What is the secret to being creative? Some people believe that creative talent is a gift that is only offered to a privileged few. Others believe that creativity is something that can be developed through years of practice and perseverance. What do you think? In her book, “The Artist’s Way”50
Martin Luther King Jr realized that anyone can be great in this life if they are willing to serve and help others achieve their dreams. He knew that everything in this world is interconnected, and whatever you are willing give to others, will eventually come back to you. Have the50
[Click on the image to make it larger] Despite what people may tell you, creating art is not easy. Creating art (or anything) is hard work and chances are it’s going to take awhile to get to that point where you are creating something worthwhile. You’re going to try and50
We are here to lift each other up, not tear one another down. This is one of the great life lessons that sooner or later we all must learn. We are fooled sometimes because in the short-run competition appears to work. If you win, I lose — therefore in order for50
Art is not easy. In fact, writing and creating art is often hard and frustrating work. Those of us, however, who choose this path do it because it’s what we love to do. We are thought collectors. We are interpreters. We are creators. That is simply who we50
[Click image to make it larger] I have always loved this artist’s blessing from the late great Irish poet John O’Donohue. It talks about the mysterious creative process where we often find ourselves waiting for our muse to speak to us. That moment when we are finally able to reach beyond50
You don’t have to be original and you don’t need to be revolutionary, you just have to learn how to speak in your own creative voice. Find a way to bring your life and your experiences into your work. There are no new or undiscovered plots under the sun, only50
Failure is part of the process They say that mastery comes from experience and experience comes from failure. In other words, you can’t get one without the other. It’s okay to fail as long as you don’t fall into the trap of blaming someone else for your past mistakes. Take50
Everyone has a creative gift to share. Everyone has a story to tell. What’s your story?
Those of you who have been around the Skinny Artist community for awhile probably already know that this is the book that I recommend the most to all types of creative artists. One of the reasons is the fact that this book doesn’t attempt to tell you how to create50
We all know what it’s like to feel like we are out there competing against the world. Sometimes it feels like it’s us against them. If they win we lose, and the only way we rise to the top is by pulling someone else down. The truth, however, is that50
Choose exhilaration over comfort. Choose magic over predictability. Choose potential over safety. Sometimes in order to live the life we want to have, we need to put our fears aside and jump.
Sometimes in order to get started you need to be willing to put aside your fears and self-doubts and convince yourself that anything is possible. Some people call this “fake it until you make it” while others understand that something is only truly impossible if you are unwilling to try.50
It’s far too easy to get discouraged by our current progress (or lack thereof) towards achieving our creative dreams, but success inevitably grows by the seeds we plant today. Even if we are unable to see the results of our hard work today, we need to have faith and realize that50