Full Description
Do you enjoy being creative but wish you could take your art to the next level? Are you proud of your art but don't feel that you're capitalising on your potential?
Whether you're a weekend artist wishing you could turn your talent into a business or a professional looking for more exposure and recognition, creative coach Deborah Henry-Pollard can help. In this book she takes a look at why you might feel stuck or unable to progress to the next level and offers simple, practical advice and inspiring ideas to help you move forward.
Not sure how to promote yourself? Feel you lack the resources, contacts or confidence, or that your creative dream is too risky? Deborah can help you to overcome all of these concerns and many more to build on your talent, enjoy more success and thrive as an artist.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
How this book will help you
What is success?
The benefits of pursuing success
How to use this book
THE EXCUSES
Fears
I'm frightened
I don't have the confidence
I probably won't be any good at it
I don't want to fail
I might be successful
Mindset
I'm overwhelmed - my idea is too big
I don't have the motivation
I want it to be perfect
I get distracted
It's self-indulgent
I am too old
People like me don't do creative things
I'll never be as good as....
Ideas
I have too many ideas
I don't have any ideas
Other People
My teachers never encouraged me
People wouldn't like what I'd create
I can't do it on my own
I don't know the right people
Knowledge
I don't know how
I'm creative, not business minded
I just can't get started
Logistics
Nowhere near me does what I want to do
I don't have the space
Finances
I can't afford to leave my job
I can't afford the equipment
Time
I don't have the time
I don't know how to manage my time
I have too many other things to do
It would take me too long
I have a full-time job
I need to be concentrating on my other career
I'll get around to it someday
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
