Recognition
Everyone wants to be recognized. For themselves as individuals, for their talent, their gift, their message, their art or their achievements. Recognition is received through degrees, certificates and awards, but much more so through facts, openness, respect, ethics and acceptance.
Dive into a series of blog posts about different situations of recognition for artists.
Again and again I get this or a similar statement in relation to marketing & art. Almost one in three creatives actually seems to believe that online marketing by artists is an admission of an unsuccessful creative existence.
But how does one come up with such thoughts?
Stop it now! And do the right thing. Now.
When I ask artists what the goals are, I frequently get the answer, “I’d like to be successful with my art.” Yes, but what does that mean exactly?
Many people believe that they need to give others important advice or guidance all the time. But the line between constructive assistance and inappropriate remarks is not infrequently small.
Every day we are faced with thousands of decisions. Most of them we make unconsciously, others we put off for a long time. Of all things, we find it particularly difficult to make decisions that are about our own development and growth.