art life...

Signs you have a very unsuccessful business: (AKA: When you give what you believe in everything you have)

• Your overhead is more than 4X’s your revenue.
• Most of your bills go unpaid.
• Someone is taking 50% of your profits.
• You have not sold anything is over a year.
• You work over 70 hours a week.
• You don’t get paid for working over 70 hours per week.
• You never ever will get a paid vacation.
• 401k?
• Most people don’t know what you do, even after you tell them.
• Most people don’t understand how you make money, even after you tell them.
• Most people assume they can buy your work at serious discounts.
• Most people will buy your products at charitable auctions for lesser sums of money

rather than buy it from you.

• Your entire network of contacts is always financially strapped.

• You hear “you look tired” more than “It's so nice to see you again”.
• You think you can make it home without getting more gas.
• The notice “3-Days To Pay Or Quit” is seen more times than you’ll admit.
• Your only excuse not do go out is because you never have enough time for anything else but to work and it’s not really an excuse.
• NFS is synonymous with  ISF.
• You did a double-take, but your bank account did say .79.
• Most of your acquaintances are never too excited to hear you’ve sold anything..
• You know many people all with a similar story.
• The wine is free more than you go pay for it.

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