Comments on: Cartooning as a business - Part 2: List of ideals http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/ Helping to turn a drawing hobby into a cartooning profession Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sherm http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13709 Sherm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:55:08 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13709 Thanks for the info, Jason...sometimes a little motivational wisdom can help me to see the light at the end of a deadline. I'll check out those tapes, and I really appreciate your kind words, too. I'm subscribed to the feed for Chewing Pencils, so I'll keep my eye out for your guest articles. Thanks again... ^_^ Sherm Thanks for the info, Jason…sometimes a little motivational wisdom can help me to see the light at the end of a deadline. I’ll check out those tapes, and I really appreciate your kind words, too. I’m subscribed to the feed for Chewing Pencils, so I’ll keep my eye out for your guest articles.

Thanks again… ^_^ Sherm

]]> By: Jason http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13706 Jason Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:40:31 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13706 Hi Sherm, Sorry for the reply here, but I've left your email at home! The list is from one of Robert Kiyosaki's 12 CDs "Choose to be Rich". I wrote down the list one night a couple of months ago when I was cartooning and thought that all of the points related to what we do and how we could get ahead as cartoonists. I took the liberty to slightly modify it for our own needs. I don't remember the exact CD number but it's definately within the first couple of CDs in the list (I have them on my mp3 player so I don't recall which one. Hope this helps. I love the work on your site, it's fantastic and I love the Spongebob piece you've just posted (however I'm a sucker for raw penciled images). By all means stay in touch. Cheers, Jason. Hi Sherm,
Sorry for the reply here, but I’ve left your email at home! The list is from one of Robert Kiyosaki’s 12 CDs “Choose to be Rich”. I wrote down the list one night a couple of months ago when I was cartooning and thought that all of the points related to what we do and how we could get ahead as cartoonists. I took the liberty to slightly modify it for our own needs. I don’t remember the exact CD number but it’s definately within the first couple of CDs in the list (I have them on my mp3 player so I don’t recall which one.

Hope this helps. I love the work on your site, it’s fantastic and I love the Spongebob piece you’ve just posted (however I’m a sucker for raw penciled images). By all means stay in touch.
Cheers,
Jason.

]]> By: Rich http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13619 Rich Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:43:18 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-13619 It is good advice, but nothing particularly new ... but the internet part is true. I'll have to start (or stop) doing some much of that. Really Matt's how to on this site gives much the same advice with more specifics for cartooning. Generally the value of business guru's is to be a motivational speaker ... a cheerleader of sorts generally saying "just do something" pursue your dreams, etc. I think the know two things about human nature ... 1) we want people to encourage us to do what we want to do anyway (even if or because we are afraid to take risks) and 2) we will rationalize our decision to be the best one whether we take their advice or not. For example, if we drop everything and pursue our dream ... whatever the outcome we did it ... good for us. If we decide not to, or something in between, good for us because we are practical and responsible. Not taking away from the power of positive thinking. There are tapes and messages I like to ... but it does often come down to like a generic self-help for dummies book! ;) BTW - I was 21 years in business consulting before going to "fulltime" freelance cartooning. I made a great decision ... [pat, pat] It is good advice, but nothing particularly new … but the internet part is true. I’ll have to start (or stop) doing some much of that.

Really Matt’s how to on this site gives much the same advice with more specifics for cartooning.

Generally the value of business guru’s is to be a motivational speaker … a cheerleader of sorts generally saying “just do something” pursue your dreams, etc. I think the know two things about human nature … 1) we want people to encourage us to do what we want to do anyway (even if or because we are afraid to take risks) and 2) we will rationalize our decision to be the best one whether we take their advice or not. For example, if we drop everything and pursue our dream … whatever the outcome we did it … good for us. If we decide not to, or something in between, good for us because we are practical and responsible.

Not taking away from the power of positive thinking. There are tapes and messages I like to … but it does often come down to like a generic self-help for dummies book!
;)
BTW - I was 21 years in business consulting before going to “fulltime” freelance cartooning. I made a great decision … [pat, pat]

]]> By: Sherm Cohen http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-12676 Sherm Cohen Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:46:41 +0000 http://www.chewingpencils.com/2007/12/14/cartooning-as-a-business-part-2-list-of-ideals/#comment-12676 Boy, that IS some great advice! What's the name of that tape? I'd love to hear it! Thanks! --Sherm Boy, that IS some great advice! What’s the name of that tape? I’d love to hear it!

Thanks! –Sherm

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