What are the most common self-limiting beliefs that prevent artists from succeeding?

There are many self-limiting beliefs that prevent artists from taking the next steps in their careers. Common examples include: ‘I would be doing great, but my work is just too unique,’ ‘My pieces are too big to sell online,’ ‘I’m not narrowed down to a specific niche yet,’ ‘I can’t get started until I finish my website’ (and then spending months or years on the website), ‘I don’t know what my niche is and until I do I can’t launch,’ ‘My friends have been telling me my art is good for years but I’ve never tried to sell it,’ and ‘I’ll start doing great if I can just find that list of high net worth individuals.’ These beliefs share the same collective effect: either the artist doesn’t even start on the work they need to do, or they focus on complete nonsense and get nowhere. Hours turn into days, days to weeks, weeks to months, and months to years, and when you look back, there’s been zero constructive forward progress in the business.

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Asked by general audience · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2020-08-05