How to Balance Your Art and Life - Ep 122

02/21/24 • 34 min

https://Art2Life.com - Do you feel like every waking moment has to be dedicated to your art or thinking about your art? When you finally have the time to create, are you already exhausted? When I’m talking about balance, I’m talking about setting up your energy. You have to curate your life so that you’re energized when it’s time to create. In this episode of the Art2Life Podcast, I share 10 ways I strive to balance my life and my art.

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Establish a schedule [2:44]

Define boundaries [5:12]

Prioritize self-care [7:48]

Let planning be a creative exercise [10:49]

Learn to say “no” to say “yes” [14:03]

Delegate work to free up your time [16:03]

Created a dedicated workspace [18:34]

Practice mindfulness [22:12]

Regularly assess and adjust [26:30]

Focus on non-artistic endeavors [27:32]

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Art of Your Life Free Workshop: https://a2lworkshop.com/5-days-workshop/

Buy Back Your Time: https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Back-Your-Time-Unstuck-ebook/dp/B09Y55GLXJ

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CONNECT WITH NICHOLAS WILTON AND ART2LIFE:

Get the Free COLOR TIPS PDF: https://workshop.art2life.com/color-tips-pdf-podcasts/

Follow the Sunday Art2Life Vlog: https://art2life.lpages.co/sign-up-for-the-a2l-vlog/

Follow Nicholas Wilton's Art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholaswilton/

Follow Art2Life on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art2life_world/?hl=en

Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Art2Life

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LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...

Establish a schedule [2:44]

Define boundaries [5:12]

Prioritize self-care [7:48]

Let planning be a creative exercise [10:49]

Learn to say “no” to say “yes” [14:03]

Delegate work to free up your time [16:03]

Created a dedicated workspace [18:34]

Practice mindfulness [22:12]

Regularly assess and adjust [26:30]

Focus on non-artistic endeavors [27:32]

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Art of Your Life Free Workshop: https://a2lworkshop.com/5-days-workshop/

Buy Back Your Time: https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Back-Your-Time-Unstuck-ebook/dp/B09Y55GLXJ

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CONNECT WITH NICHOLAS WILTON AND ART2LIFE:

Get the Free COLOR TIPS PDF: https://workshop.art2life.com/color-tips-pdf-podcasts/

Follow the Sunday Art2Life Vlog: https://art2life.lpages.co/sign-up-for-the-a2l-vlog/

Follow Nicholas Wilton's Art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholaswilton/

Follow Art2Life on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art2life_world/?hl=en

Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Art2Life

Previous Episode

Know Your Story - Jon Ritt - Ep 121

https://Art2Life.com - Jon Ritt is a close friend, artist, designer, and next-level storyteller who helps brands identify their core principles and brings them to life. Jon takes the fundamentals he learned as a painter and applies them to how he works as a designer. He helps brands sculpt their identity in visual form.

In this conversation, we dive into gaining clarity around your “why,” why knowing yourself is the most important first step in creative endeavors, and how branding is your company’s identity. Your perspective on branding will never be the same.

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Jon shares his love for art and design [2:56]

How Jon helps brands sculpt their identity in visual form [15:09]

Breadcrumbs: Gaining clarity around your “why” [19:40]

Is honing in on your style what matters? [32:20]

A conversation on Tesla design; brand equity [40:36]

How Jon shifts perspectives about branding [43:35]

What Jon does that contributes to his purpose [50:57]

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Art of Your Life Free Workshop: https://a2lworkshop.com/5-days-workshop/

Unconscious Branding by Douglas van Praet: https://www.amazon.com/Unconscious-Branding-Neuroscience-Empower-Marketing/dp/1137278927

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CONNECT WITH JON RITT

Jon Ritt Design Co.: https://www.jonritt.com/

Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-ritt-25078829/

Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonritt/

Next Episode

The Art of Love, Optimism and Luck, with Austyn Taylor - Ep 123

https://Art2Life.com - Austyn has completed art residencies all over the world. She landed in a residency at the Mendocino Art Center right before Covid hit. Before Covid, the majority of her work was black and white and ornate. She’d sculpt solid and draw with an ebony pencil on the surface.

Her time in Mendocino allowed her to crystalize what she wanted her art to convey. She shifted toward bright dominant colors and hasn’t looked back. In this conversation, Austyn shares how her global experiences have helped her channel her art, what her creative process looks like, and what she hopes to accomplish in the future.

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How Covid transformed Austyn’s work [3:35]

Austyn’s creative process [9:29]

What’s influenced Austyn’s work [20:10]

What’s on the horizon for Austyn [24:40]

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Art of Your Life Free Workshop: https://a2lworkshop.com/5-days-workshop/

Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will: https://www.amazon.com/Determined-Science-Life-without-Free/dp/0525560971

Austyn’s show at the COVA Gallery in the Netherlands: https://www.instagram.com/covagallery/

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