Creating art for a living is exactly like any other job.
You need to do it even when you don’t want to. And you also have to do things that you might not like. Things like editing, refining details and marketing.
If you want to make a living through your art, you need more than just love for what you do.
You can end up hating your hobby.
This is the mistake I saw many entrepreneurs make when they start a business.
They want to make money doing what they love. Just as MJ DeMarco says in his “Millionaire Fastlane”, if you start a business by doing what you love, you will end up broke and hating your hobby. The same goes for artists who want to transform their hobby into their livelihood.
That’s why you can’t make a living by just doing what you love.
You need a bigger purpose behind your art.
It can’t just be “make a living with what you want”.
Otherwise, you will be part of the legions of people who try a little bit, fail and spend the rest of their lives complaining about their lack of fortune. If you have a bigger purpose behind your art:
- You will not just do what you love, but you will also do what’s necessary.
- You will feel satisfaction for every achievement you get.
- You will not go online complaining about “impostor syndrome” (which, as I said many times, is a total B.S.).
- You will not burn out or feel aimless when you face big challenges (and, trust me, they always come).