How to Navigate the Shadow Side of Monetizing Your Creativity, with Janne Robinson, Poet, Author, and CEO of This Is for the Women Artwork

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How to Navigate the Shadow Side of Monetizing Your Creativity, with Janne Robinson, Poet, Author, and CEO of This Is for the Women

July 06, 2022 • Maggie Langrick • Season 1 • Episode 9

If you're a creative person, you probably dream of building a thriving business and an abundant life around your art. But while creating is immensely rewarding, monetizing your art can have a shadow side—the potential for burnout, the fear of being vulnerable, and the inevitable rejection that comes with publicly sharing your work. Today's guest is here to talk about how to navigate all of that.

Janne Robinson is the author of This Is for the Women Who Don't Give a Fuck and There's Cobwebs on Her Vagina. An accomplished writer and poet dedicated to offering a bold and honest expression of the human landscape, Janne's articles have been viewed millions of times on publications like Huffington Post, Thought Catalog, Elephant Journal, and more. She's no stranger to the public spotlight and all the joys and difficulties that come with it. In this deep, illuminating discussion, you'll learn:

How incredibly healing and powerful art can be—for both the artist and their audience—when it comes from a place of honest, vulnerable sharing.
How to deal with rejection and having your work misunderstood.
How to recognize and recover from burnout, when the responsibility of running a business depletes your creative energy.
How to prevent the high expectations you might place on your artistic work from hindering your progress.
How to set boundaries to protect yourself in your success.

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