55: How To Create A Career in Art Part 9/15 3 Tips on Creating Your Center Circle
b'Fill your time with people and things that inspire you.\\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\\u2019re 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 ninth installment of my 15 part series on how to make a career in art.\\nPeople that are doing cool shit like to hang out with other people that are doing cool shit.\\n\\nSome things we learn in this podcast:\\n\\n \\tYou are the average of the 5 people you hang out with the most [0:35]\\n \\tOur friends\\xa0 shape the way we see the world [1:15]\\n \\tSpending time with people can mean different things in this day and age [1:35]\\n \\tGet rid of negative and toxic people in your life [2:00]\\n \\tSpend your time on personal growth, and with people that will encourage that [2:45]\\n \\tThe importance of setting boundaries with negative people [3:10]\\n \\tThink about where you want to be and who you want to become [3:30]\\n \\tYou have to be strategic about what you want to create [4:05]\\n \\tIt\\u2019s important to be aware of who you are being and what you are offering [4:25]\\n \\tPeople get inspired by people that activate their dreams [5:15]\\n \\tIt\\u2019s good to connect with people outside of business and the craft you\\u2019re working on [6:35]\\n \\tYou want to create a circle of people who are going to help you grow to be your optimum self [7:00]\\n\\nLinks mentioned:\\n\\n \\tListen to the podcast episode about finding a mentor here\\n \\tMusic Credit: Sans Toi by Kidswaste'