Some artists aspire to a creative career with ambitions towards achieving a level of affluence that will afford them a luxury lifestyle...

An artist’s awareness of their strengths and shortcomings is critical to the creative process. It is an indicator of the maturity and...

Faith plays an important part in the development of the creative career—empowering artists with the confidence and ability to take the...

Every artist is a working artist—whether full-time or part-time. Regardless of the level of professional engagement, focus, optimism and...

Gratitude is universally lauded as an essential attribute in successfully weathering the unanticipated storms of the creative...

As all things do, relationships eventually come to an end, due to varying circumstances. In the case of creative and entrepreneurial...

The creative journey is a road that places cyclical demands on the endurance of those who travel it. For most, the ability to meet those...

An artist’s mantle can be a difficult undertaking—as the very pursuit of their craft requires vulnerability in the sharing of thoughts,...

When markets become unstable, the resulting domino-effect immediately prompts a reassessment of inventory and resources by businesses and...

Money is important. It is crucial towards providing the firmament of a balanced life—in the form of basic universal essentials, such as:...

The approach of each New Year presents a Polaroid capture of the personal and professional hills and valleys preceding it, along with a...

The career path of artists and creatives is largely synonymous with a life of sacrifice and uncertainty—as most creative industries are...

True authority is unmistakable to discerning eyes. In parallel to the subtle markers of wealth, the depth and potency of individual...

Career silence can be an intimidating prospect for artists and creatives weathering high levels of success or relative obscurity. As with...

The career path of a creative is a marathon of self-discipline and self-accountability that extends far beyond the euphoria of momentary...

It is easy for an artist to become enamored with the fruits of their career, conflating critical praise and financial comfort with...

The creative silence experienced during writer’s block can take place within any artistic genre or idiom outside of the literary arts and...

It eventually happens, and when it does, it can be difficult to reconcile the loss. For artists and creatives, there may be no worse...

Talent is promissory in nature—an indicator of creative and career promise and potential. When an artist initially undertakes the...

There is a popular saying currently trending within mainstream with roots in church culture: Rejection is a form of redirection. It is a...