This post is the first in a series called The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Artist’s Website.

We’ll get down to the process of actually getting your artist’s website set up very soon, but first I want to go over some of the key benefits of having your own website, as well as the essential ingredients of any artist’s...

Read more: An Introduction to Building Your Own Artist’s Website

Note: This is a guest post by illustrator Leah Jay.

Need a creative shot in the arm? Just ask your six year old self for ideas! Many artists already use images from their subconscious that were planted there in childhood. A few simple steps can help you engage in dialogue with your ‘inner child’, and get some new artistic inspiration.

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Read more: Your Childhood = Your Inspiration

Note: This is a guest post by Nick Ruiz from Recycled GoGetter.

There’s a saying that I love:

“Don’t try and give the world what you think it needs, do what makes you come alive, the world NEEDS more of those people.”

I really take that to heart and I hope that you will too…

When you passionately pursue your dream, you create a unique road to travel...

Read more: The World Needs YOU, Period!

Note: This is a guest post by Dreama.

Oh you’ll lose. Cash, respect, credibility and perhaps even your sanity – because success isn’t easy, nor is it meant to be.

Sure there are stories about how luck drastically changed a person’s life, that striking it rich, or famous was the result of a conversation that happened to fall on the right ears.

Of...

Read more: Success Has Issues, and I’ve Listed 5 of Them!

How many people do you know who say one of their goals is to write a book? A fair few I’ll bet.

And how many actually do it? If I had to guess, I’d say not many, maybe one or two max.

So what puts people off writing their masterpiece? Lack of time? Low self-confidence? General procrastination? These may be factors for some people, but I...

Read more: Publish Your Own Book with Blurb.com

I was recently lucky enough to receive a copy of Richard Schmid’s book Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting for my birthday, and I can safely say it’s the best instructional book on oil painting (and painting in general) I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.

As well as providing a detailed insight into the techniques and...

Read more: 10 Painting Myths Dispelled

This month’s roundup of posts from around the web is focused on overcoming that Achilles heel of many creative people – procrastination.

Permanently Conquer Procrastination

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“People who procrastinate tend to be less healthy, less wealthy and less happy.”  In this article, Corinne L. Casazza suggests trying the...

Read more: Right Brain Roundup – June 2012 – Beat Procrastination

Note: Skip to the end of this post to read about an exciting new resource I’m currently working on!

I recently tweeted about Michele Theberge’s guest post on using mindfulness to cope with distractions, and one observant reader responded to point out the irony of sending this message via Twitter, one of the biggest distractions on the...

Read more: 4 Resources to Help Minimise Time Wasted on Social Media

This post features a review of The Successful Artist’s Career Guide, a book by Margaret Peot all about how to earn a productive, joyful living with your artwork.

Margaret has also kindly offered to give away a copy of the book to one lucky reader. Details of how to enter for a chance to win the book can be found at the end of the post.

But...

Read more: Follow Your Inner Compass and Make a Life Doing What You Love

This is a guest post by Michele Theberge from www.themindfulartist.com

One of the most common problems artists express to me is:

“There’s not enough time to make art!”

One of the ways I have carved out more time in my life for art is to eliminate distractions.

Nine years ago, when I was an artist-in-residence at the Morris Graves Foundation, I spent...

Read more: How Artists Can Use Mindfulness to Cope With Distractions