Is talent enough for artists to achieve career success? What questions artists can ask to develop their careers. Artists are now also entrepreneurs. These questions will help artist focus on what is important.
1. 15 Questions Artists Must Ask
Talent & Success
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2. the mental block
Are You Good Enough?
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3. Are you an artist or a pretender?
You will ask this question often.
Learn to banish it.
It comes from imaginary fears.
4. 2. What is good enough?
How do you measure success?
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5. Know Yourself!
Do you want prizes?
More followers and likes? Fame?
All of these disempower you because
they require others to validate you.
Let that go to find peace.
6. Do you have that paper on the wall?
3. Is your education enough?
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7. Do you need a degree?
Self-doubt is the reason you think this.
Success is based on experience.
Teach yourself every day.
8. 4. Give Up Your Day Job?
Is this needed for success?
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9. Not Yet!
Think about transition rather.
Make time for both until you have a foundation.
Your art business takes time.
10 000 hours. Ready at 5000?
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10. 5.What is Your Vision!
You Need One
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11. Write this down
You need to visualise your lifestyle as a successful
artist.
See it, feel it
Own it
12. 6. What is Your Genre?
Focus on your niche
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13. Focus on your genre
Your brand depends on it
Identify with something
but don’t bore yourself
Think niche
14. Keep track
7. Do you Know Your Finances?
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15. Money in Money Out
If you cannot measure it you cannot fix it.
Get the basics right. Record expenses.
Know where you are leaking money.
Know what works, repeat that!
16. 8. Any Time Management?
Ticking away!
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17. Your most important resource
Set times for work, business, marketing, your life.
There is time for everything. Write it down.
Cut out the wasted time.
18. 9. Do You Market?
Do it. Plan it
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23. Gallery, publisher or agent?
Not unless you really want them
You can use self-promotion and be successful
There are no barriers except those in your mind!
24. 12. Need Income?
How to get it?
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25. Multiple Streams of Income
This is not failure!
Think multiple streams of income for secure future
Have bread-’n-butter income PLUS your sporadic income
Try things. Keep learning