Empowering Artists Podcast

Lately, I've been learning a lot about people who have had negative energies (like people or circumstances) be removed from their lives and subsequently, how much lighter they've felt. As I've been hearing more and more about this, I've noticed a pattern of who people surround themselves with to be happy and also to continue working towards what they want as artists. Take a listen today to find out the kind of people you should surround yourself with in your life. 

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As artists, we're always seeking out where we can find our next job, gig or performance, but what we don't think about is how the work we are doing now, will help us get work in the future. In today's episode I'm breaking down my own experiences with this and how we can look at our opportunities now, for opportunities that will come later on. 

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Have you ever decided to do something, and then found yourself making lots of excuses as to why you couldn't? Or maybe you said to yourself, 'I'll do it later." And then later turns into never? Yeah, I've been there a lot, and I'm here to tell you that it happens to everyone. But what separates people, are those who choose to push past that resistance. Take a listen to hear about resistance I've come up against in my career and how I pushed through it. 

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This week's episode is inspired by two personal experiences that happened to me last week, both having to do with payment for a project. It's easy for artists to shy away from asking a fair wage for what our skills our worth because we're excited to have any work at all, but it's also doing a disservice to both us and the industry that we are in. By low balling ourselves, or convincing ourselves that it's okay to work for free on someone else's passion project we're creating an atmosphere that is saying 'hey you don't need to pay us artists a fair (and living!) wage.' And that's not okay. 

In today's episode I'm sharing with you the exact situations I experienced last week and how I'm approaching them about payment for their projects. Oh, and I'm not being sorry about asking for money, and you shouldn't either.   

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It's a crazy concept, but the title says it all. No matter what industry you are in, artistic or not, you are your best investment. That means spending money to improve your business, spending money to invest in your materials, and spending money to further your education and knowledge. And that can be scary since investments often come with a big price tag. Today I'm diving in to why it can be difficult to invest in yourself, even if you want to, how to overcome that doubt and why investing in yourself will be the best decision you will ever make. 

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This past weekend, I heard a very interesting statement that was first said by Kevin Hart. To paraphrase, it was to not invite people into the conversation about your dreams. That really struck a chord with me since we've all been there before and had advice that maybe was well meaning, but did not come out in the best way. I'm sharing my thoughts today on why only your opinions matter when it comes to your dreams and how to get out of feeling like everyone's opinion has to be taken into consideration.  

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Have you ever heard someone's opinions that someone or something is or isn't successful? I've heard time and time again that only when you reach a certain 'achievement' only then can you be considered successful in your artistic career. Well today, I'm talking about why that isn't true. How you define success is not up to other people. The only person who can define your success is you. Take a listen now to see how you can start to understand and define your own success, and how to feel empowered as an artist while doing so. 

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As things start to pick back up in the artistic world, it can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of things. However, it's just as important to remember that while everything is starting up again, we don't push ourselves too much and give ourselves grace. In today's episode I'm sharing a personal story about how I was so ready to get back into my art and how I was personally pushing myself, maybe too much, and what I learned from it. 

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Happy Monday! The first month of 2022 has almost come and gone, and I don't know about you but it was a doozy for me. Lots of great stuff happened but lots of not great stuff happened too. In today's episode, I'm sharing with you something that happened to me that made me doubt that another opportunity like it would come along again, why that rationally wasn't true, and how I moved through that doubt. Take a listen today!

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We've heard it before, that comparing yourself to others is never what you should do, but have you ever though of why, other than it's just a bad idea? Today I'm doing a deep dive into the REAL reasons why you can't compare yourself to others and really get into the explanation that helped me stop with my comparisons. 

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