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Your Creative Career: Turn Your Passion into a Fulfilling and Financially Rewarding Lifestyle
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn’t born into a wealthy family, didn’t inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn’t have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most important, as an artist.
In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship.
If you want to start your creative career, transition into it, or give it a boost, this book is a must read that features:
Proven systems and strategies to create ideally priced products that keep selling.
The importance of going through all the steps of making it from idea inception and execution to branding and distribution.
The importance of transitioning from artistic solitude to collaborative, creative entrepreneurship.
The most effective marketing and PR methods adjusted to the new reality of short attention spans and information overload.
In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship.
If you want to start your creative career, transition into it, or give it a boost, this book is a must read that features:
Proven systems and strategies to create ideally priced products that keep selling.
The importance of going through all the steps of making it from idea inception and execution to branding and distribution.
The importance of transitioning from artistic solitude to collaborative, creative entrepreneurship.
The most effective marketing and PR methods adjusted to the new reality of short attention spans and information overload.
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Anna Sabino
2 books37 followersAnna Sabino is the designer behind the jewelry brand Lucid New York, which she started more than a decade ago after leaving her Wall Street career. Her jewelry collections are sold in more than 100 stores all over the world and have been featured by the editors of People StyleWatch, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and many others. Anna is a contributor to Medium and a certified career and life coach. She speaks, coaches, and leads workshops focusing on growing your creative business, creating multiple streams of income, and working remotely. She runs her New York–based business remotely from Hawaii. Anna shares valuable business advice for artists and other creatives at AnnaSabino.com.
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December 27, 2017
Hello, it's Anna, author of Your Creative Career. I'm still reading it and I will until the book goes officially to print and nothing can be changed anymore.
I'm working with editors making sure this book is perfect, I want the words to flow easily creating concepts, which will inspire and form your grand ideas.
I'm giving this book 5 stars. I value my readers' time too much to dare to deliver anything that's less.
I hope you find as much joy reading it as I did writing it.
I'm working with editors making sure this book is perfect, I want the words to flow easily creating concepts, which will inspire and form your grand ideas.
I'm giving this book 5 stars. I value my readers' time too much to dare to deliver anything that's less.
I hope you find as much joy reading it as I did writing it.
January 24, 2018
This book is an intense Business Administration course you can take in an hour or less!
I really enjoy it and to be honest made me analize why I had postponed the creation of my own business. Obviously I will take all the notes and start working!
This book got me really inspired! Thank you so much
I really enjoy it and to be honest made me analize why I had postponed the creation of my own business. Obviously I will take all the notes and start working!
This book got me really inspired! Thank you so much
January 8, 2018
I’ve given this book a 5 star review if 10 were possible I would have given it. As I studied ‘Your Creative Career’ by Anna Sabino, I began by recording opinions I felt deserved a comment. It became clear that this was not working. I had spotted far too many and if I was to write about them all my review would be longer than Anna’s work.
So, I will keep it short. At the far end of my life cycle, I’m one of the baby boomers now in retirement. Many of the examples that Anna gives in her book, of which there are plenty, are true. I’ve learned to my cost the wisdom that Anna has imparted within this book; been there done that got the T-shirt as the saying goes. For just a few dollars you too can learn the understanding that took me a lifetime not to mention money.
Everybody should study this text, the presses should run hot, the internet should creak under the pressure of the downloads. When I say everybody I mean everybody. One point I have picked up is that while I’m still breathing I too can be productive and have fun fulfilling my dreams.
Thank you Anna.
So, I will keep it short. At the far end of my life cycle, I’m one of the baby boomers now in retirement. Many of the examples that Anna gives in her book, of which there are plenty, are true. I’ve learned to my cost the wisdom that Anna has imparted within this book; been there done that got the T-shirt as the saying goes. For just a few dollars you too can learn the understanding that took me a lifetime not to mention money.
Everybody should study this text, the presses should run hot, the internet should creak under the pressure of the downloads. When I say everybody I mean everybody. One point I have picked up is that while I’m still breathing I too can be productive and have fun fulfilling my dreams.
Thank you Anna.
February 14, 2018
*Thank you Anna for sending me a free copy and for being patient. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by this factor*
4/5
About The Book
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn't born into a wealthy family, didn't inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn't have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most importantly, as an artist.
Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship so that you may live your truest life. In addition, you're equipped with a 12-step manifesto that mirrors the 12 chapters in the book, helping to solidify your vision and stand in as your creative coach when you need a boost.
This book is a must read that features:
- The importance of going through all the steps of making it: from idea, inception and execution to branding and distribution (You need a system to have a successful creative career unless you want to continue having a creative hobby. #4, Manifesto)
- The importance of transitioning from artistic solitude to collaborative, creative entrepreneurship (Wear your too-large wings with confidence. You'll grow into them. #2, Manifesto)
- Proven systems and strategies that are easily grasped so that you can create ideally priced products that keep your income steady and increasing (Find out what people like and make it; not the other way around. #6, Manifesto)
- The most effective marketing and PR methods adjusted to the new reality of short attention spans and information overload (Successful marketing is about being where it matters, not about being everywhere. #11, Manifesto)
Who's it for?
- Armchair entrepreneurs who want to commit to their side hustle and break away from the 9-5 once and for all
- Creatives who own businesses and would like to become more successful. They are talented but lack business acumen, marketing skills, and competitive pricing abilities.
- College graduates who would like to start a new career but don’t know what they’d like to get into.
- Business owners who successfully run a business but would like to have more time left for creativity and growth.
- Starving artists who deserve to be making money off of their creativity.
- Anyone who has the drive to have a business and design life on their own terms.
My Review
This was my first time reading a book of this genre. My reading journey has always consisted of fantasy, mysteries, thrillers and contemporaries. Never, and I mean never have I picked up a self-help book. As some of you may know, I am downright clueless about what i want to do in the future. Now, I'm not saying that this book came from the heavens and as soon as I turned the page the perfect future career was plastered right there before my very eyes. Nope, what I'm saying is that this book took out many of the obstacles and cleared my path. The goal is still a bit blurry but I can see better.
For that, I want to thank you Anna. I want to thank you for giving me advice, for making me think, for making me move and brainstorm. A book filled with a plethora of information and advice that will help you! As a young student, I think this came to me in a time of need. This won't be the first time I will pick up this book and I'm sure of it.
My favourite chapter I think was Chapter 7. The whole just was; Don't undersell yourself. I've always never known what price to offer people who ask to buy my art, use my services or anything. If anyone asks me for a price I would just give them a blank look. Either, I would set the price too high or too low. Too low if it would be my work. I always thought that if it was MY work then hey, I'm pretty sure no one would buy it. That chapter gave me confidence and felt like a wake-up call. I'm pretty sure I read it like three times.
Another thing that I want to point out is as teenagers. We always think that we can start in the near future. With people from all angles saying things like: 'You're too young to start', 'Focus on your studies'. Why shouldn't we start now? Why shouldn't we start to get a proper idea and think about our future? Our age shouldn't restrict our abilities. To all the teenagers who have no clue about what to do and are probably panicking 24/7. Do pick up this book and it'll be helpful, I promise.
If I were to list all the lessons I learnt from Anna's book I think I'd start writing a book myself. So, guys just read it. And thank you Anna for contacting me and sending me this. I loved it.
Love,
Hana
4/5
About The Book
Anna Sabino is an artist, but certainly not a starving one. She wasn't born into a wealthy family, didn't inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn't have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most importantly, as an artist.
Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship so that you may live your truest life. In addition, you're equipped with a 12-step manifesto that mirrors the 12 chapters in the book, helping to solidify your vision and stand in as your creative coach when you need a boost.
This book is a must read that features:
- The importance of going through all the steps of making it: from idea, inception and execution to branding and distribution (You need a system to have a successful creative career unless you want to continue having a creative hobby. #4, Manifesto)
- The importance of transitioning from artistic solitude to collaborative, creative entrepreneurship (Wear your too-large wings with confidence. You'll grow into them. #2, Manifesto)
- Proven systems and strategies that are easily grasped so that you can create ideally priced products that keep your income steady and increasing (Find out what people like and make it; not the other way around. #6, Manifesto)
- The most effective marketing and PR methods adjusted to the new reality of short attention spans and information overload (Successful marketing is about being where it matters, not about being everywhere. #11, Manifesto)
Who's it for?
- Armchair entrepreneurs who want to commit to their side hustle and break away from the 9-5 once and for all
- Creatives who own businesses and would like to become more successful. They are talented but lack business acumen, marketing skills, and competitive pricing abilities.
- College graduates who would like to start a new career but don’t know what they’d like to get into.
- Business owners who successfully run a business but would like to have more time left for creativity and growth.
- Starving artists who deserve to be making money off of their creativity.
- Anyone who has the drive to have a business and design life on their own terms.
My Review
This was my first time reading a book of this genre. My reading journey has always consisted of fantasy, mysteries, thrillers and contemporaries. Never, and I mean never have I picked up a self-help book. As some of you may know, I am downright clueless about what i want to do in the future. Now, I'm not saying that this book came from the heavens and as soon as I turned the page the perfect future career was plastered right there before my very eyes. Nope, what I'm saying is that this book took out many of the obstacles and cleared my path. The goal is still a bit blurry but I can see better.
For that, I want to thank you Anna. I want to thank you for giving me advice, for making me think, for making me move and brainstorm. A book filled with a plethora of information and advice that will help you! As a young student, I think this came to me in a time of need. This won't be the first time I will pick up this book and I'm sure of it.
My favourite chapter I think was Chapter 7. The whole just was; Don't undersell yourself. I've always never known what price to offer people who ask to buy my art, use my services or anything. If anyone asks me for a price I would just give them a blank look. Either, I would set the price too high or too low. Too low if it would be my work. I always thought that if it was MY work then hey, I'm pretty sure no one would buy it. That chapter gave me confidence and felt like a wake-up call. I'm pretty sure I read it like three times.
Another thing that I want to point out is as teenagers. We always think that we can start in the near future. With people from all angles saying things like: 'You're too young to start', 'Focus on your studies'. Why shouldn't we start now? Why shouldn't we start to get a proper idea and think about our future? Our age shouldn't restrict our abilities. To all the teenagers who have no clue about what to do and are probably panicking 24/7. Do pick up this book and it'll be helpful, I promise.
If I were to list all the lessons I learnt from Anna's book I think I'd start writing a book myself. So, guys just read it. And thank you Anna for contacting me and sending me this. I loved it.
Love,
Hana
January 13, 2018
Anna Sabino’s book is a must-read if you are seeking to harness your creativity and become a successful entrepreneur. She transformed her own dreams into a reality, making the transition from being a market analyst on Wall Street to setting up and successfully running her own jewelry business for well over a decade at the time of printing.
Sabino writes in an engaging and interesting way about how she achieved this, using anecdotes from her own business experiences and life. Her aim in writing the book is to save her readers some time and help them to avoid making the mistakes that she did. It’s not often that you find an entrepreneur with this generosity of spirit, coupled with her flowing writing ability and clarity of vision..
Your Creative Career is also amazingly well-researched – Sabino has obviously read widely and thoroughly, and the bibliography at the end is impressive. Helpful quotes from successful business people such as Steve Jobs and James Altucher appear throughout the book and inform her writing, as well as motivating lines from Proust, Thoreau and others. Sabino gives frequent prompts and tasks to help you determine your own creative path, so that reading becomes a pro-active experience that helps you to learn. There is even an accompanying web page with checklists and worksheets to make sure you get the most out of the book.
Here is a coach who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk, and is offering her advice and encouragement to you. Any serious new entrepreneur would be doing themselves a great disservice if they didn’t buy this book and read it from cover to cover. It will save you from years of going down blind alleys and making costly mistakes. Most of all, it will give you the confidence you need to take your first steps and make a success of your chosen creative career.
Sabino writes in an engaging and interesting way about how she achieved this, using anecdotes from her own business experiences and life. Her aim in writing the book is to save her readers some time and help them to avoid making the mistakes that she did. It’s not often that you find an entrepreneur with this generosity of spirit, coupled with her flowing writing ability and clarity of vision..
Your Creative Career is also amazingly well-researched – Sabino has obviously read widely and thoroughly, and the bibliography at the end is impressive. Helpful quotes from successful business people such as Steve Jobs and James Altucher appear throughout the book and inform her writing, as well as motivating lines from Proust, Thoreau and others. Sabino gives frequent prompts and tasks to help you determine your own creative path, so that reading becomes a pro-active experience that helps you to learn. There is even an accompanying web page with checklists and worksheets to make sure you get the most out of the book.
Here is a coach who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk, and is offering her advice and encouragement to you. Any serious new entrepreneur would be doing themselves a great disservice if they didn’t buy this book and read it from cover to cover. It will save you from years of going down blind alleys and making costly mistakes. Most of all, it will give you the confidence you need to take your first steps and make a success of your chosen creative career.
December 28, 2018
More like 3.5
There was some very good advice in this book if you're looking ag starting a business with a creative basis. However if you want a how-to manuel that gives you the basics or tells you where to start, it isn't that sirt of book. This is about creating the right sort of mindset to both start a business and keep it running by gradually building upon your successes. It's 90% about the way you think and suggesting skills you may needs to pick up elsrwhere - marketing, maths, bookeeping, social networking etc are I agree all good things for building a business and none of them are discussed much here. This also isn't the sort of book that gives you exercises to do and then builds on them. There were siggestions for things to work on at the end of each chapter but they aren't really comprehensive or especially useful imo. I totally agree about creating and maintaining the right mindset and making a calculated risk when starting out but ultimately there wasn't a lot of meat beyond that. Maybe this is one to read in cinjuction with another book about starting a business in the niche you're drawn to. There were a lot of grammatical errors and typos which when coupled with the hit and miss style were quite jarring. Worth a read but I think there are books that do it better.
There was some very good advice in this book if you're looking ag starting a business with a creative basis. However if you want a how-to manuel that gives you the basics or tells you where to start, it isn't that sirt of book. This is about creating the right sort of mindset to both start a business and keep it running by gradually building upon your successes. It's 90% about the way you think and suggesting skills you may needs to pick up elsrwhere - marketing, maths, bookeeping, social networking etc are I agree all good things for building a business and none of them are discussed much here. This also isn't the sort of book that gives you exercises to do and then builds on them. There were siggestions for things to work on at the end of each chapter but they aren't really comprehensive or especially useful imo. I totally agree about creating and maintaining the right mindset and making a calculated risk when starting out but ultimately there wasn't a lot of meat beyond that. Maybe this is one to read in cinjuction with another book about starting a business in the niche you're drawn to. There were a lot of grammatical errors and typos which when coupled with the hit and miss style were quite jarring. Worth a read but I think there are books that do it better.
April 13, 2019
I DNFed around the fourth chapter. I can't recommend this, folks. This book is written in these short, easy to digest sections, so it wasn't really a slog however I got tired of the tone of this book early on.
There's a chapter in the beginning that categorizes dreamers (people who want to make their creative passions a full-time thing) by three categories. The first was for people who chase their dreams no matter what. These individuals will quit a good paying job just because they didn't like it, who are always hustling, who are always taking huge risks. And as a result, they're the happiest and most satisfied with their lives. This second group of dreamers are those with big ideas but are scared to pursue because they're addicted to comfort and don't want to give up their luxurious Parisian weekends and the Wall Street job that funds them. She says these people who don't want to lose their safety net choose to wear golden handcuffs. The third group is people who chose to raise their kids in a regular town and put off their dreams until they were done with their current responsibilities. And maybe when they're retired they'll start chasing those dreams but it'll most likely be too late by then. Their dreams will have changed or they simply won't be able to do it anymore.
I don't know a single person who fits any of these categories! This is pure fucking fantasy and classist as hell. It's 100% unrealistic too! You don't have to quit your secure full-time day job to prove you are committed to chasing your dreams. Quitting your day job with no backup plan to chase your dreams is not going to automatically make you the happiest and most satisfied person around. At least not until the bills start rolling in. I saw several instances in this book of her finger-wagging people who aren't ready to quit their 9-5 or as she put it "those who cling to their cushion". Bitch, some people need their incomes to get their dream off the ground. Some people need health insurance and can't quit. Some people have families to support and putting them first does not automatically mean your dreams will be dead in the water until you retire. Great, this quit your job and make a million dollar jewelry business and travel the world shit worked for you because you were willing to risk it all. It doesn't work like that for everybody.
There was such a lack of understanding what life is like for regular people with regular jobs that it made me wonder who is the target audience of this book? It sure didn't feel like it was written for me, a young dreamer who wants a creative future with a gig I love but can't really ditch my job and risk it all right now. And just like the author when she began I didn't have much except for my artistic interests. No trust fund, no rich parents, no partner to mooch off of. If we're similar in that regard, how and why is her book so abrasive to me? I have a theory. Cause lots of "quit your day job" career advice is tone-deaf and labels people who don't make that jump as being cowards or weaklings. That's not the case at all.
This woman's tone was just so judgy and so "I'm better than you". The sections on making money, not being a starving artist, and entrepreneurship was such a trip. It deadass says, "Don't make products no one wants to buy." And this is somehow your practical, expert advice to people looking to make their passions their full-time job? Are you fucking serious?
I had to DNF this because this author showed me less than halfway into the book that she lives with so much privilege, she can't help but judge the fuck out of people who don't have the same opportunities and advantages that she had. Privilege is about so much more than having a lot of money. Privilege is a mindset and her mindset is reflected in this book more than any single piece of advice she could give and I was honestly turned off by it. Not everybody works on Wall Street and is too addicted to their 6 figure salary to go make jewelry their full-time gig. It's wild that that was my takeaway from this crap book.
There's a chapter in the beginning that categorizes dreamers (people who want to make their creative passions a full-time thing) by three categories. The first was for people who chase their dreams no matter what. These individuals will quit a good paying job just because they didn't like it, who are always hustling, who are always taking huge risks. And as a result, they're the happiest and most satisfied with their lives. This second group of dreamers are those with big ideas but are scared to pursue because they're addicted to comfort and don't want to give up their luxurious Parisian weekends and the Wall Street job that funds them. She says these people who don't want to lose their safety net choose to wear golden handcuffs. The third group is people who chose to raise their kids in a regular town and put off their dreams until they were done with their current responsibilities. And maybe when they're retired they'll start chasing those dreams but it'll most likely be too late by then. Their dreams will have changed or they simply won't be able to do it anymore.
I don't know a single person who fits any of these categories! This is pure fucking fantasy and classist as hell. It's 100% unrealistic too! You don't have to quit your secure full-time day job to prove you are committed to chasing your dreams. Quitting your day job with no backup plan to chase your dreams is not going to automatically make you the happiest and most satisfied person around. At least not until the bills start rolling in. I saw several instances in this book of her finger-wagging people who aren't ready to quit their 9-5 or as she put it "those who cling to their cushion". Bitch, some people need their incomes to get their dream off the ground. Some people need health insurance and can't quit. Some people have families to support and putting them first does not automatically mean your dreams will be dead in the water until you retire. Great, this quit your job and make a million dollar jewelry business and travel the world shit worked for you because you were willing to risk it all. It doesn't work like that for everybody.
There was such a lack of understanding what life is like for regular people with regular jobs that it made me wonder who is the target audience of this book? It sure didn't feel like it was written for me, a young dreamer who wants a creative future with a gig I love but can't really ditch my job and risk it all right now. And just like the author when she began I didn't have much except for my artistic interests. No trust fund, no rich parents, no partner to mooch off of. If we're similar in that regard, how and why is her book so abrasive to me? I have a theory. Cause lots of "quit your day job" career advice is tone-deaf and labels people who don't make that jump as being cowards or weaklings. That's not the case at all.
This woman's tone was just so judgy and so "I'm better than you". The sections on making money, not being a starving artist, and entrepreneurship was such a trip. It deadass says, "Don't make products no one wants to buy." And this is somehow your practical, expert advice to people looking to make their passions their full-time job? Are you fucking serious?
I had to DNF this because this author showed me less than halfway into the book that she lives with so much privilege, she can't help but judge the fuck out of people who don't have the same opportunities and advantages that she had. Privilege is about so much more than having a lot of money. Privilege is a mindset and her mindset is reflected in this book more than any single piece of advice she could give and I was honestly turned off by it. Not everybody works on Wall Street and is too addicted to their 6 figure salary to go make jewelry their full-time gig. It's wild that that was my takeaway from this crap book.
January 11, 2018
This is the book I wish I had when I was in art school.
Universities do a fine job training artists in their craft. What they don’t teach is how to make a living from your art. This book encourages you to follow your dreams all the way to the bank. It’s not just motivational; it’s practical. Anna goes into great detail about how to run an art-based business, drawing from 14 years experience as an entrepreneur. She shows you all the ins and outs so you’re ready for anything.
What are you waiting for? Grab a copy today and start your creative career!
Universities do a fine job training artists in their craft. What they don’t teach is how to make a living from your art. This book encourages you to follow your dreams all the way to the bank. It’s not just motivational; it’s practical. Anna goes into great detail about how to run an art-based business, drawing from 14 years experience as an entrepreneur. She shows you all the ins and outs so you’re ready for anything.
What are you waiting for? Grab a copy today and start your creative career!
June 5, 2022
Your Creative Career is exactly what it says on the tin: a book full of information, advice and personal experience from jewelry designer Anna Sabino for those that want to make money off their creative work. I first heard about this book through Jenna Moreci’s videos and she highly recommended it, which motivated me to buy it, so I didn’t fear that it wasn’t going to be relatable to an aspiring indie author like myself. It spoke to me and I feel will speak to anyone in any creative art.
It’s short at under 200 pages, easy to read, and doesn’t meander through useless stuff. Sabino talks to you like that friend that’s gentle and motivating, yet ready to push you to the next level and improve yourself. Each chapter covers a different aspect of entrepreneurship in today’s world with an emphasis towards creative types. It contains Sabino’s own experience with her company, Lucid New York, things she learned (from success and setbacks) and lots of tips and advice for readers to implement and evaluate as they go on their own journeys. The advice is practical and easy to implement in your own life, along with some eye opening facts and realities, some of which I didn’t think about before. There’s quotes from famous people in every chapter that emphasizes the themes and the end has some questions and exercises to reenforce each of the lessons home. This is a book I can see coming back to again and again in my journey and I recommend it highly for anyone who’s looking to make money off their creative work.
It’s short at under 200 pages, easy to read, and doesn’t meander through useless stuff. Sabino talks to you like that friend that’s gentle and motivating, yet ready to push you to the next level and improve yourself. Each chapter covers a different aspect of entrepreneurship in today’s world with an emphasis towards creative types. It contains Sabino’s own experience with her company, Lucid New York, things she learned (from success and setbacks) and lots of tips and advice for readers to implement and evaluate as they go on their own journeys. The advice is practical and easy to implement in your own life, along with some eye opening facts and realities, some of which I didn’t think about before. There’s quotes from famous people in every chapter that emphasizes the themes and the end has some questions and exercises to reenforce each of the lessons home. This is a book I can see coming back to again and again in my journey and I recommend it highly for anyone who’s looking to make money off their creative work.
March 2, 2018
I’ll start by saying that I really enjoyed Sabino’s take on “designing your life.” She discusses this a lot throughout Your Creative Career, insisting that it’s better to live your life by design than to settle for the illusion of being comfortable. That’s a concept that really struck me, and it’s one that I need to start practicing in my own life. Too many of us fall into our careers and settle, even though we’re capable of taking the reigns and controlling our own futures.
And what’s nice about Sabino’s take on this is that it’s a practical one. It doesn’t tell you to just drop everything and follow your dreams – it promotes planning how to get there. Seeing things as a matter of when, not if.
Another aspect of this book that I appreciated was that it focused so strongly on the business end of being a creative entrepreneur. Artists tend to dive headfirst into passion projects without really looking at the market or thinking about publicity. And that isn’t necessarily a smart approach if you’re looking to turn your passions into money.
My only real critique of this book is that it spreads the same ideas commonly seen in most business literature. It’s interesting to see it meshed with art, but otherwise it didn’t feel groundbreaking or authentic.
And what’s nice about Sabino’s take on this is that it’s a practical one. It doesn’t tell you to just drop everything and follow your dreams – it promotes planning how to get there. Seeing things as a matter of when, not if.
Another aspect of this book that I appreciated was that it focused so strongly on the business end of being a creative entrepreneur. Artists tend to dive headfirst into passion projects without really looking at the market or thinking about publicity. And that isn’t necessarily a smart approach if you’re looking to turn your passions into money.
My only real critique of this book is that it spreads the same ideas commonly seen in most business literature. It’s interesting to see it meshed with art, but otherwise it didn’t feel groundbreaking or authentic.
April 1, 2018
This a really good book.
Can you feel the surprise in my last statement? I approach non-fiction books with a bit of uncertainty, I don't really expect them to be life-changing or thought through. This one is like this though. It's very practical and it makes it very easy for the reader to take what he wants from the book. For me - it was the Japanese saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down", the idea of creating while waiting for feedback on other projects, the idea of always creating the next thing. It was also the sending ships thingy and making connections more mindfully. I'm curious what this lecture will result in in my case. I guess we'll see. I have a couple of ideas.
I strongly disagree with Sabino's approach to formal education though. It's definitely not necessary and there are other, much more sensible ways to broaden your horizons and impact your life.
Can you feel the surprise in my last statement? I approach non-fiction books with a bit of uncertainty, I don't really expect them to be life-changing or thought through. This one is like this though. It's very practical and it makes it very easy for the reader to take what he wants from the book. For me - it was the Japanese saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down", the idea of creating while waiting for feedback on other projects, the idea of always creating the next thing. It was also the sending ships thingy and making connections more mindfully. I'm curious what this lecture will result in in my case. I guess we'll see. I have a couple of ideas.
I strongly disagree with Sabino's approach to formal education though. It's definitely not necessary and there are other, much more sensible ways to broaden your horizons and impact your life.
December 22, 2017
This book is chock full of tips and inspiration for creatives and creative wannabes. Anna Sabino makes excuses a thing of the past and clears the way for you to do the work you need to do to make your creative goals a reality. My favorite part was when she suggests you think of the walls holding you in as rubber so that you can stretch them, push against them and reshape them. I highly recommend this book for those who need a good kick in the pants, creatively speaking! I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
May 2, 2018
RATING: 3 STARS
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
(Review Not on Blog)
A good guide to get some motivation if you are looking for more fulfillment in your "job/career". I find myself in customer service jobs (ie: front counter or phones) which I truly find difficult with my anxiety. I am one of those people that would love to be given a computer, desk and things to input, access, etc. I am on a quest to find a job that I can love doing. I once had this dream and if management had not changed I would be there until my retirement. This book definitely gives me some ideas and goals but it isn't very different than other material out there.
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
(Review Not on Blog)
A good guide to get some motivation if you are looking for more fulfillment in your "job/career". I find myself in customer service jobs (ie: front counter or phones) which I truly find difficult with my anxiety. I am one of those people that would love to be given a computer, desk and things to input, access, etc. I am on a quest to find a job that I can love doing. I once had this dream and if management had not changed I would be there until my retirement. This book definitely gives me some ideas and goals but it isn't very different than other material out there.
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August 27, 2017As a coach, I know creatives who have needed the extra support on the business side of their career. Thanks to Anna, they now have that resource in book form.
February 28, 2018
This is a must-read for any creative hoping to bring some monetary profit to their craft. Whether you're a hobbyist or one day want to be a creative entrepreneur, Anna's book is full of insights and practical steps that will help you get where you want to be. Accessible, straightforward, and extremely valuable, this book is something I'll go back to time and time again.
January 1, 2018
I received this ebook from NetGalley to review and I found it to be full of information, ideas and useful tips for creative entrepreneurs. There was so much to absorb and as I was reading sections, certain ideas would pop into my head and I would have to stop and write them down. It is a great tool to help you plan, start and grow your business.
August 12, 2020
I don't give one-star reviews lightly, so that stands to show how disappointed I was in this book. I was hoping to read something that would inspire and motivate me, but instead I was constantly frustrated by the vague, confused writing. It really does not seem to me that the manuscript got a proper editing. It does seem like it received a strict copyedit, as there aren't any grammar, spelling, or punctuation issues, but no one seemed to make sure the writing flowed in a logical way, or asked the author to dig deeper to prove her claims. I stopped shortly after the grit section, which told the reader how important grit was in multiple iterations of the same claim, "It's not about the skills but about the application thereof," "We've always put talent on a pedestal but it's actually its application that matters," "Consistency and grit matter more than passion and talent," but the book does not explain how it can so confidently claim this (from reading many other books in this vein, I know that plenty of scientific studies exist on the topic, so that would have been a solid source). Admittedly, I only read to 16%, but so far, the entire book has been like this, shallowly regurgitating the same advice I've heard countless times from other sources who at least put in the effort to convince the reader of their claim's validity. I wanted inspiration, but that's disappointingly not what this book delivers.
January 13, 2018
*ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Background information for why I wanted to read this book so badly first! As those who know me will be aware I have an Etsy store which I started midway through last year, and since I’ve only had 10 sales I’ve felt a little demotivated lately with it. I wanted to read this book partly to get my motivation working again for the store and to flame up my creativity a little – and it definitely helped with regards to that! After my first reading session, only about 20% in, I felt motivated enough to spend the whole of the next day working on my crafts.
The book is an excellent resource for those wanting a creative career, it is full of prompts to really consider your current position and what the next steps could be for you. On a personal level, having read this I feel like I’ve been taking the wrong direction with my Etsy store. I started off with a product I knew people liked and then started putting the emphasis on things which, in all honesty, aren’t selling as great as my original products.
I guess I needed to read something that gave me a way to fix and spot my errors. Not only that but there’s a lot of advice for how to market your brand included – something which I’ll be following 100% when I feel ready to restart that element of my creative career. As well as this, there are so many motivational quotes throughout that it really helps you to feel positive whilst reading.
The amount of research which has clearly gone into this book is spectacular, the whole book is backed up consistently by either real life case studies or references to other texts. What makes it such an interesting read also is who has written it – it definitely makes a difference to see the journey of a creative entrepreneur and I can’t emphasise how much this book will help you if you aspire to start your own creative career, or if you need a little advice after starting!
Anna – thank you for writing this. It’s exactly what I needed to read right now.
Review can also be found here on my website.
Background information for why I wanted to read this book so badly first! As those who know me will be aware I have an Etsy store which I started midway through last year, and since I’ve only had 10 sales I’ve felt a little demotivated lately with it. I wanted to read this book partly to get my motivation working again for the store and to flame up my creativity a little – and it definitely helped with regards to that! After my first reading session, only about 20% in, I felt motivated enough to spend the whole of the next day working on my crafts.
The book is an excellent resource for those wanting a creative career, it is full of prompts to really consider your current position and what the next steps could be for you. On a personal level, having read this I feel like I’ve been taking the wrong direction with my Etsy store. I started off with a product I knew people liked and then started putting the emphasis on things which, in all honesty, aren’t selling as great as my original products.
I guess I needed to read something that gave me a way to fix and spot my errors. Not only that but there’s a lot of advice for how to market your brand included – something which I’ll be following 100% when I feel ready to restart that element of my creative career. As well as this, there are so many motivational quotes throughout that it really helps you to feel positive whilst reading.
The amount of research which has clearly gone into this book is spectacular, the whole book is backed up consistently by either real life case studies or references to other texts. What makes it such an interesting read also is who has written it – it definitely makes a difference to see the journey of a creative entrepreneur and I can’t emphasise how much this book will help you if you aspire to start your own creative career, or if you need a little advice after starting!
Anna – thank you for writing this. It’s exactly what I needed to read right now.
Review can also be found here on my website.
February 17, 2018
DISCLAIMER: I got this book as a digital ARC by Anna Sabino, but it hasn’t influenced my review in any way.
When Anna emailed me asking if I was interested to read her book about how to start a creative career, I was immediately excited. I’ve always dreamt about being able to turn my passion for books, photography and lifestyle into a proper career, so I was genuinely curious to read this book, even more after discovering that Anna is one of the women who have truly turned their passion into a financially rewarding career.
She writes beautifully and her book is full of encouragements for people like me. I have always wondered about how famous influencers and successful women have started, and this book puts it all down on paper.
This book explains the struggle, the difficulties she had to face, but also how to be strong and keep trying. It also enucleates the importance of setting up goals and doing our best to reach them.
She definitely is a strong and successfull woman, truly wanting to help other creative women reach their personal goals both in life and in their careers.
The book is easy to read, direct, and well organized. It starts asking you: what do you want to do? And helps you grow confident. It sets a path for the reader to follow, and answers to questions that I hadn’t even thought to ask myself!
I strongly recommend this book to everyone. Not only influencers or creative people. This is a book about personal achievement, a guide to reaching our goals. One of the best guides I’ve ever read indeed.
So I give this book 5 out of 5, because if I’m feeling more confident and I’ve started to believe in myself, this is thanks to Anna Sabino.
When Anna emailed me asking if I was interested to read her book about how to start a creative career, I was immediately excited. I’ve always dreamt about being able to turn my passion for books, photography and lifestyle into a proper career, so I was genuinely curious to read this book, even more after discovering that Anna is one of the women who have truly turned their passion into a financially rewarding career.
She writes beautifully and her book is full of encouragements for people like me. I have always wondered about how famous influencers and successful women have started, and this book puts it all down on paper.
This book explains the struggle, the difficulties she had to face, but also how to be strong and keep trying. It also enucleates the importance of setting up goals and doing our best to reach them.
She definitely is a strong and successfull woman, truly wanting to help other creative women reach their personal goals both in life and in their careers.
The book is easy to read, direct, and well organized. It starts asking you: what do you want to do? And helps you grow confident. It sets a path for the reader to follow, and answers to questions that I hadn’t even thought to ask myself!
I strongly recommend this book to everyone. Not only influencers or creative people. This is a book about personal achievement, a guide to reaching our goals. One of the best guides I’ve ever read indeed.
So I give this book 5 out of 5, because if I’m feeling more confident and I’ve started to believe in myself, this is thanks to Anna Sabino.
January 27, 2018
Your Creative Career took me a bit by surprise at first, as the opening seemed to be more pep talk than anything else. However, as the chapters progressed, the author did provide practical advice, looking at the issue of creative entrepreneurship from a variety of angles. I didn't get a huge amount out of it personal, as it wasn't really geared towards someone doing what I am doing. Nevertheless, I can see that it would be a useful resource for someone looking to set up an Etsy store as a second income stream and/or attempting to build a business around a creative pursuit. It was well laid out and easy to follow, and overall I would give it 3.5 stars.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley.
November 9, 2018
I rarely rate below 5 stars, and I'm not easy to handing out 4 stars. I found a few small nuggets of wisdom in here as it pertains to product businesses, as this seems to be her specialty. There were an unusual and distracting number of grammatical and spelling errors, even misspelling major company names. For the most part it was a bit preachy and a bit underwhelming. I really like her writing style though, and like I said, I found some good nuggets to take with me and utilize. I also enjoyed the journaling prompts.
December 28, 2017
This book is marvelously practical; the voice of experience! Anna's knowledge of the market and good practice that works is backed up with examples and encouragement. I highly recommend this book.Your Creative Career: Turn Your Passion Into a Fulfilling and Financially Rewarding Lifestyle
January 6, 2018
This really is a fabulous beginner book and I do mean beginner. If you are thinking about opening an Etsy store, starting a blog or thinking about trying your hand at product creation then this book is a perfect place to start. It has everything you need to consider from beginning to end, along with social media schedules and mindset management. If you have been in the trenches for awhile I doubt you will find anything new in here, but that said if you know people who are just starting their self-employed journey or who are just starting to think about building a life free from the 9-5 grind gift them this book.
October 13, 2020
This book came highly recommended, but was a huge disappointment. I only made it about half-way through before I gave up. It consisted primarily of empty platitudes and nothing actionable. It reminded me of a former boss of mine who when you would ask him how to do something would respond by telling you why he asked you to do it. I would avoid this one.
January 18, 2018
I loved this book. As a creative with the stereotypical self doubt this was what I needed in my life. Advice, confidence building and honest, a must for any creative graduate. Well written and structured you can read chapters as you need to or devour it all, like I did. Brilliant book - thank you!
January 22, 2018
Update: Check out my review on: https://marinainw0nderland.com/2018/0...
It’s 12:35 am. I have just finished this. And I can truly say it found me at the right time. Be on the look out for my full review in the morning.
It’s 12:35 am. I have just finished this. And I can truly say it found me at the right time. Be on the look out for my full review in the morning.
February 28, 2018
A helpful, engaging and well formed book perfect for budding entrepreneurs and also those who have had a prior venture. The book is encouraging and practical. I quite enjoyed it.
January 9, 2018
Anna Sabino is writing from her experience, which I appreciate a lot. If you are going to follow in her footsteps, this is one book that you should not miss. But having said that, Elon Musk did say: if you need words of inspiration, don't do it.
Although, if you are doing it, this will be a great addition to your collection
Although, if you are doing it, this will be a great addition to your collection
February 11, 2018
I received this book as a Library Thing giveaway and thoroughly enjoyed It! I was first drawn to the cover, which I adore! As someone who is not only creative, but who plans to retire in a few years, I found this book extremely helpful giving much guidance towards a possible new career for me.
January 29, 2018
Anna Sabino's book is insightful on how to develop a creative career she shares her journey thoroughly and at the same time motivates and guides young people for a creative career in a non structural way.
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