Waking up to who you require letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. Alan Watts ‘Know thyself’ (Latin: nosce te Ipsum or temet nosce) is the famous phrase at the Oracle of Delphi. It’s a call to anyone who wants to flourish that some effort is necessary. However, in the modern self-help genre, it’s taken to mean […]
Social media for artists
The relationship an artist has to social media is complex, but some artists and writers have built their success on these platforms. But as we have discovered, it can also be a distraction. Sucking up time chasing links, follows, likes instead of getting on with work. All artists have their influences, but spending too much […]
Loneliness and the fear of ridicule
Looking back at my younger self, one of the most significant fears that keep me anxious and isolated was the fear of looking like a fool. My desperate need to avoid embarrassment meant that I didn’t engage with people. Loneliness and the fear of ridicule made me kept me inside my shell. Sometimes when I […]
Use compassion, not anger, for productivity
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. Thomas A. Edison I can have a hard time getting motivated; finding focus, apathy, and lassitude is the enemy to getting sh*t done. I get desperately frustrated and myself sometimes, but occasionally I […]
The Creative path is never about the masterpiece
My attempts at nutrition therapy, massage therapy and personal development writing all fizzled because I lacked motivation. The same now with art, and I’m wondering why. I felt I couldn’t write about such subjects; I merely echoed what others had written. I was becoming a curator, not a creator, repeating well talked about ideas. Why […]
Success has to involve personal development
‘Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become.’ JIM ROHN Whilst technical skills are essential in any field, an overlooked aspect of any career, including art, is just how much you have to grow as a person. Successful creatives have […]