Three life plot twists and finding my lemonade.
Sharing 3 hard things -
1. I was rejected from a juried Art Show in Northern California (put on the wait list) a few days ago.2. My amazing and expert Substack coach told me that I needed to “pivot” and reboot my current Substack plan and strategy (tons of rewriting) -she was 100% right of course!
3. Drinking even one glass of wine these days, is causing my insomnia.
“Ouchy” - Art Show Rejection! I had this on my calendar already for the Fall, and even had a friend scheduled to join me. I had gotten into a few shows recently and thus, was overly confident about getting in.
Lemonade lesson: I did not submit professional photos nor did I carefully create a compelling collection. Submitting to art shows take so much time, and the automated system I used for this first time, lured me into thinking I could upload things quickly and not overly craft the submission. I will not repeat these mistakes again.
2. “Yikes” - Complete reboot of my Substack after having a superb, but painfully honest feedback session with my Substack coach.
Lemonade lesson: I felt excited and relieved 3 hours into the rewrites, and realized that I was going to ultimately have more fun and longevity with my new Substack focus “Eclectic Artist.” Even though there is so now so much new work ahead of me, I know I am investing in my future that will interest me long term.
3. “Single tear down the Cheek.” I had already downshifted my wine drinking to 1-2 drinks a week, but after each single glass of wine, I had big sleep troubles including being stuck awake for 4 hours last night.
Lemonade lesson: Wine Vs. Sleep - Sleep wins, but ohh this smarts.
How about you? Any rough patches to share? for us Creatives out there?
Any lemonade recipes?