Doubting Your Career Path? | Jeremy Forsyth

Oh, to be a creative.

To live and exist in a world completely your own, self-created and perfectly crafted, existing amongst the most peculiar of characters whose fate lies at the whims of your pencil.

For a second, let's imagine a world without these artists; the people whose impact we take so for granted… Imagine a world without “E.T. phone home”, or “Nobody puts baby in a corner”. Imagine Christmas time without Mariah Carey and museums without Van Gogh, or what about never hearing from Stasanda and the Elves again?

Now while the last line may not be entirely familiar, it's extracted from The Broken Rose, the first of many in its short-story series written by Jeremy Forsyth , an author, copywriter, fictional character enthusiast and fellow creative.

And what a beautiful thing to be! ?

Why? Well, because, unlike the stereotypical businessman, these artists stand out for their unique and inherent talents. The ins and outs of the business world are something one has the ability to learn and understand, yet the creative output is one of those things that a person either has or lacks - an ability very much inscribed into your DNA.

But these beret-wearing, cigarette-smoking, tatted perfectionists have a set of their own isolated challenges… within their self-contained realm live the subjective storylines and opinions of the creator.

Expectedly, this makes it very difficult to impress a large mass of people with your work or appeal to a group when there’s an infinite number of ways of disappointing or (on the other hand) entertaining them. Accepting criticism, as a result, becomes a huge challenge since there’s no real objective right or wrong move.

“It’s something that I‘ve had to get a thicker skin for,” says Jeremy as he recounts his experience with self-doubt when someone just “doesn’t see [his] vision”.

“There is going to come a point when someone doesn’t appreciate what you’ve done…it’s just the nature of art.”

Wanna take a page out of Jeremy's book? Well, you can!

To see Jeremy's personal character development journey, tap that pretty blue link below.

Until next week,

None of your Business