Your work matters. But the world won’t recognize this until you do. You have to avoid the temptation to give all your work away for free, believing it will somehow lead to compensation. It won’t. Those opportunities often leave the artist feeling frustrated and bitter. I’m not saying you can’t be generous or that you should be arrogant, but there’s nothing wrong with seeing the value in your work. In the New Renaissance, art can be business, and business can be art. To believe anything else will leave you feeling stuck, frustrated, and bitter. It’s time to stop undervaluing your work and
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