by Mike Roy | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, Mindset, Myths
The Beauty Myth says that the highest and best purpose of art is to be visually beautiful. It also implies that creative work should look to the standard of beauty first when it wants to attract attention, communicate a message, or sell a product. I assert that while...
by Mike Roy | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Mindset, Myths
The Consumer Myth is the idea that artists and creatives can consume media without being affected by it. My generation spent much of our childhoods convincing our parents that this wasn’t true, especially when it came to video games. We certainly weren’t...
by Mike Roy | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Mindset, Myths
It never ceases to amaze me how we are so fascinated by the concept of luck. It’s fickle, unpredictable, and cantankerous. And yet an entire city, Las Vegas, has been built on the very concept of it. Millions of dollars change hands in lotteries, horse races, and...
by Mike Roy | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Mindset, Myths
How many times have you heard the following phrase related to not just creative endeavors, but just about any venture that requires human effort and will to accomplish? “All you need is passion.” Hearing this phrase always causes me to scratch my head....
by Mike Roy | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Myths
For many people, both artists and non-artists, being creative seems synonymous with being aloof, isolated, and lonely. For an artist, being alone most of the time is even considered necessary in order to create their best work. But is that really true? Typical...
by Mike Roy | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog, Fulfillment, Mindset, Myths
There has always been a lot of excessive attention placed on raw talent. It’s easy to understand why. The youthful prodigy that practically emerges from the womb playing concertos makes a much more compelling story than the quasi-talented hard worker. But the...
