It's so easy to fall into the trap of wanting to follow someone else's path, someone else's blueprint, but doing SMA helped me realize that how I work is just fine and doesn't need to "align" with how everyone else seems to work.
I no longer get FOMO about the "next big thing" or taking xyz course to learn someone else's blueprint for whatever, as I know it's not at all relevant to how I have to work to suit me.
SMA also made me see that my rebellious tendencies are one of my creative "superpowers" with the Maverick being so close to Ruler, rather than being a detriment to my business.
Dana Batho
Artist/Designer
Peacock & Fig
Canada
Member Since 2019
What I predominantly changed in my business was learning to turn it off and set "normal" working hours -- being in chronic pain meant it was far too easy to work for too long when I was feeling ok to compensate for when I couldn't work. But I wasn't getting much done except getting really tired, and being more likely to trigger a pain flare.
Being able to walk away and not have the business be as central in my life has given me more perspective, and enabled me to pivot to a different area of art and design I'd wanted to do for years. Now I'm focusing on surface design and illustration which brings me a lot of joy, and working far fewer hours -- I'm creating better work more efficiently, and my health is less negatively impacted as I'm actually working less.
If you're thinking about joining SMA this year, my advice is to go for it. You'll learn a lot about not only how you run your business and how to make shifts that better align with how you work naturally, but you'll be inspired to make similar shifts in your whole life."
Dana Batho
Artist/Designer
Peacock & Fig
Canada
Member Since 2019
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