Jun 15, 2021

Kathy Cano-Murillo, author, artist and founder of the award-winning brand Crafty Chica shares her strategy for being consistent and knowing the end goal. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Kathy’s “Gospel of Glitter” - be positive and make space for a successful outcome! It’s about giving and sharing - if things are going bad in your own life go do something nice for someone else.
  
  
• Persistence - know the end goal, and if you are procrastinating or don’t want to do something, do it for your Future Self. 
  
  
• Law of Belief: believe in what you can have for yourself and take action because you believe.
  
  
• Kathy takes a mini book at the end of each day and writes down 3 to 4 things that went right that day. 
  
  
• Kathy’s Planning Process for Success — she has to stay organized for Future Kathy!
  
  
• • Start in January with a Vision Board with every month mapped out
    
    
  • Prep for the coming week every Sunday night
  • • What does she need to finish this week?
      
      
  • Every night make a To Do list for the next morning 
  • • This keeps her from wasting time
      
      
• Power of Visualization - Kathy has moved ideas forward by visualizing the future outcome - her book on a shelf in a bookstore, writing down what she wanted for her next hire, etc.
  
  
• Financial mindset shift - it’s not about squeezing a dollar out of a dime, it’s about turning $1 into a $100 - abundance mindset instead of a scarcity mindset.
  
  
• Take one idea at a time and follow through with it!
  
  
• Believe you can do it and make a plan for it!
  
  
• You don’t have to reinvent yourself — evolve yourself! 
   
• • Be proud of what you’ve done in the past because those things play a role in where you are right now that allows you to go to the next level.
    
    
• Kathy likes to have a meaningful purpose in everything she does - so she promotes positivity through creativity. 
  
  
• You are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so choose those 5 people wisely.  

SUGGESTED ACTIONS

• Make a To Do list and do it for your Future Self. 
  
  
• At the end of each day, write down the things that went right for you that day.
  
  
• Have a planning process and follow through with it daily to achieve your goals.
  
  
• Continue to evolve yourself.
  
  
• Choose 5 people to spend time with who motivate and inspire you  - spend the majority of your time with these people.

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𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗢-𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗢, author, artist and founder of the award-winning brand Crafty Chica shares the magic formula of what inspires her creative journey. 

To contact Kathy Cano-Murillo, you can reach her at CraftyChica.com or find her on Instagram at @craftychica. 

𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗢’𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗥, president and owner of Creative Sales Consulting, has worked in the Retail industry since 2000. Clint and his team connect suppliers & retailers in the creative arts industries for stronger relationships and strategic sales growth, in order to bring joy to consumers through artistic creative and decorative products. 

For more insightful conversations with leaders in the Arts & Crafts Retail industry visit CreativeRetailTalks.com.

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Music:

"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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