“Artmaking involves skills that can be learned. . . In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive. . . Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.” LongHardRunningArtistVoiceAcceptingTalentHard WorkBecomingSkillsPerseveranceFollowingLong RunsDistinctiveAccepting Yourself Author:David Bayles
“It's a culture shock to go from obscurity to notoriety in a flash. Its more to it than talent and money; its pressure, stress, enemies, critics; you have to develop relationships and a team. There are all of these things that go along with taking a leap and following your dreams.” DreamCultureEnemyTeamTalentStressPressureCriticsFollowingYour DreamsShockLeapFlashFollow Your DreamsObscurityNotorietyCulture Shock Author:T. D. Jakes