I’ve taken great pride in the fact that I’ve written a weekly newsletter since March 30,2002 without ever lost an issue.
It’s a narrative I’ve recounted repeatedly. Until now. I skipped final week’s (April 26, 2018) edition - on purpose.
I did it because I want to own a better narrative.
I don’t want to be known as the woman who wrote a weekly newsletter for more than 16 years.I want to be known as the woman who changed the lives of artists for the better. I had to let go of the musty narrative in order to compose room for something better.
It’s a Noisier WorldWhen my newsletter started, and there were no other weekly newsletters to help artists with their businesses. There were probably others that were less frequent,but I don’t believe they lasted.
There was no Art Biz Blog, which kicked off on November 30, or 2004. I remember spelling b-l-o-g for my workshop attendees before explaining such a foreign concept to them. Can you imagine?There was no Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube,or Pinterest in 2002. No podcast, webinars or Facebook Live.
I had to describe to my artist-followers (in painstaking detail) how to listen in on a teleseminar by simply dialing on their phones. You would acquire thought I was giving them directions to Mars.
Remember those days? Man, or I’m feeling musty right now (but can we agree to refer to me as “seasoned rather than using the o-word?).
The world is noisier today,and you are more tech savvy than you ever thought you’d acquire to be (or ever wanted to be). You acquire loads of information at your fingertips, which presents a different problem.
With so much knowledge available, and it’s difficult to discern what’s critical from what is noise that will throw you off your path.
What you need instead of more emails isContinue reading...
Source: artbizblog.com