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Step 1) Make art. This is the fun part, and, truth be told, many artists spend all their time here. I can tell you from experience it’s a good place to be—full of possibilities, it’s a chance to open up your mind and poke around, examining what’s going on inside you.
Step 2: Ship it (Seth Godin’s term for releasing your creations into the world). Here’s where things can get a little problematic—this is where the artist comes face to face with indifference, judgment, rejection, and perhaps even ridicule. Not fun.
But if you make something beautiful, isn’t it selfish to keep it all for yourself? What if someone else needs to see, read, or hear your creation? Maybe it’s just the thing they were looking for to help them get through another day in a very troubled world.
So be brave, and for god’s sake, continue to believe in what you’re doing as you suffer the world’s disregard.
And keep making art.