327. 3 Things That Led Me To Hate My Art Business [& How I Fixed It]

Artist Academy

This week’s episode of the Artist Academy Podcast shines a light on the negative side of owning your own art business. We often chat about how AMAZING working for yourself is, but nobody can argue that entrepreneurship comes with a heavy mental load at times.

The 3 things that led me to reeeally dislike my art business (and at times still do) are:

1. Overbooking
I would schedule every weekday (and most weekends) back to back with projects to fit in as much work as possible! This led to an overly crammed schedule as soon as one project went over, or the weather didn’t cooperate, or a personal matter came up.

FIX: I only schedule 1 project per week nowadays even though I have half the week open. Why? Because life happens. Customers ask for more details, rain days cause the schedule to be flip-flopped, kids get sick, etc… But with a semi-open schedule, when life happens, it’s okay.

2. The “Should-To-Do” List
There are endless amounts of things on my list of business improvement ideas.
I should be posting more reels.
I should be learning something new.
I should be focusing more on YouTube.
I should be adding things to my website.
I should be making more/updated tutorials.

FIX: I finish the things I started before starting yet another new thing. I created a baseline of “things to get done this week” to feel productive, instead of focusing on the things I haven’t done or need to do.

Listen to today’s episode to hear the 3 things I make sure to get done every single week!

3. Uncertainty
There are so many ways to go about creating an art career. Which decision will make me the happiest, and most fulfilled, all while being the most profitable??
Will I have work next week/month/quarter/year?
How do I grow my business? What is the right next step?

FIX: Go on a walk to help my brain think more clearly. Get real with myself about what would make me happy and not contribute to a survival mode mentality. Listen to this week’s episode to hear exactly how I talk myself out of overwhelm and uncertainty!

www.MuralMoney.com
www.ArtistAcademy.co