How to step out of Corporate America to Thriving Artist – Andrea Garvey
Andrea Garvey stepped out of corporate America as a creative director into a world where she could paint and teach and create the life she wanted through her art!
8 years ago Andrea’s mother in law who she was very close too died, she was an artist. Two nights later, Andrea had a vivid extremely colourful dream, it shook her so much, she was drawn to start painting, she says this literally stirred her soul and helped with all of the grief and loss. This became and obsession, Andrea kept learning and practising until she had to quite her life as a creative director and step fully into her art.
Andrea’s Takeaways
1.Take classes become the student again
2.Carve out time at each week
3.Make an area in your house where the kids can go and create too
4.10 mins a day, that’s all you need!
5.Google anything you need to know, no one was taught
6.Set yourself a challenge and a date and stick to it each day.
7.Being accountable moves your business leaps and bounds -Invest in a mastermind or a buddy each week making that commitment means your committing to your business
8.You may not be able to afford a coach or mentor, but there’s so much for free online now, in podcasts, blogs, you tube videos and clubhouse, give yourself that learning time.
9.Be ok with being the learner, no one knew how to do YouTube videos or online classes.
10.Look at your day and ask yourself, ‘can I outsource?’ This doesn’t have to cost money. You could swap your skills with each other.
11.Imposter syndrome comes up for everyone, expect it and look at it and say ‘I see you? That’s ok!’
12 Having a morning routine to yourself is huge. Give yourself an hour before the house wakes up to journal and meditate
13 Have a love note folder! Print off all of your reviews, DM’s and positive emails, this will remind you what you've done who you’ve helped!
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