35. getting paid for your art pt 1: passion, purpose, + profit

i hear so many people say "i just want to get paid for my art". but i don't see even half of them actually selling their art. and i think i know why. this week we will discuss how to know if you actually want to get paid for your art. next week we will dive into what to do if that answer is *yes*.

(there is some fuzziness in the audio off and on, i'm not sure what happened here but i'll do my best to resolve it by next week! sorry y'all!)

listen in to hear:

• a little life update
• how to know if getting paid for your art is really what you want and what that would look like
• examining "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" + trading hours for money
• how i view getting paid for my music and where my income comes from
• prioritizing art versus profiting from art, getting paid for your art versus making art *and* getting paid
• creating for the sake of creating versus creating to make money
• recognizing where you do have choice
• why i didn't move to new york to be on broadway
• what i did instead
• should you get paid for your passion or something you're good at?
• making the case for potentially wasting your time

some journal prompts to explore more:

• what would it look like to actually make money from my art? what would my day to day look like?
• is that what i want? is that the lifestyle i want to have?
• what other options are out there? what could fuel my art so i can continue prioritizing it?
• who is doing what i want to do already? what does their day to day look like? is that what i want?
• what are all of the things that happen between making art and getting paid for it? and are you willing to do that?

what's next?:

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