BUSINESS CHAMBER
SUMMER/FALL 2020 | VOL. 4, ISSUE 6
CONNECTION
CHAMBER NEWS Member Highlights and Letter from the Director Member Spotlight Member Anniversaries
Creative Spark: A look at the photography of Jeffrey Tadlock
LOCAL Southwest Leadership Classes Starting!
Time for a Staycation? Tips for Staying Focused & Organized
GROVE CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” –Albert Einstein CHAMBER NEWS Southwest Leadership Classes
Grove City Ranks with the Best!
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TIme for a Staycation?
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Focus & Organization Tips
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Creative Spark: A look at the photography of Jeffrey Tadlock
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REGULARS
CITY DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 42,400 Median Age: 39.7 Population Over 18: 79% Population Over 65: 17% Number of Households: 16,197 Average Home Price: $189,268 Median Income Per Household: $74,451
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Letter from the Director Encouraging note from Director, Shawn Conrad.
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Member Recognition Welcome new and celebrate current members.
Want to learn more about the demographics of Grove City? Visit: GroveCityOhio.Gov/about-us-and-tourism/community-information
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YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PATIENT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. Here at Mount Carmel, everything we do is centered around you, your health and your life. You are what drives us to assemble the best medical teams and the top technology. And why we get to know you and your individual needs. Because we believe your care should be as special as you are. We do it for the same reason we do everything at Mount Carmel. Because of you.
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Your Board President Wayne Coakley President Elect
Board Members
Ed Fleming
VP at Large Trent Soles
VP of Finance Allen Hocker
Chamber Foundation President Greg Dawkins
Past President
Dan Havener Heather Miller Kay Anderson Shelley Davis Wayne Kintz Katie Antry Laura Haines Amy Ankerson Frank Herman
Lisa Zeigler
Staff Executive Director Shawn Conrad Events Manager Marilyn Reiner Administrative Assistant Heather Brokaw Marketing and Communications KatBro Consulting Ltd.
Letter from the Director CONGRATULATIONS GROVE CITY!!! What a showing! If you haven’t seen a copy of the July/Aug issue of City Scene Magazine, then you might have missed some exciting news – and in these trying times we can REALLY use some great news! Earlier this month the ‘Best of the ‘Bus’ awards were announced and Grove City shined like a star! Our most sincere congratulations go out to every business nominated and every business awarded the title of ‘Best of the ‘Bus’. It’s a real honor to be recognized and nominated for a ‘Best of the Bus’ award because the competition is a true peoples’ choice award. You will see the list of the many Grove City businesses who were winners in their category as you read through this issue of Chamber Business Connection; please take a minute to congratulate them. We at the Chamber are of course very excited to have our own Arts in the Alley take the top award as the ‘Best Suburban Festival’ and our Farmers’ Market – what else but the ‘Best Farmers’ Market’. We were up against some amazing nominees in both categories. Who knows what next year will bring – maybe there will need to be a brand- new category of ‘Most Creative and Innovate ‘re-creation’ of a long-standing Suburban Festival!’ Hmmm, was that a hint??? Enjoy this issue of Chamber Business Connection and keep standing strong Grove City, hard work, integrity and working together will get us through. -Shawn, Executive Director GCACC
A Note from our President What a remarkable community we get to share with others! So proud of the resiliency in 2020 from our community leaders, businesses and families in Grove City. Challenging times...well, that’s an understatement, but we push forward knowing better times will be there for us. I want to congratulate all of our amazing and well deserving people, businesses, arts organizations and events that topped the Best Of The Bus this year. I encourage all of us to continue to show your support to them and all of our community as we continue to evolve during these unprecedented times. -Wayne Coakley, 2020 President
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RECOGNIZING MEMBERS
CELEBRATING YEARS WITH GCACC
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers of Ohio Supreme Touch Home Health Services Corp Cardinal Pressure Washing LLC. KatBro Ltd Jay-Car Construction Company, Inc. Falcon Heating and Air
NovoPrint USA The Awesome Company Dragon Donuts Cintas Corporation Moses & Mouser, MD’s, Inc.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Candlewood Suites The Flag Lady’s Flag Store PM Title McKnight & Hosterman Architects, Inc.
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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA Holmes Management WOW
La Quinta Inn Culligan AquaDoc
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Crane and Tractor Timothy J. McGrath
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
THE COUNSELING AND WELLNESS CENTER, LLC.
MOSES & MOUSER MDS, INC.
The Counseling and Wellness Center provides a variety of services for a variety people for a variety of situations and circumstances.
JMoses & Mouser is an ophthalmology practice that focuses on cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic eye exams, macular degeneration, and general eye exams and refractions.
Their goal is to help patients/clients uncover true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. The group practice specializes in individual, couples and family therapy and follows the principle that the mind, body, and spirit are essential to wellness.
In addition to exams and eye health services, they provide a full range of services for eyeglasses and contact lens keeping all optic needs in one location.
Tele-therapy/tele-counseling options are available in addition to in-person sessions. 3455 Centerpoint Dr., Unit J, Grove City (614) 638-6493 ohio-wellness.com
GROVE CITY FOOD PANTRY Grove City Food Pantry is one of many services working ‘overtime’ to serve community members, and we’re excited to help out by contributing a portion of our Chamber Open golf outing proceeds to their efforts.
They are doing curbside-only pick-up for the foreseeable future and like so many others, volunteers are greatly needed. Donations are always welcomed and as we learned before, They have served patients in both the Grove monetary donations might go farther/buy more City and Canal Winchester communities since than if you purchase items. 1945, with many families having been patients since the beginning. 1600 Gateway Circle, Grove City (614) 274-2020 mosesmousereye.com
2710 Columbus St., Grove City (614) 871-2588 grovecityfoodpantry.org
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Franklinton High School Healthmarkets The Counseling and Wellness Center BIBIBOP Asian Grill
Adrienne Clay Take and Bake Marketing Century Resources LLC
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CHAMBER NEWS
Southwest Leadership Classes Students of all ages and subject areas saw their courses change this past spring and our Southwest Leadership Program class was no exception. The class still had, in some cases literally, places to go, people to meet, and things to learn in person. The fundraising efforts for local Special Olympics basketball teams were underway, and a few more class presentation sessions were on the books. Unfortunately, no formal graduation celebration was able to be had either, but class members didn’t walk away with nothing. We reached out to Heather Brokaw, class member and Chamber office administrative assistant, for her insight on the class and its challenges—both as a class member and someone helping make it all happen. Check out our Q&A: The Southwest Leadership Program, which usually runs until late spring, was cut short, but what did you gain from the course despite it being cut short? This course helped me build my self-confidence and helped me find my voice as a leader. It helped me to identify some of my competencies and the areas that I need to improve in the leadership department. It also gave me the ability to meet other leaders that I might not have met otherwise in the area and I was able to learn a lot from them too. This also opened my eyes to other needs the community has and opportunities to help. Also we were really able to see the outcome of effective teamwork and what that can achieve. Everything education-related went digital—was the class able to stay connected virtually even if just checking in on each other? Thankfully we were able to be constantly in contact with each other via email and text during the entire course, so that definitely made things nice. I know I formed some great friendships/ relationships during course that held strong outside the project. The community service project is a key piece to the course. How were you still able to contribute to the community even though, again, shorter time span? I feel like we were able to spread awareness about the Special Olympic Teams and help reach people that may not have been aware. We were able to raise funds but I really think that us being able to help promote and spread awareness of this wonderful group. We were able to put on a few smaller fundraisers to raise money for the teams, however our large fundraiser was cancelled due to the pandemic. I also think just being able to bring the group of participants together, making those connections with each other will really benefit the community in the long run. What skills are you taking back to your business/workplace/organization? We were able to discuss and really look what kind of leadership styles we had and how it relates to how we manage challenges and connect/ communicate with people as a leader. I think that will really an asset to the organization that I work for. It gave me a lot of insight and perspective on how to be a good leader. I know what I am not where I would like to be as a leader, but this has really helped to give me tools and skills to become the leader that I want to be and the leader that my place of work needs me to be. She’s hopeful a class can be held in some form as options are explored. For anyone interested in participating in a future class of the Southwest Leadership Program, keep up with the Chamber via email newsletters for announcements.
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The 2019-20 Southwest Leadership Program class may have been cut short, but class members still actively participated in what they could, and community members/organizations graciously hosted them to teach about their corner of the community and leadership roles within. This gave class members an opportunity to connect with leaders they may otherwise not meet, and gain insight to various aspects of the community. Class topics: History of Grove City and Jackson Township presented by Bev Babbert, Member Southwest Franklin County Historical Society and President, Board of Trustees for Visit Grove City Effective Communication = Effective Leadership presented by Shawn Conrad, Executive Director Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce Archetypes and Your Leadership presented by Sue Hiser, Executive Leadership Coach, OhioHealth Team Building Activities presented by Bryan Driscoll, President and Founder, Driscoll Learning Center Education in the Community presented by Dr. Bill Wise, Superintendent, SouthWestern City Schools Overview of South-Western Career Academy presented by James Marion, Principal, South-Western Career Academy Trust presented by Rick Butsko, Chief of Police City of Grove City Additional thank you’s to dinner providers: Flyer’s Pizza, Schoedinger Funeral Services, South-Western Career Academy Culinary Program, SWLC Committee.
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CHAMBER NEWS
Grove City Ranks with the Best!
This year’s Best of the Bus also featured some of the best of Grove City. Chamber Executive Director Shawn Conrad called it “incredible” to have so many Grove City names among the winners, including two of the Chamber’s own events: Arts in the Alley and the Farmers’ Market. The awards, organized by City Scene Magazine in Columbus, are people’s choice-style and aim to showcase everything great, popular, fun and delicious in the Greater Columbus/Central Ohio area. Categories range from entertainment and food, to business and philanthropy. Nominations and the final ballot alone were filled with Grove City businesses, giving the area a strong shot at bringing home lots of titles. Almost every category had a Grove City area business, some had multiple! Since nominations and the bulk of the voting were done during Ohio’s Stay Home order back in April and into May, we knew how Grove City spent even a fraction of their time at home—voting for Grove City! Grove City is certainly on the map for food and beverage—in some cases adult beverages as Best Happy Hour, Brewery, and Winery (three separate awards) all went to Grove City Brewing Co/Plum Run Winery while the Wine and Arts Festival took home the award for Best Drink-themed Festival. Not to let beverage dominate, Capital City Cakes brought home the sweet title of Best Bakery while Tammy’s and Zamarelli’s were both honored for best pizza in a too-close-to-call contest for Best Pizza. The full awards run-down from City Scene Magazine essentially told readers to just come to Grove City for pizza. While there are quite a few food and beverage winners, non-food categories also came home to Grove City such as Farm Table on 62 being recognized as Best Boutique, and MidOhio Foodbank bringing home Best Volunteer Experience. All winners together create a well-rounded Grove City area experience, which itself is pretty incredible. To view the original release of winners from City Scene Magazine, click here.
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LOCAL List of Grove City area winners: Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Best Volunteer Experience Wine and Arts Festival, Best Drink-themed Festival
Farm Table on 62, Best Locally Owned Boutique Zamarelli’s Pizza and Tammy’s Pizza (tie), Best Pizza Grove City Brewing Co., Best Happy Hour and
Brewery Plum Run Winery, Best Winery Capital City Cakes, Best Bakery Arts in the Alley, Best Suburban Festival
Grove City Chamber Farmers’ Market, Best Local Farmers’ Market
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FARMERS’ MARKET
Farmers’ Market Now Online and in Person We launched this season with a virtual Farmers’ Market and it was a great success so now we have both! Yes, that’s right you can pre-order online and pickup on Saturdays via drive through or you can come shop in person at the traditional market. Same place, same time. Masks Required! Check out all the great local vendors on our website at GCChamber.org/Farmers-Market
IT’S AS EASY AS 1...2...3
SHOP VENDORS
PRE-ORDER ONLINE
PICKUP OR SHOP ON SATURDAY
FARMERS’ MARKET MAP For pre-ordered pickup, entrance and exit is off of Park street. You pull in the front entrance of Sound Communications, pick up your order, and drive around through to exit through the back of the building. For in person market shoppers, parking is available in the first parking lot (behind Cultivate and businesses on Broadway)
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LOCAL MARKET HOURS 8-9 AM: HIGH-RISK/VULNERABLE SHOPPERS 9 AM-NOON: ALL SHOPPERS WELCOME • HIGH RISK INCLUDES SENIOR CITIZENS, IMMUNE-COMPROMISED, ETC. • ALL SHOPPERS (EARLY-HOUR OR NOT) MUST WEAR A FACIAL COVERING IN THE MARKET AREA.
MARKET REGULATIONS WE WILL BE LIMITING ENTRY TO THE MARKET TO ADHERE TO SAFE DISTANCING PRACTICES. PLEASE BE PATIENT IF WE REACH CAPACITY, AND PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF THOSE WHO MIGHT BE WAITING AS YOU SHOP. • BE MINDFUL OF, AND MAINTAIN 6 FT OF SPACE FROM OTHERS. • PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED • NO SAMPLING OF PRODUCTS AND NO EATING OR DRINKING INSIDE THE MARKET SPACE. PLEASE ENJOY YOUR PURCHASES AFTER YOU EXIT. • ONLY TOUCH THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU INTEND TO BUY, OR HAVE THE VENDOR SHOW YOU PRODUCTS/MAKE SELECTIONS FOR YOU. • FOLLOW THE MARKED PATH THROUGH THE MARKET. PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ONLY. THERE IS A SEPARATE DRIVE THRU LANE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE SIGNS. • PRE-ORDERS ARE STILL ACCEPTED AND ENCOURAGED! YOU MAY PLACE YOUR ORDERS WITH INDIVIDUAL PRODUCERS USING OUR ONLINE VENDOR DIRECTORY & UTILIZE OUR DRIVE-THRU SERVICE. •REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE A FEVER OR OTHERWISE FEEL UNWELL, PLEASE STAY HOME.
CAREWORKS COMP IS LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021 AS THEY GET READY FOR RENEWAL SEASON. HERE'S THE SCOOP: The Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce continues to work with our partner, CareWorks Comp, to offer Workers’ Comp Group Rating programs and Unemployment Insurance services that exceed the expectations of the many GCACC members already participating in our program.
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STAY LOCAL
Time for a Staycation?
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eed to get out of the house for a night or two? Want to feel like you’ve gone on vacation without having to go far? Our Grove City-area, Chamber member hotels would love to host and serve you not only this summer, but anytime! As uncertainty lingers in the air, staying close to home is a smart and safe option for many. But, we also deserve a break—the chance to put the ‘out of office’ email reply to use and maybe even dust off the suitcase. So many of us have been cooped up at home that it’s now taking a toll on our mental health; we need a night or two out of the house. Our hotel members always hold themselves to high cleanliness standards and we know that will continue to be true. For you as a ‘traveler’, staying local also means there isn’t an entire new set of ‘Covid Rules’ to learn as every county or community across the nation crafts different guidelines that can also change on a dime.
Best Western Executive Inn: 4026 Jackpot Rd Candlewood Suites: 3996 Jackpot Rd. Comfort Inn South: 4197 Marlane Dr. Comfort Suites: 4200 Gantz Rd. Courtyard by Marriott: 1668 Buckeye Place Drury Inn & Suites: 4109 Parkway Centre Dr Hampton Inn & Suites Scioto Downs: 5950 South High St., Lockbourne, OH Hilton Garden Inn: 3928 Jackpot Rd. Holiday Inn Express: 3951 Jackpot Rd. La Quinta Inn Grove City: 3962 Jackpot Rd. Woodspring Suites: 3205 Centerpoint Dr., Urbancrest, OH Quality Inn: 1800 Stringtown Rd. Travelodge: 4029 Marlane Dr.
Maybe one of our member hotels is a brand you’ve never stayed with but want to try. Maybe one is a favorite or you’re a ‘member’ and a short stay will help you maintain or reach a certain status so when it’s time to travel outside of Central Ohio again, you have all of your perks. But, without further ado, here’s out hotel members. Click on their name to visit their website.
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Take a Swim
Fireside Patio
LOCAL EVENTS
August 3rd, 2020 at Hickory Hills For everything that was cancelled in 2020, our Chamber Open managed to make it through with just a postponement. Thanks to some quick work to claim alternate dates, Hickory Hills’ guidelines to keep us safe, and golf being dubbed as ‘low risk’ by many, we’re excited to hit the links on August 3. This year a portion of our proceeds will be donated to Grove City Food Pantry. This gives us a great chance to give back and they’ll receive assistance to continue their valuable work to the community. Since the pandemic, food pantries everywhere have served more of their citizens meaning their needs have increased. We’re proud we can help them at such an important time. The golf outing will be a bit different this year between safety precautions and distancing guidelines, but we’re certain fun will still be had. With local tee times being hard to come by some days, it might be one of the few games someone gets to play this season! If by chance you’re reading this and it’s not August 3 yet, you can still sign up to participate and compete against our last years’ winners, Heartland Bank by clicking here.
The Chamber Foundation’s 2020 has been filled with notable moments such as crossing the $100,000 in award funds mark and having a variety of applications submitted. However there is a new ‘notable’ moment that’s become an unfortunate common theme of 2020. The Foundation Fundraiser, originally scheduled in April and then moved to October, has been cancelled. “While we are disappointed, we believe this is the right call for the times this year,” Foundation Board President Greg Dawkins shared via email. Just as other events have been transformed into virtual or just notin-person endeavors, the Foundation is hopeful similar may happen for their organization. Even though the Foundation is fortunately is in a financially-stable state, an opportunity that meets the current needs won’t be overlooked. “We are still trying to come up with a plan to ask for donations to
try to raise some money for this year,” Greg wrote in the email. He added that they are open to ideas that may fit their needs. Scholarships will still be awarded as planned, with two more Chamber Affiliate Scholarship deadlines approaching for 2020: September 13 and December 16. Chamber Affiliate Scholarships are for employees or family members of Chamber member businesses. Applicants should be pursuing an education that results in some sort of certification, degree, or licensing. Information and deadlines for 2021 scholarships will be available at a later date, though plan on dates similar to those from 2020. Explore all scholarship opportunities: gcchamberfoundation.org/ scholarships/ Contact the Foundation: gcchamberfoundation.org/contact/ Learn about the Foundation, including how to donate: gcchamberfoundation.org/about/
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FEATURE
Creative Spark
There was a “refreshed spark” when Jeffrey Tadlock picked up his camera and returned to his creative roots after years of separation. To know of Jeffery, one would never guess there was a separation of photographer and camera. But, to know Jeffrey is to know the time apart led him to owning his own photography business. Early Frames and Tech Days Growing up, Jeffrey’s dad was a serious amateur photographer and as many kids do he took on Dad’s creative passion. He was essentially exposed to it all the time (pardon the film camera pun). Action shots, including BMX action, were among his favorites as he learned the ways of the film camera. But instead of setting up shop as a professional photographer, Jeffrey dove into a tech career. His focus became web development, with the end goal being telling a business’s story through their website. Many of the photos to be used, he noted, weren’t the best options to tell a business’s story. They needed better photos… The “Refreshed Spark” On a mission to create better photos for the business and website in question, Jeffrey knew he could do the job, so he dug out the camera. “Camera back in hand, (I was) super excited,” he said of the reunion. It felt natural as everything he learned on the film camera came back to him. Though the world had jumped to digital camera in his time apart, film fundamentals gave him the foundation for creating well-composed and even iconic images. In a quick snowball effect Jeffrey found himself enjoying the creative side, the photo side, to web development and it wasn’t long before his own photography business came into existence. His focus area remained business photography as it had brought him back to the art. Business to Business “Take businesses to the next level,” Jeffrey said of his goal when photographing for businesses. Jeffrey’s work with businesses allows them to show their real business—their real facilities, their real employees, their real environment, rather than rely on stock photos. His prior work in business in the tech field allows him to “talk business talk” and connect with businesses. Connecting with other businesses is one of the bonuses of Jeffrey’s line of photography. This allows him to meet and connect with a variety of business owners and managers around the Grove City area. Jeffrey’s Grove City work includes Visit Grove City and a shoot that has become a favorite. A coordinated, creative effort allowed him to capture sunrise images at the skate park, with one eventually becoming a cover photo. The Easel Award Jeffrey was the 2019 Arts in the Alley Grove City Easel Award winner, an award recognizing a piece of art that best captures the essence and energy of Grove City. His winning photo is a long-exposure shot, creating the lines of light which give a busy and energetic vibe—exactly what he wanted and imagined. With encouragement that he should enter a piece for Easel Award competition, Jeffrey had the contest in the back of his mind as photographed last summer’s Wine and Arts Festival for a client. Even though client work came first, he had another image in mind to create in the event time and circumstances allowed.
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As night fell and his client work began to wrap up, Jeffrey’s image in mind was one that gave an exciting and ‘happening’ vibe. If successful, it could be an iconic night shot of the city. He seized the opportunity and set up to create what would eventually be the winning image. Even though he created the image he imagined, it still came down to this image at Columbus Street’s intersection or another image from the opposite end of Town Center with Plank’s. He eventually settled on the Columbus Street image that will be part of the City’s permanent art collection. Support for the Arts “Arts in the Alley is tremendous,” Jeffrey remarked as the Zoom chat turned toward Grove City’s support of art and local artists. The famed arts festival allows artists of all mediums to showcase their talents, and in Jeffrey’s case, have their art become a staple of the City’s collection. But, in general he felt that local artists and art appreciators alike are “pretty lucky” to have a variety of art support and appreciation, from art around town, to events, to supporting organizations like the Arts Council. Artists have plenty of opportunity, no matter their medium of art, to meet or otherwise engage with other artists. Artistic and Business Advice Being an artist and a business owner, Jeffrey is able to offer up advice to both the aspiring artists and the creatives looking to take their passion to the professional level. Jeffrey encourages any aspiring artist, no matter the art, to understand the basics of their particular medium. Arts have fundamentals, but then fundamentals also take practice. “Learn it as you go, play with it,” he said of diving in and exploring a new artistic area. Aspiring artists also need to get out there and promote their work. Jeffrey encourages communication and meeting people to make connections. “Talk about your art, show your art.” Patience is a virtue for anyone, but it rings true for creatives looking to make that jump to a business or professional level, such as when Jeffrey turned photography into his business. As Jeffrey said, it “doesn’t happen overnight.” Like with aspiring artists, he encourages the future business owners to also get their name out there—both as a business and a creative. Part of this in today’s world also includes a website and the appropriate social media platforms. But even as the business-running side may seem to overshadow the original creative work, Jeffrey reminds of the importance and value of the creative talent: “Have confidence in your work.” R
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BUSINESS
Staying Focused
Tips for Ways to Stay Organized and On Track We’ve been at this alternate lifestyle—online meetings, home offices, and greeting people from six feet away, for several months now. If you’ve mastered this lifestyle and everything runs like clockwork almost daily—congrats! But, if you’re still struggling to juggle everything, even as more changes are thrown our way, you aren’t alone. Many days we’re all still figuring things out, many times without even a YouTube how-to video. We haven’t figured everything out, but we did pull together a few tips and tricks that might help you out or inspire a whole new idea to help you manage work, life, and everything in between. Plan it Out While it was funny back in April to say we didn’t know day it was and didn’t care, we can’t do that anymore. It’s still easy to lose track of what day or season it is as many of our seasonal ‘benchmark events’ have vanished, which means we need that calendar and planner. Include your must-do’s and even your ‘wish list’ items. Struggling to feel accomplished while you work on a larger project? Break it down into smaller items that are more manageable. Smaller steps will also help you not skip or forget a key item. Turn it Off Our tech devices are important to communication, but sometimes we need a break. Know when to call it quits when working from home and don’t be afraid to ‘x’ out of work-related browsers or save email for morning. Challenge your family members to know when enough is enough, or just declare a device-free hour. Of course, you could still unite around one screen and choose a movie from your favorite streaming device (or that ‘old’ thing called a DVD collection…). Bonus Tip: Late-night screen users have probably discovered this, but if you need to work on a screen into the evening on a regular basis, consider controlling the blue light either within your device, an add-on app, or those glasses on Amazon. Change it Up In the 4+ months since we descended into a home and digital-based lifestyle, we’ve probably come across actual items in our homes and even offices that are no longer as important. Many people spent the stay home order time purging what they no longer needed, but as seasons shift again, it might be time to change up the organization. If kids are 100% learning from home for the whole school year, lunch boxes can probably go into storage. But, if it’s time to go back to a place of work or school and drinking fountains are no longer a ‘thing’, all those reusable water bottles, ideal for the bottle refill dispensers, could come out of hiding.
Source: https://greatist.com/grow/how-to-be-organized
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