Don't let success make you a shooting star, here today, gone tomorrow.

Success is a wonderful experience.
You are beginning to sell, people are loving your work and your prices are beginning to climb. Everything is looking good.
This is the time when you must be vigilant to protect what you have accomplished.
Beware of the little things that can rob you of your success.
Every success will be attacked.

The attackers come as little things to begin with.
A little idleness, because you have earned it?
A little apathy, because you know how it is done now?
A little comfortable, because now I am a success?
A little tv, when you should be painting?
A little complaining, because you thought everyone would recognize your talent?
A little anger, because more should recognize your accomplishments?
A little jealousy, because someone else was complemented when you are the star?
Success is not to honored, it is be built upon and protected.
Take care of what you have accomplished.
Make sure to strive harder, remember your real competition is yourself and laziness is built into all of us.
Have the attitude that if you are doing well now, you must do better in the future.
Do not let success cheat you out of your future successes, we must all continually change for the better.
Read more, study more, learn more, draw more and paint more, because the more you accomplish within, the greater your success will be seen.
Success is not the time to slow down, but the time to switch up a gear and go harder.
Protect your successes and build upon them, because if you want more, you must become more.
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Mark Shellshear.
Art consultant.