We don't have to choose

TLDR Outline:

 
  • I’m sending you an unbranded, non-promotional email because I want to connect. And it’s my birthday*.

  • Creative freedom vs making money: I’ve been exploring this all my life. I really don’t think we have to choose. 

  • How can we feed our stomachs/families and feed our souls? We find ways to craft our jobs or businesses as vehicles for creativity and self-actualization. Don’t worry, I’ll explain.

  • I’ll be writing to you once per month in the hopes it helps, inspires or entertains. I hope you’ll stick around.

 

Adhering to a brand or a particular frame doesn’t always allow for is a more nuanced expression of self. I don’t want to be “on brand” or “making art” if it means being boxed in beyond healthy creative restraints. 

I want to be free, yo…read more

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Businessy jobs and artistic fires

If you're a creative person who also holds down a noncreative or "businessy" job, then you're familiar with the constant balancing act required to get your (paid) work done while keeping the artistic fires stoked. You only have so much mental and spiritual energy to use up each day, so how do you keep a "regular" job while still honoring your creative soul? ..read more.


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If we want to fully be the magnificent creatures we are, then we must embrace everything: light, shadow, professional resume, 10-year-old self.

 

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