Artists Are Like Apple Trees: A Guidebook For Success In Music, Art and Theatre
By Jim Gardner
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This book helps you discover and define your purpose, along with providing the keys to
happiness and success, which are found in the fulfillment of that purpose.
You are your greatest asset, and your life is the material you’ve been given to work with.
With imagination and love, your talents become your gifts to the world, and the
world’s riches become your rewards.
Jim Gardner
Jim Gardner received his bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. He worked his way through college by entertaining in the college clubs and local hotels, and continued his music career until he was in his mid-thirties Starting a career as a graphic artist, he revived the art skills he learned in college. Always wanting to be independent, self-employment was the real goal and marketing became the requirement for success This book outlines the principles of successfully marketing your talents so that you can live a life that is spiritually fulfilling and financially rewarding.
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Artists Are Like Apple Trees - Jim Gardner
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ISBN: 978-1-4525-8769-1 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4525-8770-7 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013921313
Balboa Press rev. date: 06/04/2024
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Artists and Apple Trees
Chapter 2 Finding Purpose
Chapter 3 The Interaction of Our Four Aspects
Chapter 4 The Key to Happiness and The Key to Success
Chapter 5 Developing Talent
Chapter 6 Courage and Confidence
Chapter 7 Thoughts Are Things
Chapter 8 The Shopping List, or the Key to Getting What We Want
Chapter 9 There is No Competition to Being Yourself
Summary
About the Author
Preface
What can I tell incoming students about their prospects for employment in the field of art?
This book is written in response to an e-mail I received about a year ago from the admissions director for the school of art at my alma matter, the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
I invited her to visit my website to see some samples of the various projects I’ve worked on to make a living, but seeing the work others have done doesn’t tell the aspiring creative person how to sell their talents in the marketplace.
This book is an attempt to put into play a simple philosophy that works for anyone in any chosen line of work, but especially to those who want to earn a living by exchanging their time and talents for money.
Introduction
It is my hope in writing this book, that it will be encouraging to anyone who has the desire to use their talents as a way of surviving economically and spiritually, such that they can live a life filled with a sense of purpose and meaningful experiences.
Each of us have been given lessons to learn and gifts to use. If we use our gifts, we will learn our lessons and every day will be meaningful and exciting. If we don’t use our gifts, we will not learn our lessons and we will miss many of the opportunities life has to offer. We will be left with a life filled with uncertainty and confusion.
I frequently use the term artist
throughout the book, but that term includes any creative expression whether it be visual, musical, theatrical or whatever.
No one is born talented. We are born