If I'd waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started "being creative," well, I'd still be sitting around trying to figure myself out instead of making things. In my experience, it's in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are.

Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.

Enjoy your obscurity while it lasts.

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.

The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.

Show your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention to them, because they'll have a lot to show you.

Don't worry about doing research. Just search.