I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the importance of sharing the creative struggle. Whether you’re a working creative, or pursuing creative endeavours alongside a day job, especially online it’s so easy to sugar coat our experiences and make it look easy from the outside. We all want to feel like we have our life and our work together, that we’re on top of things, making progress, and moving forward on our goals and dreams. But whenever I spend time with my favourite creative friends, conversation will always turn to the creative struggle and sharing our own highs and lows that comes with pursuing a life of creative freedom.

How many times in the past month have you admired someone online for their work and their successes and felt that sinking feeling in your stomach that it’s going to be impossible for you to reach your own goals and succeed in your path? Or is that just me? I’m drawn to creatives who share their story, their struggle, and give an honest presentation of their creative journey so far. The struggle is part of the journey and I think there’s something so refreshingly human about sharing it along the way.

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