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Attention all artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, actors, and anyone working in creative fields — even if your chosen profession is not the most traditional one, cultivating and growing a successful, financially rewarding career is still your goal. Peter de Kuster provides you with expert advice on overcoming some of the specific challenges faced by right-brainers who…

There is no such thing as the perfect career. That is what many people really think, and it is sad, because there are plenty of rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career opportunities that allow creative people to use their gifts and be rewarded handsomely for their efforts. Those who settle for less than the best simply…

It is time to move on, move up and move out with a new mission. This guide is about taking charge of your destiny. Be the author of your life story. Its hero. This guide will show you how to find, create and tell you unique story, and then how to earn a living doing…

Few people know what they want to be when they grow up, and even fewer creative people want to grow up. Maybe you won’t discover your true calling until you make some Hero’s Journeys. Testdrives in your dreamjobs by exploring stories of heroes you are interested in. Meeting your rolemodels and interviewing them for the…

Success for a creative hero can be tremendous. Not just in money, but in creative freedom. Look at the list of highest paid entertainers and entrepreneurs, they are all people who don’t fit any mold, but they are also people who used that fact to their benefit. You can do it, too, in your own…

Many studies have shown that the creative person is more intelligent and scores higher in tests than do lawyers and doctors. While nobody uses only their right brain or left brain, most creatives tend to rely heavily on their right brains – the source of their creativity. Because of that, many of the following statements…

Sometimes speaking without thinking, as in a brainstorming session, is perfectly acceptable. Sometimes creative heroes forget where brainstorming ends and real life begins, however.  Saying the first thing that comes into mind makes people uncomfortable. Creative heroes feel things more deeply than most other people do. It is trying to verbally communicate those feelings to…

Each side of the brain processes information, but the two side process it differently. You’re always using both sides of your brain; we use the term ŕight brainer’and ‘left brainer’ as a matter of convenience. It is a question of emphasis. The left brain is the timekeeper, the organizer, the linear thinker. Because of it,…

Living in a left brained world is not easy when you operate in the creative way – that is the right brained way.  It is easy to feel trapped by a mortgage, car payments, a retirement plan. But going against your own nature, your instincts and your talents turns out to be the worst possible…

No job is perfect. The trick is to find a job with imperfections you can tolerate. You may be willing to work from nine to five for the opportunity to be involved in an exciting project or to  have the protection of a top notch health plan. You may put up with a mountain of…

Nobody can motivate you. You must be self motivated to make it. In any career, you are the boss. If you don’t feel like working for weeks at a stretch, nobody will shoot you. But there is always a price. The creative hero works well in a relaxed environment. That could be a casual corporate…

Research shows that the creative person likes to work with other creative people. Yet many times you are forced to work with your exact opposite. Maybe these left brainers are close minded and uptight, but they are also bright in their own way. You can find fault with the noncreative person for not seeing the…

Judgmental people may complain about your short attention span, calling you scatterbrained, lazy, a slob, a flake, self centered, cynical, impatient and so on. It takes a toll on even the most secure, and some start believing it. Don’t let that be you. Fight back. Remember that you are special – one of 2 percent…

When someone says to me, “Everything happens fo a reason’  I say ‘Yes, but is it your reason’.  Life is not an accident. Through careful choices and persistent planning, you can control what happens to you. That sounds boring, doesn’t it. We are talking about your future. The best way to deal with the future…

When you aren’t sure about what you should be doing with your life, it can feel like you’re in free fall. For some, the rush of hurtling to the ground at terminal velocity is exhilarating. Some don’t even seem to realize that they don’t have anything (a parachute) to stop them from hitting the ground…

How to Find yourself When You Didn’t Know You Were Lost Before you can figure out your niche in the creative scheme of things, you need to understand yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, your true desires, your personal definition of success. The following questions are designed to make you think about yourself from various angles….

People spend their whole lives working against their strengths. It is like swimming against the current. Go with the flow and use what God gave you. Your best chance for success is to selet a career that allows you to use your talents and do the things you most enjoy doing. All too many people…

You have an inner guide (if you’ll pay attention to it).  It is a little voice. It is seldom very loud, but there is a lot of wisom in there.  So, as you answer the following questions, run them by your inner guide. Don’t think about your answers for more than a second or two….

Take a look at your past life as if it were a world away, in another dimension. What things worked for you, and what things did not? What did you do that helped you to succeed? What lessons did you learn from past missteps? If you retrace your steps this way, there are clues about…

As a creative professional you are less able to separate your work and your life than most people. You cannot ignore your values when looking at a career path. Your values, your needs as a person, should direct that path. Should point you toward the right career for you. You can’t be a success if…

Self realization is the first step in choosing a general direction for your life, one that will bring you happiness and peache of mind – in tune with what you really want, deep down. When you figure that out, you have taken the biggest step toward getting it. In the following exercise, you will end…

“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation” Aristotle said. The same can be said about going into business for yourself. Finding  your niche and then filling it as a freelancer may seem like the best way to go for the right – brainer. There is a downside to…

You can have anything in your life you want; you just can’t have everything you want. (Where would you put it all?).  Many things will catch your eye but very few will catch your heart. Those are the things we are trying to identify here. Career related decisions are the hardest to make and have…

When I ask most people what their quest is they stammer, who me?. Yeah, you. Do you have a quest? You do? Good. Just give me one goal in your quest for this year. When? NOW!  Uh, I want to make more money this year. Okay, if I give you one euro, you have satisfied…

Wish List You have primed the pump, now let it pour out. What do you want to be, do, have, share in the future? Don’t worry about how you will get it. Just give yourself ten minutes and list everything that comes to mind. You can think in terms of what you want next year,…

I believe that when we do what we are supposed to do – meaning we enjoy it and are good at it – the money will eventually flow, as long as we believe we deserve it and we ask for it and willingly accept it. But creative, right-brained people are usually not drive by money,…

Your quest, should you choose to accept it, is the overriding principle on which to base your life and career. This gives your life clarity and focus without stifling or restricting you. A quest is told to inspire you, not to impress others. It reflects your inner desires and values as well as the direction…

Having a hard time developing a quest story? How about just a theme for the year? Make this your year to do something special. Theme examples: “I will focus on my writing above all else this year” I will show more courage in everything I do this year I will get rid of all the…

Okay, I’m assuming you’ve come up with a quest story, or at least a theme or a credo. That is your goal. Now write it down. Say it out loud. Tell it to somebody else. Think about it. How badly do you really want this? Be careful what you wish for. Why do you want…

The ability to visualize your goals puts you a long way toward reaching them. (You can’t hit a target you can’t see).  What do they look like? Project yourself forward. See yourself living as if they were already a reality. This intensifies your desire. When you can see it, you believe it. Let’s try it….

The first two letters of the word goal are go. So release the emergency brake and put your goal in gear by taking that all – important first step. To some extent, just having a clearly stated goal helps you reach it. If you put in a little effort, however, you’ll reach much farther. Here…

Self-limiting excuses hold back many writers from reaching their goals. Many people, a great many, in fact, have a goal to write a book.  I hear it all the time. Yet only a fraction of them ever do it. It remains ‘the elusive goal’.  I think it is more a case of wanting to ‘have…

When I am working on a book i give myself a page count and set a deadline. I find that very helpful. I know how much i have to do and when it as to be completed. If the book is to be three hundred pages and I have one hundred days until it is…

Many creative, inventive, imaginative people have struggled with an inability to focus at one time or another. The most successful have used this ‘fault’ to their benefit.  Focusing is not an easy thing to do. At any given moment, you have an infinite number of choices. The trick is basing your choices on your particular…

If you haven’t already taken the steps outlined in the previous story, you may recognize yourself in one of the following excuses. As creative people, we can come up with some pretty clever rationalizations for not having written goals – and they’re all bogus. “I already have goals’.  Fair enough. Are they written down? Can…

Someone once made the observation that you spend more time planning a vacation than you do planning your career. Why is that? Think about how you plan a vacation. You start out thinking ‘oh, i think i’d would like to go to someplace tropical (or historical, or educational, or exciting). Then you start to narrow…

It helps to expose and explore some of the myth surrounding creative careers (and careers in general) before you go any further. Things can look pretty glamorous from a distance, but once you are within spitting distance, you realize that this is not anything like it was advertised to be. It also does not help…

Realistically at most you should pursue only three paths at once. If they all come under the umbrella of one career, all the better. This means everything you do feeds one or more aspects of your career. An umbrella title like storyteller, designer, inventor or performer can get you started on a career path, while…

Early in the planning process, you need to find out evertyhing you can about the field you think you want to go into. What exactly do you do day to day in this career? What are the trends? Hoe did others get their start? How do you get ahead? What are the negatives, the benefits?…

Who are the most successful people in your field. Would it be possible to write, call, email them, or meet with them, ask for their advice? Could you learn more about their path by reading articles about them? How did they get where they are? Any patterns you could follow? What are they doing that…

Right brainers are big picture people, but when it comes to detail (the devil is in the details) they get distracted. The possibilities are limitless, which makes the concept of planning a career overwhelming. The answer is to break it down, then simplify it and streamline it further. Who is doing what I want to…

Visualize exactly what it will look like, feel like, be like when you reach your goal. For instance, you want to have a novel published by a large publisher and sold and promoted nationwide. Picture yourself signing your finished book for anxious readers. Whom must you persuade to publish your book? An editor. How can…

It is not where you start that matters, it is where you finish.  It may be that in the early years of a career (or career change) you have to get the coffee, make the copies, and do the grunt work. Do it with a smile and some savoir – faire. Give people more than…

Money both helps and hurts when planning a career. Too much, and you get soft and are unwilling to take any risks. Too little, and you can’t function. Even so, that is the biggest obstacle people throw out when it gets down to the nitty-gritty of planning a career: How do I survive while I…

Do you think you are above having to work a ‘real’ job to tide you over while you work your plan? Try to find a job within your industry (for an actor, it could be a behind the scenes job, for a dancer it might be assisting the choreographer or teaching kids to dance, for…

Choose either a or b for the following questions:  Success in a creative career is the result of:                                                                          …

Selling your talent is tough. It may even be distasteful, especially if you don’t believe in yourself. Many creatives defend their inability to sell as an unwillingness to sell out.  Get off your high horse. I am not the devil because I believe you have to get the word out. As a creative, you are…

There are two rules to keep in mind in your business career. First, when you give your word, always keep it. Second, don’t give your word. Okay, don’t give your word lightly. Don’t say, i will take care of it when it is one of the million things you already have to do and they…

We place too much emphasis on formal education, and not enough credit is given to the people who get out there and do something. Many creatives are impatient with traditional forms of schooling and are consumed by a need to be working in their art. So they make something happen. Your education and technical know…

‘Stop fooling around. You’re wasting your life. When are you going to grow up?’  Ever hear those phrases?  I did.  I decided that I didn’t want to have a life that I had to take a vacation from. So far, so good. Go find yourself. Take off.  Travel. Experience life. There is plenty of time…

The creative person is a jazz musician (improvising and experimenting) living in a pop music world (formula thinking, tried and true). When the two worlds collide, there can be a fusion and some pretty impressive music, or an explosion. Why are some people so difficult to deal with? There are several reasons, among them the…

They steal your ideas, destroy your deadlines, talk about you behind your back, take advantage of your generosity, criticize you and your ideas, and sabotage your success. They manifest as, and morph into, several different forms, but they’re all difficult people. Understanding them may help you to learn to deal with them. I like to…

My favorite way to deal with difficult people is not to get involved with them in the first place. If you know from their past behavior they aren’t easy to go along with, put some distance between you. If you don’t have any background on them, trust what your intuition says about them. Unfortunately, you…

Delegate means to trust others.  Let’s explore and explode some of the biggest myths about delegatee. Myth:  It would have been easier to do it myself.  Reality: Not if you gave it to the right person and explained it properly. Besides, if you try to do everything yourself, you stunt your creative growth and the…

Try to create win-win situations. Make helping you a rewarding, appealing experience. Be generous with your support and your praise, but not your time. Everyone is the center of their own universe. The star of their own movie. They have their own agendas, no matter how altruistic you may believe them to be. You must…

The ability to give a talk about your art can help set you up as an authority, which increases your value in the marketplace as well as your visibility. Here are some options to help you become a better speaker: Set a clock in plain view. (to you, not the audience) People remember the first…

Right brainers have assets which are important when it comes to working for yourself. Things like intuition, imagination and innovation are exactly the things needed. Don’t fault yourself for not fitting into the nine to five world. Be glad that you have what it takes to work ‘outside the box’. Most creatives in business for…

There are several misconceptions about creative people that may keep you from going into business for yourself. Although there may be very good reasons you should not attempt it, these MYTHS are NOT among them. Artists are like children. Wrong.  You may have a childlike quality, but you are not childish. You’d be happy playing…

When I  began my writing career, I sold my house. I lived the life of a monk and a traveler. A monk because I deprived myself of many earthly pleasures while pursuing my business. A traveler because i would explore further, i would not give up, no matter how hard it got. I did everything…

Every book I have ever read on being in business for yourself includes a chapter on business plans. Do you need one? Yes and no. How do you like that answer. Many people say that lack of a business plan is the number one cause of startup failure. It is required if you want to…

The following is my short course on do’s and don’t s for starting up a business: Don’t waste your time (and money) making everything perfect before you begin. You are as ready as you’ll ever be. Your idea of what you are and what you need will change with experience, so don’t lock yourself in…

Having to do everything yourself limits your growth and your career. Control freaks struggle. If you plan to write, direct, produce, act in, edit and publicize everything you miss out and burn out. Even the most creative person can only be in so many places at once. More important, you can only be an expert…

The difference between successful creatives and unsuccessful creatives comes down to this: a healthy support system. It is wonderful, intoxicating and addicting to find people who believe in you and want to see you do well. It is the antidote for your inner critic. Sometimes you can’t see how special your work and your talents…

Do unto others before they do for you. That’s my motto when it comes to networking. I believe you have to give to get. It ‘s like a checking account. As you help and support others, you start to build up an account with them. You now have a balance you can write checks against….

Mentors have been there, done that. Their experience can take years off your learning curve. They can teach. Point out the pitfalls. Attach you to their own network. They encourage and support you when things are tough. A mentor will not only point you in the right direction; they can help you see the light…

Whom do you most admire?  What do they have that you don’t? How did they get it? What steps did they take? Can you contact them? (You’d be surprised at how accesible many people are, and how receptive they can be).  What would you ask them if you could? If you can’t reach them, you…

The latest rage for people stuck in a rut is to hire a personal coach.  (Not a personal trainer, but a personal coach – to help them with their bottom line, not their bottoms). These trainers can help you focus your goals, shift careers, and unleash your creativity. They bring you a new perspective, a…

In order to have the freedom to create, you must build a successful business. To build a successful business, you must build some sort of buzz with your PR and promotion.  You may have to go to extreme measures to get people to pay attention to you. This is a weak area for many talented…

To focus your self promotion ideas, answer the following questions: Who is my audience? How much should I spend?  (time, money) Where do I start? If I were looking to hire me and I was new to town, where would I look first? How would I found me? Be seen, read and heard.  What sets…

I have found that having no money makes me more agressive and creative when it comes to self promotion. In fact, some of my best and most succesful self promotion stories were done on a very limited budget. Never let a lack of funds be an excuse to stop you from doing creative self promotion….

  Sometimes you are your own worst enemy. Nobody can sabotage your career as well as you can. Why do creative people often become career kamikazes who crash and burn? The right brainer is more suspectible to some of the pitfalls and problems that befall many people in business for themselves. It is important to…

There are several reasons why the right brainer is suspectible to this disease. These include fear of success, fear of failure and fear that it won’t be perfect. There are many more reasons, but the bottom line in most of them is fear. There are ways to deal with fear. You don’t always have to…

How much money would it take to make you feel as though you had enough? Five hundred thousand euro or dollar? A million? What would you do if you had that kind of money? Would you still work? Would all problems be gone? Actually, having money will not solve all your problems. It will make…

If you don feel you deserve the money you make, you will find a way to sabotage your own success. If you don’t feel as though you’re making as much as you deserve, you’re just like all the rest of us. Ask for a raise. Increase your rates. Setting a value on your work is…

How is your financial health? Is it in critical condition (bankruptcy)? Intensive care (moving back in with Mom?? Burn unit (loaned money, ripped off).  Cancer (bad debt)? Just a common cold (too many payments)? Clean bill of health (savings are growing)? If you want to be wealthy (healthy), study self made wealthy people and the…

Negotiation is an area you’re likely to be very good at. At the same time you are likely to be very uncomfortable with it. Many creatives can use a professional to do the negotiating for them and in most cases that is a good idea. But if you are a freelancer, or a wage earner,…

Don’t decide you’re too good now to do the things that made you a success in the first place. How many opportunities could you be missing out on.  You don’t always have to be the star. You just have to make the most of the opportunities you have. Be nice to people on the way…

I admire people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Not everybody knows exactly what is the best thing to do at any given time. Concentrate on what brings you the highest reward both financially and emotionally. You will have to make some tough choices, many times between better and…

Lack of focus can make you feel like a loser. Everyone is disappointed because you have so much potential but you are all over the place. You are not a bad person if you like to juggle several things at once. it is not an excuse for bad behavior and never following through. It is…

I admire people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Not everybody knows exactly what is the best thing to do at any given time. Concentrate on what brings you the highest reward both financially and emotionally. You will have to make some tough choices, many times between better and…

The only way to rise to the top is to defeat your weaknesses.  For many, that means doing the work and staying with it despite being distracted. Learn to love your work – even the pricky bits – and you won’t be so distractable, and self discipline will feel more like self indulgence, which is…

Perhaps the worst failing common to creative people – and the one that leads to many of the others – is dishonesty.  Not being honest with yourself. Face yourself. Recognize who you are. Understand who you want to be and why. That is the first, most vital step toward setting goals, and setting goals is…

Do you ever feel as though your life is like being in a boat without a rudder and at the mercy of the winds? Being unemployed or underemployed does not help. You must keep your head above water. Stay away from the rocky shoreline and keep the boat afloat with positive storytelling to yourself about…

Wherever you are in your quest for creating the career (and life) you want, you must stay positive to stay afloat.  Fall in love with yourself. What you believe to be yourself, you are. Trust yourself. You will remember  your lines, you will perform well, you will do a good job. You must believe that….

Expect the best. If all you can focus on are negative outcomes, your possibilities shrink and eventually you will need to seek professional help. The story you tell yourself, good or bad, manifest themselves in your external world. People who believe they deserve success and happiness usually attract it. If you believe you’re worthy of…

When I receive a compliment I will  a.  smile and thank the person for noticing  b.  downplay, deflect, and dismiss the compliment If I were offered the chance to trade places with anyone else I  a.  wouldn’t trade places with anyone for any reason  b.  would gladly trade places with another person At this point…

I have seen fear all but destroy many talented people’s dreams. The worst part is that when their worst fears come true, it is because they made them happen. I have seen writers not turn in their manuscripts on time, musicians show up hours late for recording sessions (which cost a small fortune) actors get…

Nothing happens until you take a chance. There is no success without risk. You simply can’t play it safe and expect to come out on top. As an entrepreneur, you must be willing to take risks. I am not saying you should take reckless risks, but be daring and do what others are afraid to…

Answer with ‘True’ or ‘False’ I have a hard time finishing what I start When working on something I am almost certain will be a success, I get anxious and lose my concentration I lack discipline and desire when it comes to key work and will goof oof, missing deadlines I tend to be overly…

Thomas Edison failed twenty thousand times before finding the material suitable for lightbulb filament. When asked about his failures, he said “I didn’t fail. I found twenty thousand ways not to make a lightbulb’. When you push yourself beyond  your comfort zone, occasionally you will stumble and fall. The more you try to do, the…

Critics are everywhere. Rejection comes at you from so many angles you aren’t sure if you should duck, jump, or run. Sometimes it is a sniper attack. Other times it is a full frontal assault by a whole platton of these idiots. Look, you’ll never be able to please them all. So please yourself. Do…

Just engaging in foreplay is not enough. I want you going all the way, all the time. People will respect you for it, more so than if all you did was fool around. Besides, it is far more satisfying. What I am talking about, of course is persistence when it comes to your career. It…

The world needs your ideas and your talent. You can, and will, have all the success you desire. Do you really believe that about yourself? Chances are you don’t. But it is true. Every word of it. If you can stay upbeat and hold on to the belief that you are going to make it,…

The next step is to take action. From here on out, it is up to you. Don’t set limits on yourself because you are lacking in some area that you believe is crucial to your career. Finish what you start. Seeming something through to completion whether it is a hit or not, fills you with…

Life is never exactly the way you want it to be. Life  is not perfect. That does not mean you can’t be happy. You can wish things were different, but that won’t do you much good. If you make avant garde art and wish that the mainstream world ‘got it’ because it is so good,…

Creative professionals want some sense of financial security and total creative freedom. We want to be able to concentrate on our art (and lives) without constantly having to worry about money. We want to make money without having to compromise our artistic integrity or take on projects and jobs we loathe. We want to be…

Myth:  Once I hit it big, I am set for life.  Reality: The creative life is a series of ups and downs. It pays to save for the down times. Myth: Financial management is boring.  Reality: True enough. But when we are talking about your money, doesn’t it suddenly become more titillating? Thought so. Plus,…

For some strange reason, left brainers who write about the financial world tend to complicate things by using stupid formulas, silly terminology, and some really ridiculous ideas about what to do with your money. Why? My guess, to make themselves feel important and useful (and to make us feel like idiots and incapable of dealing…

This guide will change your life. I know that is quite a claim, but I assure you that it is not false advertising and there is no bait-and-switch. This is the real deal. Most books that you have read on this subject were probably okay. Maybe you read them and said, ‘that is nice’ and…

Money is like air – it’s not important until you don’t have any. I can’t force financial management on you any more than you could make a child take a nap when she doesn’t want to. This guide will tell you what to do to make and manage money (spend less than you earn, invest…

Oh Yes You Can!.  We will look at many myths about money, including the one that says that being creative means you are automatically incompetent when it comes to financial matters. RESPECT.  When you have a healthy respect for money, money will respect you too. You will learn how to earn it, then come to…

Your personality is one of your assets, so draw on your strenghts as a right brainer to create income opportunities and handle the business side of your creative endeavors Always remember you are unique… just like everybody else. Not all creative people are disorganized, distracted dreamers, guided by emotion and impulsiveness, making illogical and irrational…

Yes, we can be quite neurotic about money (and the lack thereof), and there is some downside to being a creative, right brained person, but it doesn’t have to mean disaster for your finances. Math Sucks. Math may not be your strongest subject if you are a creative profession, but it doesn’t necessarily give you…

With all this talk about being a right-brainer or a left-brainer, maybe you should see which half of your brain dominates your thinking when it comes to managing your money. Take a look at the two lists below and circle the traits that apply to you from each list. A.  Planner, saver, conservative, organized, practical,…

Don’t even try to deny it. You want it, need it, gotta have it. What is ‘it’? Money (and what money can buy – freedom). The only catch is, what are you willing to do to get it? Not many creative people like to discuss it, but we dream of what more money could mean…

Once you decide what you want to do, the only thing left to figure out is how to support yourself while pursuing it. (Once people discover their calling, many would be willing to work for free, but you don’t have to). Put another way, we want to earn money doing something we love even if…

Let us look at how much money you want and how you would handle it Describe in detail what you want your financial picture to look like. What areas do you need to improve in when it comes to making money? How would you like to handle your money? What are some new habits you’d…

Liberty means freedom. Freedom to do what you want with your time and your life. Freedom to spend it on things that give you inner satisfaction and joy. In other words, we are talking about finding what pushes your buttons. When you know what you want without a doubt, you will be wiling to sacrifice…

Seeing is believing. You want to be able to see it, feel it, believe it. Financial freedom begins by believing. The more you believe you will earn more money, deserve to have money, the more likely you will get it. You want a money mind and not one that is rooted in poverty. The way…

I have met people over the years who are able to earn a living and make their dreams come true doing the most unbelievable and unusual things. No matter how bizarre your dreams are, if there is a will there is usually a way. When we were kids we thought anything was possible We need…

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.  Whatever that purpose is, it drives you. Difficult? The difference between difficult and doable is passion. Anything that is truly worthwhile, passion is part of it. When there is something to strive for and you want it badly, you can endure the setbacks and struggles and…

Maybe making money isn’t your highest priority, but if you don’t earn something from somewhere it becomes difficult to sustain yourself, and the dream dies. So force yourself to think about money and how to get paid. Money made easily is just as valuable as hard – earned income. There is no need to feel…

Recognizing potential pitfalls regarding the handling of your finances is the first step to avoiding them. Without any judgment answer these questions honestly and quickly with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Have you ever supported some else while you,  your art, your dreams, your life were put on hold? Are you too afraid to cut lose…