellery and food stalls. Start your journey of discovery in the Chippendale Creative Precinct with this colourful market scene.

With stalls on four levels, there’s plenty to explore.

www.artshinemarket.com