Willow Talk

Relying on Self Trust with Rose Koerner

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The Interview:

In this episode we sat down with Massachusetts based metal smith, Rose Koerner. Tune in to learn more about Rose’s first few months as a full time artist, how she juggles the many hats a artistic entrepreneur must wear, and how she needed to trust in herself to make one of her biggest leaps.

We Also Talk About:
  • The feasibility of making art for a living
  • Trusting yourself to know what’s best for you, rather than doing what people expect of you
  • Reflections of Rose’s first few months as a full time artist
  • Rose’s career progression as an educator to an artist
  • The importance of having people in your life to support and uplift you in your work (especially when you are having doubts in yourself)
  • The real impacts of burnout
  • Why we need to go through uncomfortable emotions to reach the other side stronger or more enlightened
  • Why we sometimes need to walk away from things we enjoy to make space for achieving our goals and dreams
  • How artists can and should learn entrepreneurial and marketing skills
  • Why you can’t fail if you view every experience as an experiment
  • The inflated importance of social media goals and how we weigh social success as overall success
  • Why rose first got into metal smithing
  • The misconception that being a full time artist is only for a select few
    • Where to Find Rose.
    • Instagram: @just__rosy
    • www.just-rosy.com
      • Other Mentions.
      • Pretty Decent
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