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You are dedicated to your craft. You have spent countless hours honing your skills. You have a boundless curiosity for the underlying theories and structure of communicating ideas. You are the artist who finds the connections between your medium and other communications media. You are the artist who relishes in a setback; after all, it's a new opportunity to learn and grow. Inspiration is more than a haphazard mode of thought requiring constant nurturing: it is your natural state of mind.

Lean Into Art is where you go when you're ready to push yourself as an artist in new ways. As a place to learn communication arts online it combines an art-journaling approach, the best of live and time-shifted classes, and a recognition system that encourages students to finish projects, give feedback, even participate in teaching.

It's a big art challenge - that's why we put the enticing warning in the name. You have to lean into it.

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Aug132012

LIA Cast 48 - Roles v. Goals

DateMonday, August 13, 2012 at 1:31PM

This week we attempt to dig at the topic of Roles vs. Goals by asking ourselves where we fall between the two and bracing for the answer. Do we want to simply be a part of a tribe, or do we set our career sights on a measurable outcome? Are these two things mutually exclusive? Even if they aren't, how does our work change when we lean toward one or the other?

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LIA Cast 48 - Roles v. Goals

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I feel the pain of having things that pull/keep me away from the drawing board (especially when the drawing board isn't the source of my income) Toughing it out isn't enough motivation for me. Joy in the creating is what keeps me coming back even when Life is tough...

Keep on podcasting!

ArrOOoo!

August 16, 2012 | Registered Commenterjahhdog

Hey Jahhdog!

Love of making things and the creative process is something I often over summarize. I do find motivation in the "grit" or "pushing-through" aspect of feeling dedicated by pushing through some of the times when I'm not feeling emotionally into the given task or project.

The pushing-through motivation alone wouldn't make a project feel worth doing. Primarily - when I think rationally about it I want to finish creative projects that help, entertain, or contribute to educating people. When I think about it on a more gut level, I love the flow and moment to moment experience of making things. Secondarily, I enjoy thinking about the process, improving my craft, and making things such as podcasts and workshops that contribute to sharing my thoughts on the process.

August 23, 2012 | Registered CommenterRob Stenzinger
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