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How to Cultivate Focus and Drive: Perspective for Artists and Creatives.

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

Art in the Face of Criticism: How to Maintain Focus as an Artist or Creative.

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

Faith: The GPS at the Heart of the Creative Career.

When navigating the current of the creative career, strategic planning is intrinsic to the successful realization of artistic and...

Faith versus FOMO.

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

The Creative Power of Influence.

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

Maintaining Creative Confidence in the Face of Criticism.

Although professional and marketplace criticism are unavoidable realities of the creative career, it is easy to become distracted by...

Rejection: A Compass for the Creative Career.

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

To Run or Remain: The Path of Creative Development.

The creative path can present a dichotomy of experiences—the thrill of artistic exploration and synchronicity, and the mind-breaking...

The Complex Simplicity of Humility: The Pathway of Creative Growth and Productivity

Sometimes an artist’s creative vision and productivity can become eclipsed by their own hustle and desire to exhibit markers of merit and...

Praise: The Gateway to Creative Confidence and Power.

It is only natural for an artist to desire praise of their work, as approval or confirmation of its worth--given that each work derives...