How to leap: advice on quitting your job

I grew up in a risk adverse, immigrant culture in which the idea of finding the work you loved was always counterbalanced by the idea of having a stable, steady career. When you’re young and uncertain, the easy choice is the one right front of you. It’s the path you fall into out of convenience, as in: This is what I did for two summer internships, so, this is what I’ll continue doing.

notes on the journey, growing a businessKening ZhuMarch 28, 2016new beginnings, existential questions, fearlessness, big change, how to begin, trusting yourself

creative vs. creative professionals

For a really long time, I couldn’t say out loud that I was a writer, designer, illustrator, or even artist without feeling like a fraud. I whispered it, mumbled it, and felt sheepish about it. It is too easy, I thought, to pick up a laptop or paintbrush or Photoshop pen tool and call myself an [insert creative title]. I hadn’t earned it.

growing a business, creative practice, notes on the journeyKening ZhuJanuary 23, 2016art for money, existential questions, how to begin

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