1. Constantly compare yourself to other artists.
2. Talk to your family about what you do and expect them to cheer you on.
3. Base your success of your entire career on one project.
4. Stick with what you know.
5. Undervalue your expertise.
6. Let money dictate what you do.
7. Bow to societal pressures.
8. Only do work that your family would love.
9. Do whatever the client/customer/gallery owner/patron/investor asks.
10. Set unachievable overwhelming goals to be accomplished by tomorrow.
haha. I have heard this list was written by www.kerismith.com?!?! I am SOO GUILTY OF 1,3,5, and 10. hah which ones are you?
March 12th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
i would say i am very guilty of 1, 2 (this one is extremely hard for me), 7, and 10.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
and a little encouragement for you…even though you are falling into mind-traps. you are doing something right because your work is aMAZing!
March 12th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
lets see, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10.
haha this made my day. lol
March 12th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
1.2.5.9.10
Good to see I’m not alone.
very good list:)
March 13th, 2009 at 12:05 am
AMEN! Thanks for the lid raising.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:10 am
I won two coloring contests in elementary school. It all boiled down to shading. You’ve gotta shade.
March 13th, 2009 at 8:28 am
ryan made a good point..haha
great list…I think I’ve been guilty of all those reasons one time or another. 1 is the top of the list.
March 13th, 2009 at 8:55 am
1 thru 7? dang that’s horrid.
March 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
yep yep yep….i might need to post this list on my wall.
March 13th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Very good post. I am so guilty of half that list.
March 13th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
1 2 3 5 10…indeed. and sometimes I let 4 sneak up on me, but I quickly push her back down. She feels safe you know..
March 13th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Oh, so that’s the reason why I’m miserable
ha ha
March 16th, 2009 at 2:36 am
1, 5, 6, 7
Extremely
all of those
March 16th, 2009 at 9:47 am
1,3,5,6,7,9,10
AHHHHH!
March 16th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
HAHAHAHAA.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
all of these. haha
May 17th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
totally 1, 4,5, and 9 :/
sad day.
May 26th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Oh man – a heaping helping of 1, 2, 7, and 10 … with a dash of 5 & 6. A good wakeup call, actually.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
1, 5, 6, 9. At least. If not all!!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
1 and especially 2! Why do I always think they will be excited for me? I think when you really LOVE what you do- it doesn’t take many people to encourage you. Although many would be great!
July 30th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
wasn’t this originally written by keri smith?
http://www.kerismith.com/blog/archives/000360.html
July 31st, 2009 at 12:10 am
haha. I dont know. I think that list has been around for a while now!! I couldnt tell ya who wrote it. i for sure didnt.
July 31st, 2009 at 12:18 am
thanks for your response. no disrespect meant! i just love Keri Smith’s work – she is very generous with it – I immediately recognized it! best wishes to you….
November 29th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
1, 2, 5, and 7