Goals can keep us on a trajectory. They’re tools that help lead us to important benchmarks and accomplishments. Having them is great, but they don’t work as well without a game plan. And they’re harder to reach when you’re run down and in a bad mood. Some things that may prevent us from following through are goals being too big with no clear roadmap, losing sight of our timeline, or something higher priority coming along and having to pivot. The following pointers should help alleviate some of that stress.

I wanted to put together a list of my favorite resources for you. The books contain interviews, strategies for artistic income, tips for building professional relationships, and more. The blogs have great insights into social media, and the two regional non-profits offer various services for artists. I come back to these all the time for reference and highly recommend you have them on hand, too.

I want to share what I noticed since I came back from my Instagram break. The places people may find you outside of their home feed are from hashtags, their explore page, your location, and maybe if someone shares your post. I popped up most on everyone’s homepage, and since hashtags have always been tricky for me to master, I ended up chucking them for my photo posts altogether.