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I think @AgainstAllOdds may have some thoughts about this.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.The decision is easier than it seems. Visualise and feel that you are on your deathbed 30-60 years in the future, and play all the different lives you've had depending on the different options chosen, and see what's the biggest regret. That's the path you need to take.Can't tell you how much I appreciate this response. I had been thinking or should I say.... fearing this in my mind... but it really helps hearing it from someone else who has been through a similar experience.
I have a really difficult decision to make.
Same here. You can't balance it. If you imagine a life where you can spend 100% of your time on making art, you need to work your butt off first to build a business or "passive income".
My best advice is to allocate some (guilt-free) time every week for art, and spend the rest on building your way through freedom. If things go well, you'll progressively have more and more free time for what really matters to you.
The other option I can think of is to work on art and make a transition to make it a career, and once you are there and have a job as an artist (just remember that it will still be a JOB), build a business on the side.
The last option, but not advisable, is to say "f*uck it", and be a starving artist working 100% on your own stuff and eating ramen.
Oh you don't know how much I related to this post! Don't give up!! Keep at it!!I'm a musician and struggle with this constantly. It feels like a battle in my life. I'm currently trying to figure out how to make the music pay. If you look at some of my threads you might get some ideas. At the moment I make ends meet by teaching guitar.
The 1000 true fans theory is a great starting point, but actually finding those people and creating value for them is hard as f***.
This is a really interesting suggestion thanks for this reply!!!Maybe join or create both online and offline a group of artists you relate to and share what challenges you all have and maybe you can help each other....maybe it will surface naturally the person that has more time, the person that has more connections, the person that found a way to focus more on their art than waiting tables etc.
Yes! I mean, non-artists have our skills in high regard. Many people have told me what I can do with clay feels like "magic" to them.So many nuggets of wisdom in this, wow!
Can I just ask for some clarification on this point...
If you're good at your artistic skill, you're also able to offer something many "normal people" value a lot, so try to exploit that.
Do you mean by performing your art? Wasn't sure what you meant there exactly.
Thanks a million again for such a helpful response
Same here. You can't balance it. If you imagine a life where you can spend 100% of your time on making art, you need to work your butt off first to build a business or "passive income".
My best advice is to allocate some (guilt-free) time every week for art, and spend the rest on building your way through freedom. If things go well, you'll progressively have more and more free time for what really matters to you.
The other option I can think of is to work on art and make a transition to make it a career, and once you are there and have a job as an artist (just remember that it will still be a JOB), build a business on the side.
The last option, but not advisable, is to say "f*uck it", and be a starving artist working 100% on your own stuff and eating ramen.
I'm a musician, singer/music producer/composer but my business is focused on beauty. So a bit creative but it's not related to music.I am for sure. My business is creative but it definitely feels like work when you have to set hard deadlines for yourself. I'd love to get to a point where I can paint again or just do creative things that aren't related to making an income.
At the moment my only creative hobby is my business. I found that this balance is the best for me as I still get to focus my energy on a creative outlet and improve my skills. But I just recently made a big sacrifice income/career wise to do this.
Is you business within a creative field?
I'd love to hear their input!! I'm all ears!!!I think @AgainstAllOdds may have some thoughts about this.
So many nuggets of wisdom in this, wow!I can offer some thoughts:
1. A LOT OF people are trying to live from art. That is a direct violation of the entry commandment from the CENTS. But you can profit from that, by trying to build a business oriented to aspiring musicians; you already might know many potential clients and their needs.
2. If you're good at your artistic skill, you're also able to offer something many "normal people" value a lot, so try to exploit that.
3. The higher you price your hourly wage, the less you have to work to make a living, so the more time you have to start a side business.
4. Try to find balance: sometimes we artists get so involved with our projects that we think our main purpose in life is that. Many other stuff is more important. Having friends, a family, a nice daily routine and place to be, etc. And committing full-time to your art might imply cutting on all the other important stuff, which might not be healthy.
5. If committing all your time and energy to something is your choice, better be a business than an artistic project. A business has a much better ratio of giving benefits after some years.
Hope that helps!
What works for me is to show up for my art at the same time every day. Don't binge work or else you'll risk exhaustion, or find reason to skip a day.I'm just wondering if there isanyone here who is an artist eg musician, actor, painter etc that kind of thing who is seeking the life of an entrepreneur to have more time to focus on their art rather than spending all their time working at a day job?
The biggest thing I'm struggling with is balancing my time between the day job, working on my art and art related jobs, and then trying to start up the passive income generator. I feel like I'm so time stretched right now I can't balance everything and the passive income project is never going to happen.
I'd be really interested in hearing how other artists solved this problem. Or someone in a similar field?
The day job I don't care about at all but it pays the bills right now. And my art is what I want a career in.
It works for me after years of errors to show up for my art at the same time every day. Don't binge work or else you'll risk exhaustion, or find reason to skip a day.
Entrepreneurship involves creative thinking. Artists need creative expression in more than their area of focus. Successful artists never fear the business end of their success. Picasso. Shakespeare. Mozart. Taika Wititi. Embrace it.
I'm just wondering if there isanyone here who is an artist eg musician, actor, painter etc that kind of thing who is seeking the life of an entrepreneur to have more time to focus on their art rather than spending all their time working at a day job?
The biggest thing I'm struggling with is balancing my time between the day job, working on my art and art related jobs, and then trying to start up the passive income generator. I feel like I'm so time stretched right now I can't balance everything and the passive income project is never going to happen.
I'd be really interested in hearing how other artists solved this problem. Or someone in a similar field?
The day job I don't care about at all but it pays the bills right now. And my art is what I want a career in.
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