Some creative careers begin auspiciously, in little to no time, with all of the details in perfect alignment—an unmistakable confirmation...

The life of an artist is naturally shaped and defined by periods of transition, given the metamorphic nature of creativity. During those...

Periods of transition in life are often camouflaged as hardship along the road towards self-actualization, and are manifested through the...

There are so many variables that converge in the successful growth and productivity of an artist with the factorization of attributes and...

The art of music arranging involves the reconceptualizing of an original work through the use of reharmonization, motifs, restructuring...

Jazz master and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” In parallel, an artist’s body could be...

The potential of every seed remains dormant until planted. When an artist deploys their creative seed in the form of creative projects...

There is a tipping point of belief that every artist and creative encounters along the route towards realizing their career aspirations....

Tenacity is an essential quality for artists, and is often contextually oversimplified and solely attributed to the experience of...

At the beginning of your career, as an artist, there is an abundance of hope that talent and perseverance will prevail, and shortly...

It sounds easy. From the world’s perspective, all that is required for a successful career as a creative or artist is a marshaling of...

Inevitably, as the first week of January passes, it becomes evident that vision boards and inspirational mantras will only go so far in...

Faith. It is a word that has been emblazoned and bedazzled onto t-shirts, jewelry, home décor and all types of merchandising—but what is...

Plan B. There is a comfort in knowing you have an option to fall back on—just in case you change your mind. Having a Plan B sounds good...

The importance of mindset has become a key talking point within startup and pop culture—the power of which is rarely ever fully explored...

Expectations are formed early on in life. Over time, environment, culture and experiences groom your thought-life, training you to expect...

Environment is generally defined as the elements and surrounding space in which one lives. Your principle power as an artist lies in the...

Rejection is never easy to receive. In the case of realizing your career goals, it is rare to ever learn the exact reason why you were...

I am a big fan of the show Seinfeld (and generally anything written or produced by Larry David). The melodic delivery of the dialogue,...

Most artists self-identify by what they do well. For most of my life—if not my entire life, my identity was cemented in my talent as a...