45: How to Create a Career in Art Part 4/15 The 10,000 Hour Grind
b"No matter where you come from, you still have to put in the hard work to master your craft.\\nPart 4/15 How to Create\\xa0a Career in Art: The 10,000 Hour Grind\\n\\nCreating a high profile career in fashion and lifestyle photography is gratifying, but what it took from me to get there is\\xa0the real gift.\\n\\nDuring the last ten years of creating this career, I\\u2019ve learned a few things that might be useful to the up-and-comers. In this collection of episodes I break\\xa0down the process that I used to make a living with my art.\\xa0These tips go beyond my\\xa0world of photography and\\xa0transcend into any creative venture.\\n\\nThe lessons can be useful if you're into illustration, fashion design, fashion\\xa0blogging, music, performing arts, writing or any other creative hustle. Think of it like the DNA of a\\xa0creative professional. Think of it like\\xa0the building blocks of inspiration.\\n\\nThis is the Fourth\\xa0installment of my 15 part series on how to make a career in art.\\nThere is always going to be a next level.\\n\\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\\n\\n \\tThe 10,000 hour grind is a crucial part of creating a career in art [1:15]\\n \\tHustle can\\u2019t be taught - it comes from within [1:25]\\n \\tMy favorite\\xa0quotes about hustle [1:35]\\n \\tThe 10,000 hour philosophy comes from Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers [3:15]\\n \\tThe hard work includes the mental and emotional journey [3:35]\\n \\tHow to balance a job and still work on your 10,000 hours [4:45]\\n \\tThe possibility of a job that allows more money and less time, leaving more time for your craft [5:55]\\n \\tIt takes time to get jobs that pay and then to actually make a profit from those jobs [8:15]\\n \\tYou have to not only\\xa0perfect your craft, but to build a business around it [8:45]\\n \\tHitting the 10,000 hour mark or the 5 year mark doesn\\u2019t mean you get to stop grinding [9:30]\\n \\tAlways grind, always hustle, always create new things [10:35]\\n\\nLinks mentioned:\\n\\n \\tLearn more about Generosity Water\\n \\tI was excited to speak in Brooklyn at Adobe Creative Jam\\n \\tRead Malcom Gladwell\\u2019s Outliers\\n \\tCheck out The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss\\n \\tUpcoming guests on Shoptalk Radio include:\\xa0Jeff Staple,\\xa0Elle Luna,\\xa0Jayson Gaignard\\n \\tMusic credit: Wall Street by Ramzoid"