Arts
1:00 - Melissa got married! She talks about what it was like to make Ketubah and write a song for her own wedding. Check out her song, You Are the One for Me (The Wedding Song). 3:05 - Melissa introduces Andrea Scher, today’s guest. Andrea is a coach that helps people release their inner superhero. She’s also a jewelry artist, painter, and a photographer. 5:00 - Andrea talks about some fun ways that she allows herself to be her wisest, bravest self. 6:50 - Andrea went to New Orleans and had a Tarot reading that changed her life. She learned that art helps people heal. Art has become an offering. 10:00 - blogging is a peek inside of who she is, and it’s just an extension of what she does and who she is - which gets people really excited about her and her work 15:00 - storytelling is a powerful part of marketing. Having a great story makes the rest of your marketing a lot easier. 16:20 - your business should be fun because building a business takes time - sometimes years 18:00 - Andrea had a panic attack when she realized that some other really impressive people were teaching a class similar to hers - they, as a group, decided to cooperate and support each other. Rallying a group of people around you is key to success. 25:50 - you can take some pressure off of yourself by renaming and reframing what you do. You don’t have to call yourself an artist, or a writer, or whatever - you can call yourself a storyteller or something else that makes more sense.