Happy New Year! It’s 2022 and everyone seems to be making plans. This week on The Thriving Women Artists’ Podcast, Ping, Sarah, and Dorien are talking about how making plans can help you with not just your art, but finding that elusive work life balance too. Don’t forget you can download your free Let’s Get Started worksheet in the resources below.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Planning makes you more efficient with how you use your time. The more efficient you are with your time, the less stressed you will be, and potentially you will be able to take on more work.  When making a plan you should include time for yourself or your sketchbook work, not just your client work.  Having some down time to take care of yourself can allow you to de-stress. Also planning time to connect with your clients more allows you to improve your relationship with them and gain a greater understanding of the work.  As an artist it feels like you need to fill your weekdays with work but just cramming in work might not actually be productive.  There are often deadlines or events where you want to go and show your work. Planning in advance of these can help you hit these targets by knowing what you need to do and when.    BEST MOMENTS ‘Making a plan will help make you successful’  ‘Being productive all the time doesn’t really work for me’  ‘In order to be productive you need to know yourself’  ‘We learn from each other and I’m so thankful for that’  EPISODE RESOURCES  Download your free Let’s Get Started worksheet here ABOUT THE PODCAST  A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam.  This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people. www.thrivingwomenartists.com www.instagram.com/twapodcast   ABOUT THE HOSTS   Ping He  Ping is a watercolor artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teaches Botanical Illustration courses online and offline.  www.pinghe.art [email protected] www.instagram.com/pinghe.art   Sarah van Dongen  Sarah is a children’s book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life. www.sarahvandongen.com [email protected] www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations   Dorien Bellaar: Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art.  www.dorienbellaar.nl [email protected]  www.instagram.com/dorienbellaar   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.