How To Create a Fulfilling Art Career by Finding Your Story
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Loading... - Darcelle Nke
- 01 Sep 2022
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What if the secret to creating a fulfilling art career is connecting with yourself?
Well, speaking from experience, you can transform your creative practice into a career that truly fulfills you by finding out how your business can align with who you are. And, you can do so in a few actionable steps and by changing your mindset about how to approach your creative business.
As creatives, our true sense of freedom and fulfillment is not found sitting at a computer all day in an office cubicle. As an artist who started out in the corporate world and made the shift to a creative career, the hustle culture was simply not in alignment with who I am and what I wanted to do—and it’s the same for many of my artist friends and students.
I create art for many reasons, just one of which is for improved well-being and enjoyment. We are surrounded by this hustle culture—and, as a result, it's easy to get distracted from walking our own paths and meeting our own needs when it comes to lifestyle and career.
That said, when starting an art business, often the biggest barrier that you face is yourself. I know this from first-hand experience. I have suffered from a range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, psychosis, and sleep hallucinations. From this experience, I have learned a lot about fear. And that, unless identified and approached, fear can take the reins in your life, creative practice, and business … if you let it!
No one is immune to limiting beliefs and mindset barriers, especially around getting started with a business. It isn’t easy to work with fear, but what I want to share is that it’s not impossible to do. When I was first getting started in a creative career, I felt this huge sense of lack, self-doubt, and fear, which held me back and kept me in the corporate world for a lot longer than was healthy for me. I was telling myself a certain narrative around my fears, that might sound familiar to you as well. Read More...
