success — Artistic Articulation

Although this is a little different from the usual posts I write, today I want to focus a little on encouragement, work and success.

Necessary planning tools such as Return On Investment (ROI) analyze success of a business. Without them, decisions would be made based off emotions or guesses, which often lead to poor outcomes. I am no business strategist, but I have learned a thing or two working in a variety of roles, in fields such as journalism, mental health, neuroscience and now owning a small art business. One thing I have noticed is that we do not talk enough about how much encouragement positively affects both a company's bottom line and its employees. Before you stop reading because I’m talking business, hear me out…

Christian Life, Encouragement, EntrepreneurshipLydia JayneJanuary 18, 2022encouragement, encourage, christianencouragement, motivation, return on investment, ROI, article, success, best selling, books, learnningComment

Building Up Sometimes Means Digging Down

I finished some home portrait commissions recently. It got me thinking about how grateful I feel to be able to make art and make it my focus. As I documented the paintings, it encouraged to spread that thankfulness to someone. So if you were waiting for a sign, maybe this is it: Work on that painting, start that book, begin that workout plan, take on that new opportunity!

Will everything work out the way you think? Nope! Will everything fail the way you fear? Nope! The truth is, it’ll be a process like anything else. We like instant. Instant deliveries, instant meals- trust me, I love my instant pot, I’m right there with you. However, staying the course on a few things, instead of taking on too many projects because we expect everything to be instant, will help us fight the frustration when the “instant” is impossible.

Lydia JayneAugust 13, 2021watercolr, watercolor, foundation, success, beginning, new habit, workout, book, reading habits, exercise habits, instant, Lord, Christian, builder, home, construction, digging, hole, Christianity, process, progress, Richard Foster, Celebration of DisciplineComment