Nion Radio With Nick Onken

Taking on a proper perspective can temper us for great success and creating a full life. We all go through funks in our creative journey. In fact, I’m going through one right now. It’s really challenging when your creative outlet is also your product and your living - it adds a whole other level of complication and can make your funk even worse because it can mean that not only is your creativity not at it’s best, but neither is your money making. When I get in a funk I find myself questioning everything: Am I good enough? Am I on the right path? Am I an impostor? When is the next job coming? My inner critic is raging, and it’s a constant battle not to take any rejection personally. We can’t choose our circumstances, but we can choose how we deal with them. So today I’m sharing some of my tips to help you get through a funk in your creative career. Even if it doesn’t make you money, just create things that make you happy. Some things we learn in this podcast: You have to keep it in perspective [4:35]