Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Career Skills for Artists”
I had lunch with a friend recently who told me he had a great idea for a small business. This friend has been stuck in a 9-5 job for a few years now and has been playing with the idea of starting a side business for a while. After we started talking he told me that he’s not as excited about this idea …
Warning! Rant ahead. When I look back at my days in high-school, I can’t not feel like I was cheated. Can someone tell me why, on earth, did I spend so many years trying to master Algebra? I wasn’t gently introduced to the topic. It wan’t given to me as a nice option to pick if I’m interested in expanding my horizons. …
Writers get a bad rap for being the only creative professionals to have their own unique illness. I’m referring to the “writer’s block”. Let me clarify something real quick: There’s no such thing as writer’s block. Writing is just like any other art form. The more you practice doing it, the better you get at it. The less you do it, the harder …
People, artists especially, associate themselves with their creation. It’s very common to feel that if people don’t like their work, it means they are bad artists, or even bad human beings. That is a very unhealthy way of approaching your work, and could be dangerous. If you over-identify with your work, to the point of feeling that the success or failure …
Life as a freelancer (of any kind) can be tough. It’s based around the idea of waiting for someone to choose you. Pick you. Almost all artists experience that reality. Think of actors. Their whole world is based around waiting for someone to pick them. Yes, you can go to more and more auditions, but it essentially boils down to hoping …
Feeling a bit low? Can’t bring yourself to work on your business/project/art piece today? Here’s a thought for you: Many times when we’re working on our own projects, be that at home, a coffee shop or at the park, we allow ourselves to stop working whenever we don’t feel like working any more. We take naps. We make more coffee. …
Why do you want a job so bad? “You know… Security.” What kind of security are you talking about? Putting your financial fate in someone else’s hands feels safe to you? This rant is aimed at entrepreneurial types, as well as people who want the security of a steady job. I believe both should be mindful of the risks of …
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