Art is the work of a human, an individual seeking to make a statement, to cause a reaction, to connect. Art is something new, every time, and art might not work, precisely because it's new, because it's human and because it seeks to connect.

If you're different somehow and have made yourself unique, people will find you and pay you more.

One reason I encourage people to blog is that the act of doing it stretches your available vocabulary and hones a new voice.

Art...is the intentional act of using your humanity to create a change in another person...Passion is caring enough about your art that you will do almost anything to give it away, to make it a gift, to change people.

You don't need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.

The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question is whether you care enough to pick yourself.

If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you've got. Just don't plan on using it as a shortcut to making a living.