The Work

“We create in service to art, not for what we can get from art.” -Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way Of Being

When you detach and always make it about the work–not yourself–you’ll never get too high or low.

Not too high when you’re being praised. Not full of yourself. Because you realize you didn’t do it. You channeled the work through you. You were a medium for it.

Not too low when you’re getting criticized or it’s not going well. Not down on yourself. Because it’s not about you. It’s about the work. Be open to the criticism if it makes the work better. If it doesn’t, let it go, and move on.

Then, get back to work.