Are you an artist tired of hustle culture telling you to market more, more, more? This episode might remind you that sometimes the smartest thing you can do for your art business is step away, breathe, and let your creativity have room to grow. Listen to find out why rest is one of the most powerful tools you have as an artist, why over-marketing can slowly kill your creativity and your business, and why Warren Buffett can be an artist’s Fairy Grandfather.
Artists think that we don't deserve time off because we haven't worked hard enough lately. But just because we don't punch a time clock, don't have a rigid schedule, and don't wear presentable clothes or leave the house for days in a row- doesn't mean we aren't working. And it also doesn't mean we don't desperately need dedicated days off in order to prosper emotionally and financially.
Posts, Podcasts and Other Good Stuff Mentioned in this Episode from The Charmed Studio
Posts:
How Did Salvador Dalí Make So Much Money? And How You Can Too: Salvador’s 6 Art Marketing Secrets
Podcast:
Why Go Away? 6 Ways To Use Travel to Blow Open Your Art Practice and Your Art Business
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Other great resources:
Online self-study Prosperity Class I loved taught by Michael Neill and Steve Chandler called Financial Freedom from the Inside Out.
Promo Creep "Poem" by Seth Godin
The book Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear.
The book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamont
10 Apps To Help You Focus and Temporarily Block Social Media
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