“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu Let’s face it, having goals kind of sucks! What do you want to do, be, or have in ten years? Where do you see yourself in twenty years? What are your three major goals for this year? What are […]
This is the third book in an ongoing series where we’ll be talking about a small collection of books that deal with art and the creative process. These particular books were chosen because they have dramatically changed my own perspective as both a writer and as a human being I really believe that any of […]
Turn Off, Tune Out, and Rediscover Your Life It’s probably no surprise to you that these days we are under a constant barrage of media input. If it’s not television, music, moves, or video games consuming your time these days — it’s probably email, blogs, apps, YouTube, websites, Twitter, and Facebook. I mean it’s gotten […]
This is the second book in an ongoing series where we’ll be talking about a small collection of amazing books that deal with art and the creative process. These particular books were chosen because they have dramatically changed my perspective as both a writer and as a human being. I truly believe that any of […]
Every year about this time I have this absurd tradition of sitting down and coming up with a small list of New Year’s resolutions for myself. Fortunately this is a fairly easy exercise because I find myself making the same exact resolutions each and every year. Not only that, but I somehow still manage to […]
Success can be a bit of a double-edge sword sometimes. . . On one hand a little bit of commercial success gives us the confidence we need to continue creating our art, but on the other hand, it can also lull us into a sense of complacency and prevent us from taking risks and […]
This is not the way we had imagined it to be. . . When we first come to our art, we came to it filled with hope, secret wishes, and visions of unseen worlds. We imagined our muse taking us gently by the hand and whispering inspiration into our ear as we recreated those […]
The only limits artists have is their imagination (right?) Let’s face it, part of the fun of being an artist/writer/musician is being able to do whatever the hell you want. After all, if we wanted people telling us what to do, we would have become an accountant or a manager at Taco Bell. But what […]
This is the first in an ongoing series where we’ll be talking about a small collection of amazing books that deal with art and the creative process. These particular books were chosen because they have dramatically changed my perspective as both a writer and as a human being I truly believe that any of the […]
How many times have you decided to get serious about marketing and selling your art only to become quickly confused by all of the conflicting information out there? Everywhere you go online these days there are books, websites, videos, forums, and webinars all telling you what you should and should not be doing (not […]
One of the biggest challenges many creative artists have is simply finding the time to be creative. We really do enjoy creating our art (most of the time) but there never seems to be quite enough hours in the day. We know that we just need to sit down and do it, but we always […]
Unless you’ve been living an artistic rock for the last two years, you have probably heard about a book called “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. Even if you have heard about this book, chances are, you probably haven’t read it. Why? Because let’s face it, it looks like one of those boring ass business books […]