As artists dealing with the rollercoaster ride of the creative life, it's understandable that we sometimes lose sight of the blessing of doing what we love. The difficulties of making money, finding work, reaching audiences, and maintaining our life balance can become a running soundtrack in our minds. We continually face creative, social, financial and spiritual challenges, and if we're not careful, those challenges can wear us down. That's why it's important to intentionally refocus on gratitude; we can't survive as artists if we're always looking at what's wrong. The fact is, we have a lot to be grateful for. In many respects, we are privileged to be alive during the best time ever to work as creative professionals. Listen to these six wonderful benefits of being a creative and store them away in your mind when you struggle to keep a thankful attitude. OTHER RESOURCES Our interview with Celebrity Vocal Coach Ashaala Shanae on Renewing your Mindset and Becoming a Six-Figure Creative Entrepreneur - http://godandgigs.com/87 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Creative Checkup videos http://godandgigs.com/youtube Join the God and Gigs Community at http://facebook.com/groups/godandgigs Check out our Books: http://GodandGigs.com/Books 4 Questions you MUST answer before going full-time as a creative http://godandgigs.com/questions Increase Income from Your Livestreams http://godandgigs.com/3tips Our Most Trusted Resources for Musicians and Freelancers - 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.