I really liked this article. It contains some essential truths and a bit of vulnerability, and juxtaposes the uncertainty of being a creative against the more traditional route more people pursue.

I’ve taken the first half of your course and it’s really good: when I get through this rough patch health wise I’m eager to finish it. Good stuff Megan. Keep at this! You bring a lot to this party!

It’s not easy cobbling together a living, and the business part is such a departure from the ‘work’ - it’s why executives have admins and other professionals have ‘back office staff’ and ‘personal assistants’ .

I personally always feel ambivalent when it comes to this, too, like, “why can’t I handle my own sh*t” but I notice my husband offloads his annoying tasks without ever asking. It’s just assumed he does the money-making stuff and in underling (or I, kinda rude) will just pick up the ‘business stuff.’

It’s just a matter of what level of success you are at, how much control you can release, and what supports you have downstream (paid or otherwise, and your trust in their competence).

Thank you for writing this.