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How to Be an Artist and Still Eat

The theme of Genius Types is the balance of Creative Life and Passive Income. The idea grew from a struggle to reconcile the competing creative and practical forces of my personality in my twenties. I was known as both an artist and an entrepreneur in junior high and high school. My dual passions for art [...]

The More Competition, The Easier it Gets

Most people are scared of competition. They see the world’s population exploding at over 6 1/2 billion people and think that they will never have a chance. Every year, the competition’s getting stiffer. More and more investors are battling over real estate, more and more bloggers are battling over cyberspace, and more and more film-makers [...]

Leadership Lessons From a First-Time Movie Producer

I just returned from the South by Soutwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas where I spent the week as a producer for a movie that followed the festival. Allthough I have worked in many facets of film production before, this was the first time that I actually got a producer credit. I’ve [...]

The Artist’s Dilemma

Since the beginning of time, creative types have struggled with a paradox. If you are an artist, deep down you want to pursue the passion of your genius. You want to create the purest representation possible of your soul and share it with all who will notice. The further you get from your heart, the [...]