Believe it or not, the value of your creative life can be determined by just one factor - the strength and quality of your relationships. Now that connections are fragile and social distancing has interfered with our ability to see people in person, it’s more important than ever to prioritize healthy relationships. In this refreshing episode, we look at four extremely important relationships that every faith-focused creative must pay close attention to… your relationship with God, your family, your friends, and your fellow artists. Like a four legged chair, if any one of these connections is weak, you run the risk of becoming wobbly emotionally, and struggling through life as an unbalanced artist. All four of these connections are discussed in depth in our book “God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician Without Sacrificing your Faith”, but here we take a fresh look at how to apply timeless principles of relationship-building to our current challenges as creatives in a brand-new decade. Key Topics covered in this episode The reason that creatives can never lose sight of the value of relationships Practical steps to make refreshing your God-connection a part of your everyday life Strategies to avoid losing touch and focus on the important friendships and creative relationships that feed your inspiration How deep and authentic relationships can prevent burnout due to isolation and frustration when your creative life isn’t working as planned. Links: Buy God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician without Sacrificing your Faith (Book and Study Guide) Automate your business record-keeping and save tons of money on taxes by downloading the Taxbot Mileage Tracker and Deduction Finder Learn about The 4 Questions you need to ask before going Full-Time in Arts and Entertainment Take control of your website and get a free domain name for 1 year with Bluehost Download ou We’ve love to hear your thoughts about this episode… Tap HERE to send us a text! Support the show NEW DEVOTIONAL ON YOUVERSION! Would you like to understand God's creative process and apply it to your life? Check out our new YouVersion Bible reading plan here! NEW "DISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE PERSONALITY" QUIZ! We've developed this quiz to help you diagnose and discover where you currently stand in your journey as a faith-focused artist. You'll find out which of the 5 Christian Creative Personalities you're currently operating in and how to improve on your strengths and get help with your weaknesses. Take the 5- minute quiz HERE PODCAST MERCH Get God and Gigs themed gear, clothing and accessories HERE! GOT VALUE FROM THIS PODCAST? Exchange VALUE 4 VALUE! You can share: TIME: Send this episode to someone who you know would enjoy it TALENT: Email your art or music to add to our community to allen@godandgigs.com TREASURE: Tap HERE to pick an amount to support the podcast monthly, OR: Get a modern podcast app that allows you support us IN REAL TIME by sending us value digitally! Get a new podcast app that supports these new features HERE.