JeffGoinsdismantlesthemyththatbeingcreativeisahindrancetosuccessbyrevealinghowanartistictemperamentisacompetitiveadvantageinthemarketplace.?Themythofthestarvingartisthasdominatedourculture,seepingintothemindsofcreativepeopleandstiflingtheirpursuits.Thetruthisthattheworld’smostsuccessfulartistsdidnotstarve.Infact,theycapitalizedonthepoweroftheircreativestrength.InRealArtistsDon’tStarve,bestsellingauthorandcreativityexpertJeffGoinsdebunksthemythofthestarvingartistbyunveilingtheideasthatcreateditandreplacingthemwith14rulesforartiststothrive,including:Stealfromyourinfluences(don’twaitforinspiration)Collaboratewithothers(workingaloneisasurefirewaytostarve)Takestrategicrisks(insteadofrecklessones)Makemoneyinordertomakemoreart(it’snotsellingout)Apprenticeunderamaster(a“lonegenius“canneverreachfullpotential)Fromgraphicdesignersandwriterstoartistsandbusinessprofessionals,creativesalreadyknowthatnooneisbornanartist.Goins’revolutionaryrulescelebratetheprocessofbecominganartist,apersonwhoutilizestheimaginationinfundamentalways.Heremindscreativesthatbusinessandartarenotmutuallyexclusivepursuits.RealArtistsDon’tStarveexploresthetensioneverycreativepersonandorganizationfacesinanefforttoblendtheinspiredlifewithapracticalpathtosuccess.Beingcreativeisn’tadisadvantageforsuccess,itisapowerfultooltobeharnessed.
