Self talk.

Do not be romantic about the term Artist or the Art Business.

Let your buyers and family and friends be romantic about who you are, you are in business and you need to treat it as such.
Always be working on your self-talk.
Whenever you get negative or critical, stop yourself, change your self-talk.
It is hard work, but you can do it.
Listen to what you say about yourself and stop all negative self-talk, this is so important.
If you defeat yourself, no one can change that, you must change your self talk to positive, if you want to change your world.

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