Navigate the Creative Wilderness: Tips to Value Your Creative Work

In this eighth class in the “Navigate the Creative Wilderness” series, “Tips to Value Your Creative Work” you will learn how to build an internal sense of value for your creative work so that you can strengthen your trust in your creative ability, increase your creative confidence, and know that your work is worth it. You'll also learn why external value is important, how to receive it, and truly believe it so it can fuel you forward on your creative wilderness trek.
This class is the eighth episode in the “Navigate the Creative Wilderness” series. I recommend starting with the first class in the series, “5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence,” but feel free to jump into any class in the series and go in the order that makes the most sense for your journey. 
Throughout the entirety of this series, you can expect to learn actionable tips to implement on your path to cultivate more confidence in your creative intuition, overcome the fear of unknowns, build support with a creative community, stay consistent with your practice, and celebrate your successes.
Hi! I'm Liz, your trail guide and buddy out here in the Creative Wilderness! I dove deep into the Creative Wilderness when I started my business, Prints & Plants, in 2017. 
Since starting my business, I have worked as an educator and licensed artist with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, crafted a mural for an international social media firm, created brands and illustrations for multiple businesses, and become a Top Teacher on Skillshare.
It has been a *winding* journey to get to where I am now, and I know it will continue to evolve and shift over time! 
That’s why now, I am so excited to share my field notes from the Creative Wilderness with you in this series in the hopes that it helps you navigate the highs, the lows, and the unknowns of your unique path.
In This Class in the Creative Wilderness, You'll Learn How to:
Build a sense of internal value for your creative work
Strengthen trust in your creative ability
Increase confidence in the value of your creativity
How to receive, believe, and integrate external value for your creative work
You'll Walk Away From This Class With:
Actionable tips to embody value for your creative work
Actionable tips to believe in the worth of your creative journey and work
Actionable steps to value the creative industry as a whole
Actionable tips to integrate and use external value for more confidence on your creative journey.
What You Need:
-pen, pencil, or writing utensil of choice
-the Creative Wilderness Field Guide (linked in the Projects & Resources section)
-a phone to snap a photo of the “Value Valley” section of the Field Guide to upload to the Class Project section
Get Social!
Share your journey! Snap a photo of your field guide as you work your way through this class! Share your photo on Instagram for a chance to be featured on the Prints & Plants account. Be sure to tag @prints_and_plants and #thecreativewilderness so I can cheer you on!
Want a Pep Talk for Your Journey? I’ve created one just for you. 
Download your free pep talk here:
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Get the Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing & Ethical Guidelines here (affiliate link):
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Take the “5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence” Creative Wilderness class here on Skillshare:
Navigate the Creative Wilderness: 5 Tools to Cultivate Confidence
And dig into more Freelance & Entrepreneurship classes here:
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