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I was a single Dad for ten years who brought up two teenage Sons . I had a very conservative office job 9:00am to 5:00pm. Also I was a trained & active artist. I would oil paint in the still of the night 2am to 4am in my little studio . It was the best years of my life. I was a finalist in a prestigious national art prize. Everyone was suprised because nobody knew I was an artist. They were the best years of my life.
Oh boy...this speaks to my core. Other day I said to my sister in law I probably would die if I had to do a 9 to 5... I feel like I would literally die.
Me and my cousin did a very meaningless job today. Somebody had planted cristmas trees and he was worried about the grass growing around the trees, so we had to step on the grass so it was flatend on the ground. My cousin even had a mental breakdown. There was lots of mosquitos and we had to interupt.😂
@raisingarizona2008 not here, trees gotta be organic to sell. When I helped my friend with his trees, I brought my scythe. Gal with a 3 foot long rasor sharp knife swinging on the end of a stick is a lot of fun. I use it a lot on my farm, so I'm faster than most with a gas trimmer. But my friend wasn't prepared for a girl with a scythe. I've never been invited back. That's how to escape drudgery.
Hahhaha, this made me laugh out loud. It's so true !! It is very soul crushing for an artist to have to waste 8 plus hours a day doing something they hate instead of being at home creating. That was my life as well. Not anymore, but I empathize with all those who are stuck in the rut. Break free!! You are a very wise man Dries, and thank you for another fantastic video- sure to change some lives for the better.
How real! I just entered a new job, and I am going nuts! My head runs a marathon while my body is just there sitting seeing time past by... I just don't get it!!. How can everybody be so happy and relax with that kind of life!!! I earn 500 euros a month for 50 hours a week of labour. I have my barchelors degree, certificates, two languages, and feel like a prisioner of circumstances. I can not quick, so I am working on my own personal branding on my free time... Wish me luck!!!
It's sometimes necessary to take on work to afford to live so that we may continue our individual art practices. Whatever it takes to make art if that's your calling because if you are a malnourished drunk due to poverty what kind of quality and reflection will your art have? So, eat consciously and refrain from whatever distracts your focus, then all you have to do is show up, leave the ego at the door, sit at the table and create. Fuck yea.
Definitely something to say about that. I generally agree with you on the drunk part. I don't drink alcohol myself. On the other hand you would be surprised of how many artists made amazing art while being heavily intoxicated.
@@driesketels sure, but not consistently. The work I made when I was a drunk was fantastic until i sobered up years later to find a studio full of half finished pieces. My take is that if you are in this for life, a life of art, then yes, alcohol will let you down.
When I was in my 20's I tried several jobs to earn money and become independent. Every single job I tried I ended up quitting because I was feeling lifeless and depressed, the longest I worked was 3 months, the least 2 days. After a bunch of attenpts I realized that it wasn't for me
3 months wow that is impressive. I think for me it's around 1 year or something. (Although I did work longer as a tennis instructor but that was only 1-2 days a week)
@@driesketels I decided I was allergic to regular jobs. The least I could handle was 2 days in a frozen prawn factory, the struggle was real. I also tried 1 week in a call center (6 hours per day, lots of people working there. There was a huge wall that it was all glass and I was almost crying watching the birds flying free and myself feeling trapped, answering phonecalls all the time). The one where I could stay for 3 months was a marketing and data management company. I had to make maps for towns and cities from Spain, using official maps and entering accurate street numbers for each street, when numbers weren't coherent or clear I had to call the town hall to ask for the specific numbers to have the maps ready. I spent most of the day missing my friends and boyfriend of that time and chatting on messenger with them. Plus I hated making phonecalls for stuff that I didn’t care about. One day my manager told me I had to try to be more time efficient and that they weren't unhappy with me but a bit more effort on my end would be great, that moment broke the deal for me. I told him... "I'm sorry, that's the most I can do, since you'd prefer me to do more than I'm doing I'm quitting now, because that's all I can give. I don't want to feel unnecessary pressure and I don't want you to feel unnecessarily dissapointed either". He was sad to see me go, he told me he was sorry, that he was just nudging me a bit to see if I could give my best with them. We huged each other and that was my last day working for them.
@veronicarosado2789 what did you end up doing? The longest I've lasted is 3 1/2 years and it was actually a customer who told me I should leave (and not in the nicest way) because I was so depressed about working there. Currently trying to figure out how to work for myself
@@harvey8138 tried hard to figure it out as an artist, sometimes easier, sometimes very difficult. Nowadays I'm focusing more on learning how to do things right, once and for all
This is so related to me. I am forced to go back to 9 to 5 for financial reasons. It is only until December...BUT I cannot wait to leave to go back 100% to what I like CREATE. But this helped me to understand something important. Art is MY business and I MUST establish a discipline that allows me to be free. Because Freedom of create what you do when you want has no price..You learn from your failures.
Most people are not emotionally, mentally, intellectually, or financially able to take such control of their lives. Most people want others to take care of them, and will do their bare minimum to get their needs met; any other needs are usually gained through manipulation and/or deceit.
Hello friend I am also an artist but I don't know how to find proper buyers for my artworks. I am working as a slave as you said no happiness no satisfaction. Most of the time I met with scammers pretending to be genuine buyers very much disappointed. NFT scams all over.
yeah be careful of the NFT scammers. Have you taken a look at 'The Artist Formula' already? It's a program I've developed for people like yourself? Check out the website and send me questions if you have any. www.driesketels.com
@@driesketelstoday I got an offer from a German person who is willing to pay 5000$ for my painting but he said he made purchase only through gallery and he sujested nexus gallery. But that also need money before uploading art. So I think that too as a scam.
Make things simpler...why do i have this tendency to complicate things? Like once i find a project easy to reproduce, it kinda feels not worth doing anymore?
@@driesketels I heard of this concept where people are basically either a builder or manager. Builder builds, then off to a new project. Managers maintain, they can do repetitive work for long periods. I'm guessing I'm a builder, I set up a system once but I won't touch it again. I need a manager who can run that system over and over again without being bored 😅 Have you heard of this concept?
god damn,yes: when i was in school, i thought before already that every job would be fucked up for me. im in a job , and its not too long luckily but the people there are oftentimes shitty. i just stay strong till the shit will change . the guys are damn very weird! im from germany
Well, I was thinking like that when I was 14 years old in 1996 and I was still living with dady and momy, a children... You cannot seriously be thinking this way still? Wow, first of all, if everyone would stop working, it would be chaotic and you probably wouldn't survive even a month. It's that simple, it's not about being in a slavery system and it's not about doing what you want, every day of your life. You really shoud listen to Jim Carey who did live in the street with his familly when he was young, just to become millionaire, and then with everyone loving him, with everything he dream of having, celebrity, success, money, all of this is still not enough to fullfil his being, heart and soul. The goal of ''being happy'' all the time is a modern female goal, empty and without honour. I feel way better since I don't care about happiness and just do my duty, what is necessary for my own life and the life of my two children. Happiness is like weather, and this idea of dying compare to be working 9-5 is the most spineless and feminized male thing to say. I mean, if you are not willing to be working at all because we are living in society with many people around, of course no one is going to miss you when you are gone. I'm working 5:30 am to 14:15 pm, friday 5:30 am to 10 am, it's 37.5 hours and I've got 4 weeks vacations, + 40 hours of random vacation, + 12 Statutory holiday, I mean come on that's really not slavery. Yes, it's hard to work in a metal shop and welding, using torch and grinder, building metalic structure for air port, train or a bridge. But at least I'm helping the society and not thinking about only myself and I'm not complaining all the time. Dude, we have internet, a phone in our pocket which is a computer with touchscreen, video device, a camera, a wifi, and amazon delivery at our doors without going shopping... This fatalist way of describing reality from your perspective is like a poison in your mind. You are basically ungrateful of what everyone is doing around you to maintain this idea that you can do whatever you want in your life and happiness should be the ultimate goal, no it's not. Survival is the only goal and staying alive.
To do anything requires work. You aint the main character. We all got to suck it up and make things better for everyone. If everyone lived their bloody dreams nothing would be accomplished for fuck sake.
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Learn to Sell Your Art with my FREE Art Fair PDF guide for selling art, no strings attached, completely free: www.driesketels.com/ArtFairSuccess
You'll learn:
- How to sell art: Following our guide will equip you with strategies that could significantly boost your art fair profits. Imagine making consistent income from your art.
- Boosted Confidence and Recognition: Navigate art fairs with the poise of an experienced artist. Your newfound confidence will not only attract more admirers but also open doors to invaluable connections and opportunities in the future.
- Save Money: Learn to budget effectively, ensuring you maximize returns while keeping expenses in check.
I was a single Dad for ten years who brought up two teenage Sons . I had a very conservative office job 9:00am to 5:00pm. Also I was a trained & active artist. I would oil paint in the still of the night 2am to 4am in my little studio . It was the best years of my life. I was a finalist in a prestigious national art prize. Everyone was suprised because nobody knew I was an artist. They were the best years of my life.
Taking up responsibility and taking care of your teenage sons is something to be proud of!
Oh boy...this speaks to my core. Other day I said to my sister in law I probably would die if I had to do a 9 to 5... I feel like I would literally die.
I feel you.
Me and my cousin did a very meaningless job today. Somebody had planted cristmas trees and he was worried about the grass growing around the trees, so we had to step on the grass so it was flatend on the ground. My cousin even had a mental breakdown. There was lots of mosquitos and we had to interupt.😂
hahahah, that's the best job story I've heard in years... XD
Most Christmas tree famers use roundup between the rows with a motorcycle and trailer with a larger spray tank.
@raisingarizona2008 not here, trees gotta be organic to sell.
When I helped my friend with his trees, I brought my scythe. Gal with a 3 foot long rasor sharp knife swinging on the end of a stick is a lot of fun. I use it a lot on my farm, so I'm faster than most with a gas trimmer. But my friend wasn't prepared for a girl with a scythe. I've never been invited back. That's how to escape drudgery.
In America you're lucky to get any vacation in a year.
seriously? wow
My gosh no wonder you guys are always at each other's throats
@@driesketels I have friends who are working in the corporate world in America and it is sadly true...
Hahhaha, this made me laugh out loud. It's so true !! It is very soul crushing for an artist to have to waste 8 plus hours a day doing something they hate instead of being at home creating. That was my life as well. Not anymore, but I empathize with all those who are stuck in the rut. Break free!! You are a very wise man Dries, and thank you for another fantastic video- sure to change some lives for the better.
Thanks & Have a great weekend.
Haha. After 30 years in the office I just paid off my house and my car.
This message is for me.
hahaha
How real! I just entered a new job, and I am going nuts! My head runs a marathon while my body is just there sitting seeing time past by... I just don't get it!!. How can everybody be so happy and relax with that kind of life!!! I earn 500 euros a month for 50 hours a week of labour. I have my barchelors degree, certificates, two languages, and feel like a prisioner of circumstances. I can not quick, so I am working on my own personal branding on my free time... Wish me luck!!!
You don't need luck, you got this!
It's sometimes necessary to take on work to afford to live so that we may continue our individual art practices. Whatever it takes to make art if that's your calling because if you are a malnourished drunk due to poverty what kind of quality and reflection will your art have? So, eat consciously and refrain from whatever distracts your focus, then all you have to do is show up, leave the ego at the door, sit at the table and create. Fuck yea.
Definitely something to say about that. I generally agree with you on the drunk part. I don't drink alcohol myself. On the other hand you would be surprised of how many artists made amazing art while being heavily intoxicated.
@@driesketels sure, but not consistently. The work I made when I was a drunk was fantastic until i sobered up years later to find a studio full of half finished pieces. My take is that if you are in this for life, a life of art, then yes, alcohol will let you down.
I work 7 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday and I am looking to get out of this job and you show up!!!
fate
This speaks to me after spending a day copy-pasting information into an Exel. AI can't do it, it's too busy making art.
hahaha, "it's too busy making art"
Hahaha 😂
So true, so sad 😔
This trend is so funny. The last one I saw the dude decided to start a window cleaning business and likely is working well over 40 hours.
When I was in my 20's I tried several jobs to earn money and become independent. Every single job I tried I ended up quitting because I was feeling lifeless and depressed, the longest I worked was 3 months, the least 2 days. After a bunch of attenpts I realized that it wasn't for me
3 months wow that is impressive. I think for me it's around 1 year or something. (Although I did work longer as a tennis instructor but that was only 1-2 days a week)
@@driesketels I decided I was allergic to regular jobs. The least I could handle was 2 days in a frozen prawn factory, the struggle was real. I also tried 1 week in a call center (6 hours per day, lots of people working there. There was a huge wall that it was all glass and I was almost crying watching the birds flying free and myself feeling trapped, answering phonecalls all the time). The one where I could stay for 3 months was a marketing and data management company. I had to make maps for towns and cities from Spain, using official maps and entering accurate street numbers for each street, when numbers weren't coherent or clear I had to call the town hall to ask for the specific numbers to have the maps ready. I spent most of the day missing my friends and boyfriend of that time and chatting on messenger with them. Plus I hated making phonecalls for stuff that I didn’t care about. One day my manager told me I had to try to be more time efficient and that they weren't unhappy with me but a bit more effort on my end would be great, that moment broke the deal for me. I told him... "I'm sorry, that's the most I can do, since you'd prefer me to do more than I'm doing I'm quitting now, because that's all I can give. I don't want to feel unnecessary pressure and I don't want you to feel unnecessarily dissapointed either". He was sad to see me go, he told me he was sorry, that he was just nudging me a bit to see if I could give my best with them. We huged each other and that was my last day working for them.
@veronicarosado2789 what did you end up doing? The longest I've lasted is 3 1/2 years and it was actually a customer who told me I should leave (and not in the nicest way) because I was so depressed about working there.
Currently trying to figure out how to work for myself
@@harvey8138 tried hard to figure it out as an artist, sometimes easier, sometimes very difficult. Nowadays I'm focusing more on learning how to do things right, once and for all
This is so related to me. I am forced to go back to 9 to 5 for financial reasons. It is only until December...BUT I cannot wait to leave to go back 100% to what I like CREATE. But this helped me to understand something important. Art is MY business and I MUST establish a discipline that allows me to be free. Because Freedom of create what you do when you want has no price..You learn from your failures.
Everyone has a slave period in their lives. It makes the 'winning period' even sweeter. I'm sure you'll get out of it again. You got this!
Most people are not emotionally, mentally, intellectually, or financially able to take such control of their lives. Most people want others to take care of them, and will do their bare minimum to get their needs met; any other needs are usually gained through manipulation and/or deceit.
Interesting idea, curious to hear your thoughts on why you believe this.
Absolutely accurate!!!!
100%! I’ve never done it in my life.
We'll all be selling courses to eachother about how to make money selling courses to eachother. It's the future.
hahaha
you crack me up
first is what i could type buut honestly nice video, your channel is helping me alot
hahah, the 'first' comments. I love those. Thanks
I like this guy he reminds me of Simon bar sinister
I'll look him up
Hello friend I am also an artist but I don't know how to find proper buyers for my artworks.
I am working as a slave as you said no happiness no satisfaction.
Most of the time I met with scammers pretending to be genuine buyers very much disappointed.
NFT scams all over.
yeah be careful of the NFT scammers. Have you taken a look at 'The Artist Formula' already? It's a program I've developed for people like yourself? Check out the website and send me questions if you have any. www.driesketels.com
@@driesketelstoday I got an offer from a German person who is willing to pay 5000$ for my painting but he said he made purchase only through gallery and he sujested nexus gallery. But that also need money before uploading art.
So I think that too as a scam.
You would ha e been a great grand-vizeer in medieval times. Thats the vibe you give off.
What about a grand vizeer in modern times?
@@driesketels name me one grand vizeer that isn't an overly ambitious liar.
That was your best video yet dry guy
Thanks John
Make things simpler...why do i have this tendency to complicate things? Like once i find a project easy to reproduce, it kinda feels not worth doing anymore?
I know how you feel. Been there many times XD
@@driesketels I heard of this concept where people are basically either a builder or manager.
Builder builds, then off to a new project.
Managers maintain, they can do repetitive work for long periods.
I'm guessing I'm a builder, I set up a system once but I won't touch it again. I need a manager who can run that system over and over again without being bored 😅
Have you heard of this concept?
I have not but this does sound like something that exists in life.
god damn,yes: when i was in school, i thought before already that every job would be fucked up for me. im in a job , and its not too long luckily but the people there are oftentimes shitty. i just stay strong till the shit will change . the guys are damn very weird! im from germany
🎉🎉🎉100%
Have a great weekend!
Kinda scared what more paint thinner inhalation will do to me watching this...
Not sure what you mean?
dries is hardchore!
haha, did I pronounce that wrong?
@@driesketels it's ok man it doesn't detract from the message
@driesketels If you're wondering, chore is sounded with the "tch" sound like in "chasing"
But all good, I still understood what you meant 🙃
Yeah I was doubting about it while saying it but then ended up going for "core"
If people don't work and make stuff, there's no stuff. Think about that. No cars, houses, toilet paper, food, water, electricity, roads.
Yes but we don't have to work like a slave..
Well, I was thinking like that when I was 14 years old in 1996 and I was still living with dady and momy, a children... You cannot seriously be thinking this way still? Wow, first of all, if everyone would stop working, it would be chaotic and you probably wouldn't survive even a month. It's that simple, it's not about being in a slavery system and it's not about doing what you want, every day of your life.
You really shoud listen to Jim Carey who did live in the street with his familly when he was young, just to become millionaire, and then with everyone loving him, with everything he dream of having, celebrity, success, money, all of this is still not enough to fullfil his being, heart and soul.
The goal of ''being happy'' all the time is a modern female goal, empty and without honour. I feel way better since I don't care about happiness and just do my duty, what is necessary for my own life and the life of my two children.
Happiness is like weather, and this idea of dying compare to be working 9-5 is the most spineless and feminized male thing to say.
I mean, if you are not willing to be working at all because we are living in society with many people around, of course no one is going to miss you when you are gone.
I'm working 5:30 am to 14:15 pm, friday 5:30 am to 10 am, it's 37.5 hours and I've got 4 weeks vacations, + 40 hours of random vacation, + 12 Statutory holiday, I mean come on that's really not slavery. Yes, it's hard to work in a metal shop and welding, using torch and grinder, building metalic structure for air port, train or a bridge. But at least I'm helping the society and not thinking about only myself and I'm not complaining all the time.
Dude, we have internet, a phone in our pocket which is a computer with touchscreen, video device, a camera, a wifi, and amazon delivery at our doors without going shopping... This fatalist way of describing reality from your perspective is like a poison in your mind. You are basically ungrateful of what everyone is doing around you to maintain this idea that you can do whatever you want in your life and happiness should be the ultimate goal, no it's not.
Survival is the only goal and staying alive.
yes survival is the goal...that's why I don't work a 9-5. Because I survive without that :-)
Thanks for your elaborate opinion & good luck with the welding Stephen.
To do anything requires work. You aint the main character. We all got to suck it up and make things better for everyone. If everyone lived their bloody dreams nothing would be accomplished for fuck sake.