• Knows they are not a brand. Brands are consistent, artists are not.
• Needs to grow. Once they stop doing this, they’re dead.

• Gets frustrated but carries on.

• Gets angry but doesn’t respond.

• Knows the most ardent supporters are those who are silent.

• Finishes.

• Is willing to learn.

• Knows that inspiration creates the best work, but that sometimes creation begets inspiration. In other words, once you grease the wheels you might be inspired to do something great.

• Knows that those who respond first are the ones to be most ignored.

• Knows the more you know, the longer you’ve been doing it, the harder it gets, even though you are that much more skilled.

• Realizes that putting one’s foot in the pool is the first step and most people are unwilling to do this.

• Knows to ignore their most vocal critics. It’s usually more about the person who is criticizing than the work.

• Knows the audience has expectations, but is not concerned with fulfilling them.

• Is willing to go broke.

AN ARTIST …
• Endures negative feedback.

• Takes risks on a regular basis.

• Does not create to satiate the audience but themselves.

• Creates because they need to.

• Works without the audience in mind.

• Knows that they will oftentimes be ahead of the audience.

Grand Mother and her sisters

Thanks Greg