On Saturday, I led a Right-Brain Business Plan Workshop in San Francisco. During the workshop, I mentioned Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind. Pink asserts that the left-brain analytical skills which made people successful in the past are no longer enough to succeed. In this day and age, we also need to cultivate more right-brain aptitudes - more creativity, more meaning-making and empathy.

The Right-Brain Business Planning approach follows similar thinking. If you start with your vision and values, the details can follow. If you start with the left-brain details that you know you “should have,” you may limit your thinking or, worse yet, you may get analysis paralysis. By taking a more right-brain approach, you free your mind to see creative options, to explore and find patterns and purpose.

What’s great about bringing people together for an afternoon of right-brain business planning, is it helps to get them out of their heads. They connect with other creative entrepreneurs, they find common threads, they support each other. It becomes a more collaborative process even if they’re still making their own individual plans.

If you’re working on your own Right-Brain Business Plan, why not gather a few of your friends and make an afternoon out of it. Your right-brain will thank you!

You’ve read about the Right-Brain Business Plan and now you’re ready to make one of your own!

This product is perfect for you if…

• You’re a creative entrepreneur
• You hate the idea of writing a business plan, but know you need one
• Numbers make your skin crawl

With this colorful, out-of-the-box e-Book, you’ll be guided through the creative process of envisioning your business and crafting your unique and personal business plan. It’s like having your own creative cohort alongside you for inspiration and motivation! Takes you all the way from the vision through the action plan.

Product includes:

• 9-page illustrated, colored and hand-written e-book
• 15-minute guided visualization to get you in touch with the big vision of your business
• a link to a simple, “right-brain” template for getting started on the “left-brain” numbers

Price: $19.95

For all you creative entrepreneurs, I wanted to let you know about my new monthly column on the deliciously delightful and inspiring wishstudio blogzine. My Musepreneur column will explore the heart and soul of business and sharing right-brain ideas, tips and resources for creative entrepreneurs. Check out my introductory article and find out if you’re a musepreneur!

I’d also love to hear what you’d be interested in seeing or learning about, so please let me know.