Adapted from “The war of Art”
- The pros art is his job, not his inspiration.
- The pro works 7 days a week, the amateur flirts with their art as a hobby. (does not mean its your job, but it consumes you).
- Pros love the game enough to do whatever it takes to make their art professional. Amateurs love the game, but don’t love it enough to engage the risk that it takes to become a professional.
- Pros do not let others actions define who they are or how they work.
- Pros know the difference between urgent and important and do the important first.
- Pros show up. Sit down. Stay all day. And ship art. Everyday. They follow the route necessary to produce.
- Pros realize the importance of creating their art, and the impact that what they do could create.
- Pros ask for help.
- Pros stay committed to the marathon and do not deceive themselves into believing art creation is a sprint.
- Pros identify where they end and where their art beings.
- Pros identities are found in being creators, not the creations they make.
- Pros learn to handle praise and blame.
- Pros face fear and rejection.
- Pros never take success or failure personally.
- Pros know how to construct work spaces to create their best art. They understand order. (don’t confuse this with messy vs cleanliness)
- Pros simplify and share the “mystery”of what they do with others.
- Pros know that they do is birthed out of their refined gifts and talents and that not everyone can do what they do…its more than ticks, smoke, and mirrors.
- Pros don’t accept excuses.
- Pros figure out how to respond and not react.
- Pros remove the emotion and add humanity when necessary.
- Pros don’
- t stop learning. They are committed to growth, new techniques, and whatever makes them better.
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