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HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST

in any creative discipline

In our bid to become successful - as an artist or creative of any stripe - there are certain issues that we must address. And roadblocks we must overcome.

This page points you to the topics that most affect the success of our creative practice and careers.

I started this blog in 2013. So as you can imagine, I've revisited these subjects many times from different angles.
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​This is a work-in-process collection. I will add more posts. And change some links as I replace single posts with 'master' pages of the most valuable topics. So please check back!​

Manage Creative Projects

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• Pain-free Weekly Blogpost
• Manage your Creative Project (series)
• 2 ways to Start 
• Definitive guide to Finishing (series)

Learn from the Masters

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• In your Master's Footsteps
• Still Life & the passage of time
• Dalí in Wonderland
• John Singer Sargent
• Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
• Lillian Bassman's moody fashion photos
• Chagall the Rule Breaker 
  
  

Creative Habits

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• 5 tips for Building a Habit
• ​The Big Secret about Habits
• ​The 'When, Then' Plan
• 8 Habits of Creative Practice (series)

Focus

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• Stop Social Media from kidnapping your attention
• Make your Art Consumption more nutritious (mini-series)
• ​4 reasons Single-Project Focus won't make you finish faster

Energy

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• Just Breathe
• Plan some Quality Downtime
• SAD 
• Maximize your Creative Energy

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Creative Practice

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• Creative Voice 
• Inner Critic!
• Mindset
• Comfort Zone (mini-series)
• Creative Confidence
• Failure
  

Creative Career

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• Develop a Body of Work​​
• Understand your work's Themes​ (mini-series)
•  The vital missing ingredient to Achieving Mastery
• Host a Successful Open Home Studio​​
• Activate the 7 Levels of your Creative Career/Biz (series)​