Dr. John A. KingIndigenous Australian. 100% Human. Neo-Noir Novelist. Poet. Speaker. Performance coach. More than a Survivor. Terrible Golfer, Awkward Dancer🕺

You're Still an Artist | Finally Friday #shorts

22 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this short motivational video, Speaker A encourages viewers to view themselves as full‑time artists who support their creative practice alongside other work, rather than as hobbyists hoping to become artists someday. While acknowledging that most people cannot devote a full 40‑hour workweek to art, the speaker reframes the limited 5‑10 hours per week as valuable, emphasizing that this time becomes a source of passion and purpose when approached as a craft. The talk stresses that the thing you are passionate about can ultimately fund your future, but until that point, you must be honest about the journey and avoid frustration, finding fulfillment in the process. Speaker B offers brief affirmations, reinforcing the supportive tone.

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thinking of yourself as a full-time artist that supports yourself through other things, as opposed to someone who does other things is hoping one day to be an artist. And what will happen is you'll change your world. Your world will change. And you may not be able to spend the 40 hours a week on it you want to, but I tell you what, the 5 or 10 that you get to, you will see those in a totally different light. And you will start to understand that that is the passion and the thing that you live for. And I think that's the difference when you move from craft and hobby, um, or from hobby into craft. Like the craft of writing, the craft of painting, the craft of making and creating food, cake, beverage, whatever it is, you know.
Whatever it is.
And, um, I think that the, the hope we have for everyone is ultimately the very thing that you're passionate about is the thing that funds your future. But what do you do till you get there? And I think that's something that we need to be honest about and understand that this is a journey.
Yeah.
And you don't have to be frustrated along the way. You can be incredibly fulfilled.