Rod Jones Artist-Writer

There is only one thing shorter than the longevity of a New Year’s resolution, it’s the time it takes the person behind you at a stoplight to honk their horn when the signal light turns green. Well, maybe some resolutions can last longer, but then you have to cozy up to the word commitment. Resolving the pros and cons to that commitment can turn into a resolution in time.

Creative people including the greatest amongst us, start out every year with a beautiful set of plans. Planning to paint more, planning to write more, planning to sculpt more, planning to sing more, and a whole bunch of others. The one that seems to be on everyone’s mind, is marketing their creative talent; especially nowadays. A way to make some money off of their creative efforts seems like a most admirable resolution. But is it the proverbial Catch-22? Marketing your talent can be overwhelming, and often leads to obsessiveness, which in turn detracts from authenticity and originality.

“Time steals from itself, and leaves little

time for error.”

Rod Jones artist

Circumstances rule when it comes to resolutions, it’s solution driven. More creative projects rarely equals more compensation. Unless you create a market, the demand, and that gets back to your use of time. Time well spent…