The infographic above breaks down many of the traits between successful vs unsuccessful artists.
Although sometimes there are circumstances beyond one’s control, most barriers to success are self-generated and can be fixed.
Artists are naturally born to manifest. We have a thought, imagine it and make it come true on paper, canvas or out of stone. So why do we have trouble manifesting our art business dreams? The great thing about having a successful art career as a fine artist is that we can make it up! Just like we conceive a piece of art, we conceive our art businesses too.
Do you agree with the traits of Successful VS Unsuccessful Artists? Let me know what you think! ~Lori
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Thank you, Lori, for making this infographic.
ps. I made this on that site you referred me to, Canva!
Hello Lucy! Glad you found this infographic interesting. 🙂
Concise, compelling and complete! Well done compilation, Lori. Couldn’t agree more with the way you’ve divided the positive from the negative, and especially how you’ve spotlighted the power we have inside to make change rather than rely on others to do it for us. This infographic is the core of a powerful philosophy! What if you took each point and expanded it, with examples and…. ta dah: you could end up with a great “Artist Manual for Success” (aka a book)? You could easily develop these ideas into a weekend workshop as well. To me, these idea are so true they fit like a glove – would love to see them developed.
Hello Eric,
I really enjoyed your Google Plus comment a while back, and am obviously behind on my blog comments. Thanks so much for taking time to comment here as well. I do appreciate your support of these points made in this post. I plan to start a mentorship program that will encompass these principles. Your feedback is greatly appreciated Eric.
I will keep you in the loop!!!
Lori 🙂
I get a little aggravated every time I hear about how people shouldn’t be afraid of failure in regard to being successful. It feels flippant. In regard to failure, everyone is different and leads different lives. In regard to pursuing an art career, for example, if some people fail in regard to it, it’s a stumbling block, but they can bounce back from it. Other people may lead different lives though, and if they make that same failure, for them, it might be catastrophic.
It’s hard for me, for example, when I talk to some of my other art friends about having an art career, because they don’t entirely understand that my cost of failure is way higher than theirs, due to my other unique life circumstances. That’s why I’m a lot more conservative in how I go about things. But then I get really down, because I feel like I’m being kept down. It creates a vicious cycle, and destroys my motivation. There are times when I just feel like I can’t win.
I really feel like sometimes that to be a successful artist, you have to have a particular set of life circumstances in place, already. And if you don’t have a certain few things in your favor, you’re already at a major disadvantage. That’s not to say you can’t ever succeed, but you have to work drastically harder for it.
Hello Zhen, I knew this post would generate some great feedback and conversation. I do agree with you about ‘a particular set of life circumstances’ and am aware that some people are challenged by this. However, ‘successful’ is somewhat of a relative term too – and so is ‘failure’.
It has been my experience, that our personal perspective has a lot of influence on success/failure. I’ve learned and have grown from my failures and wouldn’t be where I am without them. I’ve been shut down, and rejected more than I have been accepted. But, I’ve become stronger for it. I also believe that the sky is the limit!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
I agree with both lists Lori. To see them side by side lets you really see the differences. And those that are successful seem to have a more open mind as well. We accept our failures and use them to succeed. Plus, depending on your opinion of success really helps where your path will lead you.
Hello Taylor, yes our perspective really matters – doesn’t it? I’m glad you enjoyed this list. I have found it to be true.
I think the lists are very accurate. Thanks for sharing. The listening to the negative, mainly from myself, is my biggest issue. That and plain old procrastination.
great list, so glad i fall into the “successful” category!! I’ve seen a few fellow artists over the years fall into that negative category. one of my biggest pet peeves with some artists is not sharing of technique and information. I guess they think their work is going to be exactly duplicated, which in most cases unlikely to happen!!
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