You need to be comfortable to make others uncomfortable.
The surest sign that you're working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don't complain very much about doing what it takes.
Love the necessary hard work.
Gratitude is an astoundingly reliable, immediate way of becoming present.
If you're making art, you are not separate from your brand.
Value inner attunement as much as you value outer attainment.