Matt RaglandNewsletter Guy, YouTuber, Proud Dad of 4 and BJJ Purple Belt

Real artists don't starve.

Name: Real artists don't starve.
Uploaded: 2024-04-29T14:15:01+00:00
Duration: 8 s
Channel: Matt Ragland
Description: Matt Ragland argues that aspiring creators focus too much on art and ignore the business side. Passion alone won't pay bills. Treating your work as a…

29 Apr 2024 · 0 min

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Matt Ragland argues that aspiring creators focus too much on art and ignore the business side. Passion alone won't pay bills. Treating your work as a business, not just a craft, is what keeps you from starving.

I see a lot of my friends want to become creators and they only know the art side of being a creator and they don't know the business side of being a creator.
Gosh, that took me so long to figure out.
Exactly. Like, you should chase it, but you can't sustain it if you're not making money from it. Like, there's nothing glamorous about a suffering creator who chased their passion so hard that they can't afford to eat, right? Like, becoming a creator is the business side of it too.
My friend Jeff Goins, one of my favorite books of his is called Real Artists Don't Starve. And I was like, oh, that's such a good title.