How to be an artist?

The question I get asked a lot is: How do you become an artist? Or how do I step into my art more deeply.... 

Funny thing is this was exactly what I was asking myself... yes, even after having been an artist for my entire life. I was quite lost at one point and needed a lifeline... something to hold on to. And to shoo the inner critic!

The questions that bothered me.... till deep into the night: Am I allowed to want this? Will I not be too old? Should I just give up and follow the masses? What if I suck?

So I started to investigate, and this is what I came up with, and I have been following the routine ever since. 

Although the answer is quite simple, it can be broken down into four main steps. I would like to share this with you today because I know you want to become an artist or you are already one... but you are holding yourself back, you keep struggling with certain aspects of creativity, and all you want right now is to get clarity.

That is why I'm writing about this today. Me, I would have given anything to be handed the roadmap... I was so much that I would just have followed any idiot who told me that they had what I needed. (Oh yeah. HMMMMMM I did)

So, before you start your years-long search (like I did), here is what it's all about.

1.Find out who your authentic creative self is. Who were you before the world told you who you should be. What was your childhood like, what do you love. The secret is that you get back to that love. Here lies your authenticity. 

 2.What is your theme, your topic, your voice? Discover what you want to  share with the world. What aspect of you do you wish to share with the  world. You don't have to be everything to everybody.  What is that one thing you'd like to share and how would you like to share it.

 3.Take action. Yes, you start taking daily action. It could be play, it could be you read, gather information, take a course to polish up your skills. 

 4.Give a lot of attention to your inner voice as it will start to make noise as       soon as you are reading this. It's possible to change your inner voice, to       tone down the limiting beliefs and to break free from the blocks that hold       you back.

I hope this resonates with you.

Help you to will make some shifts and help you to get the ball rollin...

But it's all up to you. You have to be the one to make it happen... I can't do it for you...