I was asked the other day why artists, authors, and public speakers work so hard for so little or no monetary compensation?
The truth is I believe for most artists, although we would like our "art" to at least pay for itself, that is not why we do it. We create and put our soul on display because we want to impact people and have them experience something beyond themselves. We create because we want to move society forward, to challenge conventional thinking, to perhaps enrich someone's life even if it just for a moment.
The greatest gift for an artist, author, or public speaker is thoughtful feedback (not hollow compliments) on how his/her"art" has impacted the recipient. Obviously, I would love to receive thoughtful feedback on my books and/or public speaking, but this post is to encourage you to bless all artists, authors, and public speakers who put their "heART" on display with how it has impacted you. This can be done in many ways, it can be offered privately, via private message, or publicly on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. All are good and honor the artist's effort.
On last thing, don't be discouraged if they don't respond in a way that make you feel that they actually appreciated your feedback, they did, just most artists don't know how to simply say, "thank you."
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