We were lucky to catch up with Terry Jasinto recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Terry , thanks for joining us today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

I’m happiest as an artist and an entrepreneur. I love the independence and I feel as though I’m living a more authentic life as an artist. Because the artist/entrepreneur life is one of feast or famine, sometimes you can get tempted to go back to having a regular job. But these days, even a regular job doesn’t provide the security you think you need. I’ve been in the position of having a great corporate job that I felt was safe but that’s never the case. Having said this, if being an artist is a risk, and a great corporate job has it’s risks too, where you you rather be?

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

Making a living as an artist/entrepreneur was something I fell into and never planned to do when I was younger. Music was a long time hobby, and over a long period of time and through luck and by being in the right circumstances, I fell into making a life out of it. I think if you give something you love to do a chance, things just happen naturally, especially if you don’t force things. If you love what you’re doing and stay authentic to your passion, to the people who support you, and practice gratitude (as much as possible), things will happen for you. Eventually I came to a point where after being in the corporate world for so long, I wanted to create a life where I controlled more of my day and destiny. The effort to be as authentic as possible each and every day is what I hope translates into what I create and I hope people feel that from experiencing my work.

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

I really wished YouTube was around when I started my creative journey a long time ago. It’s so resourceful. Back in ‘the day’ people didn’t share knowledge. Now with the advent of social media, sharing knowledge is encouraged and rewarded.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Society needs to ensure arts remain accessible to everyone especially at the elementary school level. Arts are important for learning critical and creative thinking skills. As time goes on, children in ask-risk environments have less access to this vital component of education which should be unacceptable to a progressive society

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