There's No Map For Being An Artist.

The Reason You Might Choose To Embrace The Artist Within You Now Is That This Is The Path To (cue The Ironic Music) Security.

That's Why There's Lots And Lots Of Kinds Of Hot Sauces, And Not So Many Kinds Of Mustard. Not Because It's Hard To Make Interesting Mustard - You Could Make Interesting Mustard - But People Don't, Because No One's Obsessed With It, And Thus No One Tells Their Friends.

The Competitive Advantages The Marketplace Demands Is Someone More Human, Connected, And Mature. Someone With Passion And Energy, Capable Of Seeing Things As They Are And Negotiating Multiple Priorities As She Makes Useful Decisions Without Angst. Flexible In The Face Of Change, Resilient In The Face Of Confusion. All Of These Attributes Are Choices, Not Talents, And All Of Them Are Available To You.

Make Enough Mole Hills, And Eventually You Will Build A Mountain.

A Business Owner Is The Boss, But It's A Job, A Place That Is Stable And Profitable. An Entrepreneur Is An Artist Of Sorts, Throwing His/herself Into Impossible Situations And Seeking Out Problems That Require Heart And Guts To Solve. Both Are Fine, But Choose.