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Re: From Porn Star to Painter

V.C. — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:36:17 -0000

Thanks, Ben! I showed this story and your artwork to my husband. I hope he was a bit inspired by them, if nothing else. As for the "in addition", I think in this day and age, it is a necessity for most artists. I will be following your blog. All the best to you!

Re: From Porn Star to Painter

V.C. — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:06:45 -0000

Wow, what a great story! Ben, my husband is in art school right now, and has slowly taken steps towards marketing and selling his art. None of his family ever dared to live in an unconventional way, and I think his biggest worry is that he won't be able to support a wife and child by just being a fine artist. Do you have any advice for him on how to take the plunge? Any tips would be much appreciated.

Re: Lawrence from Office Space’s guide to freedom

V.C. — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:31:34 -0000

Very good post, very relevant to someone who wants to pursue a career in the arts like me, but has a day job. I think it's a bit more complicated when you have a family and child to support, especially as a woman. Me and my family recently moved to a much better place with a beautiful ocean view. We have to pay $300 more a month in rent, but it's totally worth it, compared to where we were living before. So can I just chuck my day job and live on next to nothing to pursue my art? Not yet. I haven't given up on finding a solution, though. Thanks for the inspiring story about your dad.

Re: There is no spoon

V.C. — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:19:02 -0000

What if you have no close friends to hang out with (they're in another city)? And you don't hang out with anyone much except for family due to time constraints? How does one make close friends of a certain income level higher than what you currently make? I often find myself inwardly intimidated by them and wondering how they "made it", as if it were a total mystery.

Re: An Apology from Me and An Open Letter

V.C. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:54 -0000

Clay, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope you take the time you need and feel better soon. You have done a lot for us and it is mightily appreciated.

Re: The Biggest Questions So Far

V.C. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:40:56 -0000

I agree that #1 would be helpful. But to be honest, I'm not sure about #2, because I probably won't be able to keep up at the pace that Clay's going. It would not be encouraging to me.

Re: The Biggest Questions So Far

V.C. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:32:37 -0000

Yes, please send an email every time there's a Project Mojave update, so I won't miss out on anything. Thanks!

Re: The “Freedom Business” Blueprint

V.C. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:30:13 -0000

aworkingrachel, thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's good to know that I'm not the only one with this problem. Not having grown up in a business-oriented family also hasn't helped. My only experience with running a business during my childhood was selling greeting cards during my senior year of high school, that was about it. I did make decent sales but I never had the confidence or interest to sell people anything. So this is new for me.

I think I need to brainstorm and come up with some business ideas based on my passions, and then do some research to see if anyone is doing something similar on the web that I can emulate. That's my first step after absorbing all of the info Clay has given us.

Re: The “Freedom Business” Blueprint

V.C. — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:06:29 -0000

Clay, this was such a great video that I ended up taking notes the whole time, and believe it or not, I was disappointed that I didn't come up with a single idea for a business during that time.

I think my main obstacle is that even though I am a good writer, and I know I can churn out an info product in a week or less, I don't feel like I have any "expert" knowledge to share with people that I would feel comfortable charging money for. I look forward to your next video showing us how we all have that expertise that someone will pay for.

Also, when I think of most of the things that I am passionate about (that I would talk about on Oprah) they don't seem to translate well into a business, or I'm not sure that I could make enough money from them. E.g., I am passionate about helping disabled people find jobs and live independent lives. But wait, maybe I could write a book with tips on how they can find work. Now I just need to find a business like that that I could copy from...

V.C.