176. Why Your Mindset Might Be Holding You Back (And How to Fix It)

In this episode of Open Studio, Martina Flor explores a crucial but often overlooked aspect of a successful creative career—your mindset. She shares her personal journey and five powerful mindset shifts that can help you overcome self-doubt, unlock your potential, and build a thriving creative business.✨ Growth Over Perfection – Focus on progress, not perfection. Every mistake is a stepping stone to improvement.🎯 Seek Guidance – Finding mentors and a supportive network can accelerate your creative growth.🖌 Create, Don’t Just Practice – Treat every piece of work as a real project with goals and deadlines.💰 You Can Get Paid for Your Creative Work – Stop undervaluing your skills; your creativity has real business value.🤝 Choose Community Over Isolation – Surround yourself with like-minded creatives to stay inspired and accountable.📥 Download the free guide: Mindset Mastery for Graphic Artists → martinaflor.com/mindset🎧 Listen to Episode 169 on pricing your creative work.

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In this show, Martina Flor reveals all of her lettering and art business strategies to help you build a career as a commercial artist. You’ll learn about mastering a skill, finding your voice as an artist, going from amateur to pro, how the illustration market works, marketing yourself, social media, client outreach, and productivity tips so that you can thrive with your art and make a living doing what you love. It’s a mix of interviews with notable lettering artists and illustrators, special co-hosts, and solo shows from Martina that you’re not going to want to miss.