Mind Your Business: A Workbook to Grow Your Creative Passion Into a Full-time Gig

It has been invaluable to me! I’m a creative person and not so good at numbers, so starting a business is daunting to say the least. This wonderful workbook has navigated me through the hard stuff step by step, and I am so thankful for that! Love it and would highly recommend it.

I’m a motion graphics designer by day and a freelance artist/designer and small business owner by night. I have spent a lot of time an energy over the last couple of years soaking up business advice and marketing insight like a sponge, which has included some exposure to the shenanigans of career coaches and marketing “experts”. I’m not the type to invest in self-help books or fluffy inspiration tools/guides, but I was excited to receive my copy of Mind Your Business in the mail. Its pages provide a great balance of fun and functional, with an aesthetic that feels joyful (I smiled when I opened it up for the first time and saw a handlettered quote from a Jen Gotch) but practical. Personally, I’m finding that this workbook is an opportunity to brainstorm and reflect without too much pressure. I’m taking to each page with a pen and a commitment to letting my first thoughts flow freely. It can be so hard to commit to ideas about ourselves and our businesses, especially when you’re writing in a beautiful book, but Mind Your Business has a sense of humor that takes some pressure off. This isn’t a rigid business plan— it’s a big collection of pages that encourage you to think and explore freely. As a perfectionist, I find that really exciting. If you’re the type to get stuck and bogged down by the details, and you need to refocus to push your business to the next level, I can’t recommend this enough.

This workbook is a game changer for anyone looking to turn their creative passion into a full-time career. The layout is clean and straightforward, making it easy to follow without feeling overwhelming. The prompts and exercises are practical and really get you thinking about your goals, branding, and next steps. What I love most is how motivating it is—it's like having a business coach in book form. It doesn’t just throw vague advice at you; it gives you actionable steps and room to brainstorm. The real-life examples and encouragement throughout make it feel personal and relatable. If you’re serious about growing your side hustle or creative idea into something bigger, this workbook is worth every penny.

Introduced in logical order. Meant for new business and others who are reevaluating their progress.

I love this workbook! Plain and simple. I was getting several orders on social media for my art left and right before I even came up with a business name and logo and taxes and pricing and... it was a lot. I have plenty of books that tell you where to sell your art but do nothing to explain how to tackle the business side. I was looking for a book that would walk me through the process of selling my art and get everything running through my head out onto paper. This workbook is exactly what I wanted and needed and when I opened it I couldn’t wait to sit down and start. It’s clean, beautiful, clearly written, clever, and feels like the author is taking your hand and telling you “it’s gonna be okay, here’s how...” I got in contact on social media with Ilana after I got my workbook and she is so sweet and supportive. I can’t say enough about how helpful I found this workbook. Buy it, start your dream creative business!

Biz stuff can be so intimidating, but Ilana breaks it down so nicely! This is packed with great information and thoughtful prompts that help you take action, figure out your biz details, and plan for the future. This workbook's organization/content is on point and it's sprinkled with beautiful designs and lots of motivation. I can feel how much thought and time she put into this. I especially appreciate how nice the paper is because my highlighter and ink don't bleed through at all! (I've been using a post-it highlighter and micron pens.)

This is a great book, and I would highly recommend it! She's great at knowing questions to ask to get you to think about your business, especially if you're a creative, but this book provides valuable insight to anyone considering starting a business. I learned a lot. I'll be referring to this book for years to come.

This book is amazing. I’ve been running my side, passion business for two years now, and my goal is to turn it into a full time gig at some point. This book helps you process the steps it would take in a very practical way. It’s fun to use while being so helpful! It’s so refreshing to find a book that hits the spot for creative business owners (and those wanting to get started). The worksheets in it are practical and applicable and so cute (which helps!). I already feel more prepared for knowing when it will be right to take the step into doing the business thing full time. It’s designed so that it can be helpful to people who are at the very beginning, or people who have been in it a while and simply want to move forward and refresh their goals along the way. I highly recommend this book!

Super Buch um genug Motivation für die nächsten Jahrzehnte zu bekommen und seinen Träumen zu folgen, auch wenn diese noch so unrealistisch scheinen! Schritt für Schritt zum eigene Ziel!

This book helped me a lot to improve my creative passion and uplift my life.The exercises in this book can really make a change in your creative passion

Help structuring your ideas and motivate you true the way

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I love this book! First of all, I want to talk about the design: you can see that Ilana is an awesome designer, the book is filled with beautiful hand written quotes which keep you motivated along your journey, I love the choice of neutral and pastel colours and how every chapter has its own colour palette. But onto the juicy stuff: this is the most complete book I've ever seen related to small and online businesses; I read a few of them in the past but most of the times they just focused on branding OR marketing OR planning, while this book has ALL the aforementioned topics and more! I feel it will become something close to a journal, which I'll need to check out multiple times per day as it's full of handy information. What I've never found in other books and to be honest I was pleasantly surprised to find it here is "Pricing" and "Legal Stuff" chapters! Obviously they are based on the US laws so if you're a foreigner like me, you will still need to do your research locally regarding the legal counterpart of your business, but still! It gives you so many information about these sort of things which are easily overlooked by a newbie. So yes, I definitely suggest picking up your copy and be ready for an awesome business year ✨ Bea.