Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction -- PART 1 - Creative Girl -- CHAPTER 1 - The Welcome Packet -- Stifling Yourself is Exhausting: Let it Roar -- From Creative Wannabe to Creative Convert -- Minds Wide Open -- CHAPTER 2 - You Are Here -- The Present Perfect -- CHAPTER 3 - Where Is My Creative Happy Place? -- If You're Stuck -- What the Heck Do My Answers Mean? -- CHAPTER 4 - Seriously, How Talented Are You? -- A Creative Girl Makes Creative Adjustments -- Assess Your Strengths to Navigate Your Path -- Be Princess Charming -- The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Feedback Approach -- Evolve, CG -- What to Do with the Feedback -- Follow Your Bliss and Your Talent -- CHAPTER 5 - Does This Cubicle Make My Butt Look Fat? Find a More Flattering Fit -- Where Are You Now? -- What's Your Next Career Step? -- What You Don't Want -- Bored Out of Your Mind -- Overworked and Overstressed -- The Company You Keep (Your Boss or Your Coworkers Are Monkeys) -- Location, Location, Location -- Journal Entry #1: What You Don't Want -- Journal Entry #2: Coping -- Journal Entry #3: What You Do Want -- Your Next Step -- Journal Entry #4: Envision Your Ideal Creative Life -- Your Next Move -- CHAPTER 6 - Can't Quit Your Stink-o Job Just Yet? -- Day Job Makeover -- Flex Work -- Proposing Flex Work Options -- Transitioning Within the Company to a More Creative Position -- Approaching Your Employer -- Interim Survival Guide -- And If Your Job Becomes Truly Unbearable . . . -- CHAPTER 7 - The Fear Chart -- Leaving Your Job and Changing Careers -- THE FEAR CHART -- THE FEAR CHART -- The What Will People Think Fear -- The Fear of Saying Goodbye to Status: Low Woman on the Totem Pole -- Swimming in the Deep End -- Blowing the Taco Stand the Right Way -- Get Ready for Part 2 -- PART 2 - Get Where You Want to Go -- CHAPTER 8 - The 9 to 5 Creative Girl -- Finding the Jobs.

Network Like a Superstar -- Scam Alert: If It Sounds Too Good To Be True . . . -- Job Searching While Still Employed -- Submitting Yourself: Polish Your Résumé -- And if Your Résumé Doesn't Recommend You? -- Follow Up, Creative Girl, Follow Up -- CHAPTER 9 - I Want You to Want Me -- The Interview -- A Few More Interview Tips (I'm Serious About Getting You This Job) -- Clothes Make the Woman -- A Final Piece of Interview, Audition, Performance, and Whenever-You're-Scared ... -- Salary: How the Heck Do I Know What I'm Worth? -- Tips for Successful Negotiating -- CHAPTER 10 - You Got the Job: Now, Work It -- Give Your Attitude a Makeover -- Avoid Personal Problems with Coworkers -- Get to Know Your Boss and Coworkers -- Know Your Industry and Your Company -- Know What Makes You Different -- Know What Is Expected of You and Make Good on Your Promises -- Think Like Your Clients, and Sell, Baby, Sell -- Nip the Negativity -- Time Management -- Get Great at All Kinds of New Things -- Ask for a Review -- Be Fair, Honest, and Ethical -- CHAPTER 11 - Self-Employed Wonder Girl -- The Self-Employed CG -- The SHE.E.O Checklist -- Working from Home: Can You Handle It? -- If The She.E.O. Checklist Is Giving You Hives... -- CHAPTER 12 - Birth the Creative Baby -- Your Vision and Intentions -- Know Your Strengths, Know Your Kryptonite -- Business Partner 101 -- Ask Yourself The Important Questions -- What's the Big Idea? -- Why? -- What are you selling? -- Who are You as a Business Owner? -- Petite or Plus-Sized -- Your Customer: Who's Buying What You're Selling? -- How Will You Sell Your Products or Services? -- Where Are You Running Your Venture? -- Your Core Values: The Soul of Your Business -- Name the Baby -- CHAPTER 13 - The Small Business Game Plan -- Write Your Own Plan: Set Financial, Career, and Personal Goals -- The Plan, Stan -- Start the Plan.

Your Exit Plan -- The Power of Intention: Your Big Picture To-Do Lists -- CHAPTER 14 - Set Up Shop -- Create Your Space -- Keep Great Records: Find the Method That Suits You -- Disorganization is Bad for Business -- Business Cards -- Your Website -- Protect Your Work: Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents -- Who's the Boss? -- Can I Get Some Service? -- Conduct Yourself Like a Pro -- CHAPTER 15 - Too Legit to Quit -- Mind Your Own Business -- Open a Business Account -- Paying Taxes: Get Thee to an Accountant -- Retirement Planning -- Business Insurance -- CHAPTER 16 - The Thriving Artist -- Art and Commerce -- Pricing Your Creativity -- Wholesale and Retail Pricing -- You're Ready to Get Your Product into Stores -- Payment Structure: Consignment, COD and Net 30 -- No Fear Tactics: Negotiate Like a Pro -- On Your Way to Prada Prices -- When It's Okay to Do a Few Freebies and Cheapies -- CHAPTER 17 - Grab a Headset and Act Important: You Are Your Own Best Publicist -- What's the Difference Between Marketing, Advertising, and Publicity? -- Have a Handle on Your Brand -- Personal Branding -- Hiring a Publicist -- Be Your Own Publicist -- Going Digital and Utilizing Social Media -- Blogging: Should You Do It? -- CHAPTER 18 - Wellbeing Rocks -- The Psychology of Creative Types -- Creative Freedom -- Discipline -- Balance: Set a Quit Time and Leave the House -- Dealing with Rejection and Criticism -- Meaningful Work -- Welcome to Your New Life -- APPENDIX A - How to Ace an Interview with an Agent or Manager -- APPENDIX B - Creative Moms-in-Action Share Their Tips -- Appendix C - Professional Blogging 101 -- Appendix D - For Further Reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Copyright Page.