Pursuing a creative or artistic career can certainly be fulfilling, but it’s far from certain. Over the years, we’ve heard about the struggles from thousands of artists and creatives – it’s incredibly challenging and it can be tempting to wonder – what if you hadn’t pursued this path. We asked artists and creatives from across the community if they’ve every had those doubts themselves.

Gde Bhuwana Putra

Feel happy running those all coz i am involved in something meaningful, For me being an artist & Creator are couple things that always connected. You also need to have a regular job to find something new & build a social interaction outside of the art scene, apart from getting fix salary every month. Work till the job make your work (music) alive (investment). Read more >>>

Aspry Jones

I spent 25 years working in broadcast television. News, entertainment and sports. Along the way, I met some good people and some people who I found far less impressive. But, I think that’s just how everything works… Read more >>>

Behnaz Sohrabian

yes, I’m happier as an artist.But sometimes, especially when things get uncertain or exhausting before a show, I wonder how it would feel to have a regular, steady job.I remember once, after days of painting nonstop and feeling unsure,I thought maybe it’d be easier to just have a routine.But then someone connected deeply with my work and told me how it moved them ,and in that moment, I knew this is where I belong. Read more >>>

Jessica Nissen

Being an artist is not usually a path one chooses or pursues as a means towards ‘happiness.’ I think it is a state at some point one recognizes as imperative/essential to being alive…exisiting and co-exisiting. It is an instrument of communication and a response to the world around you as well as a channel towards self knowledge. Read more >>>

Bruno Lefevre-Brauer

Yes, it’s a total joy, even if the uncertainty, precariousness, and loneliness of being an artist can sometimes be complicated. It’s quite easy for me to imagine what salaried work is like because I started my career in advertising agencies as a creative. I quickly realized that I preferred freedom to the comfort of being an employee. Read more >>>

Satori Shakoor

I am very, very happy as a creative artist. I wouldn’t have it any other way. When I was struggling I worked many, many different jobs. When I worked temp jobs as a secretary I was miserable. They bored me. never satisfied my creative urges and often got in the way of my pursuits until I took the leap and freed myself. Read more >>>

Guy Snowdon

I’m incredibly happy, like everything in life you have good days and bad days. I really don’t think about what it would be like to just go and get a regular job, BUT when times are slow there is always the lingering thought of when is the next job going to come through. Read more >>>

Jani Grigoryan

Yes, I’m truly happy that I can create freely and live doing what I love. For me, it means waking up with the feeling that the day belongs to my ideas, not someone else’s schedule. Having a job isn’t bad in itself. What’s bad is when the job isn’t yours. Read more >>>