The Career Journey of Growth-Minded Artists (ep. 186)

host: Alyson Stanfield


I want to talk about something that I think gets in the way of
how you think about what a successful art business is or can be.


I want to help you reframe your daily decisions, actions, and
results (or lack thereof)—to embrace the volatility of an artist
life. To understand that there will be highs and lows, and that
just comes along with the territory.


One of the most-used business metaphors is the ladder of success,
which is problematic for two reasons:
Nobody reaches the top of anything in life by going straight
up. What happens when you get to the top?

I have a different vision. Your art career is a circle consisting
of 3 areas:


Inspiration+Research, Studio Practice, and Business+Marketing.


You’re a sphere (okay, a ping pong ball) bouncing back and forth
from one area to the next as you grow your art career.


Let me explain …


 


RELATED EPISODES


Calculating Risks in Your Art Business with Leah Smithson (ep.
94)


What Your Failures Are Teaching You with Laura Petrovich-Cheney
(ep. 95)


Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron (ep. 114)


How to Feel Like a Successful Artist (ep. 165)


 


To read more, see images, find resources mentioned, and leave a
comment, visit https://artbizsuccess.com/growth-minded-artists


 


Does your art business need a boost or a refresh? Please see my
comprehensive art-marketing program, Essentials for Artist
Success   full of tools, strategies, and process you need to
establish your professionalism and increase your visibility. For
those with beginning and emerging art careers and those who need
to approach their business with more thought and intention.


 


️ The Art Biz is recorded on the traditional land of the
Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute tribes.


 


~ ~ ! ATTENTION INDIGENOUS ARTISTS and BIPOC ARTISTS ! ~
~


This is an invitation to all Indigenous and BIPOC artists,
wherever you are in the world, to share your story here on The
Art Biz. Here’s how ~~~~>
https://artbizsuccess.com/pitch-podcast/