For Artists, Creators, and Makers Who Feel Stuck
Your art dreams aren't dead.
They're just waiting for a better strategy.
Use this proven method to play big with your creativity... from the trenches of your busy, messy, real life.
From the studio of
Lauren Spangler
Artist, Strategist, Mom
Hi, friend.
That creative dream you tucked away? It's still possible.
You can write that book, paint that collection, record that album...without burning out or going broke. (Yes! Even with kids, a mortgage, and the whole shebang.)
Here's the secret:
Your day job isn't holding you back.
Actually, it's the key to your creative freedom.
Hear me out.
Just 4 years ago:
I was a burned out corporate strategist juggling a toddler and a newborn (oh, sweet chaos).
Hear me out.
Just 4 years ago:
I was a burned out corporate strategist juggling a toddler and a newborn (oh, sweet chaos).
Even though I desperately wanted to paint and make music, I never had time or energy. My dream of being an artist slipped away...until I was stagnant, drained, and resenting the very life I had built.
Even though I desperately wanted to paint and make music, I never had time or energy. My dream of being an artist slipped away...until I was stagnant, drained, and resenting the very life I had built.
I thought my day job was the villain of my story. It seemed like the career that paid my bills was draining my soul. (Isn't a 9-to-5 where free spirits go to die?)
But now:
I'm in the studio every day, building the art career of my dreams, and I feel more fulfilled than ever. I make my art passionately. I sell my art confidently. AND I still have a stable income.
My home life is more joyful, too. I get to be a devoted mama. A playful wife. And a wholehearted woman who is shamelessly ambitious and deeply fulfilled (instead of run-down and resentful).
I get to create art that makes my skin tingle...and keep the bills on autopay.
I thought my day job was the villain of my story. It seemed like the career that paid my bills was draining my soul. (Isn't a 9-to-5 where free spirits go to die?)
But now:
I'm in the studio every day, building the art career of my dreams, and I feel more fulfilled than ever. I make my art passionately. I sell my art confidently. AND I still have a stable income.
My home life is more joyful, too. I get to be a devoted mama. A playful wife. And a wholehearted woman who is shamelessly ambitious and deeply fulfilled (instead of run-down and resentful).
I get to create art that makes my skin tingle...and keep the bills on autopay.
It's all happening. Together.
Here's what changed: I realized my day job wasn't my enemy. It was actually the ticket to building a creative career on my own terms...thriving as an artist, without sacrificing the stability my family depends upon.
The difference?
I stopped believing one side of me (the free-range creator who writes music in her underwear) couldn't coexist with the other side of me (the stable mama who packs lunches and makes chore charts).
I didn't quit my day job.
Instead, I quit seeing my corporate self and my creative self as opponents in a tug-of-war.
I learned how to let them pull together.
What if your internal tug-of-war could finally end?
In The Real Life Artist, I'll show you how to:
Find your creative spark again (even if it's been dormant for years).
Create a simple creative practice that fits into your actual life (no 4 AM wake-ups required).
Balance your amazing ambition (yes!) and your real-world responsibilities (also yes!).
Use your day job to fund the runway to your creative dreams.
Make extraordinary progress on your art...even when life is life-ing.
Stop choosing between your passion and your paycheck.
You don't have to sidestep your art, stay trapped in your day-to-day, and be in a creative coma until retirement.
-AND-
You also don't have to ditch your paycheck, leap into the financial abyss, and flee to the woods to make art among the faeries.
You can have the best of both worlds.
Your art matters.
Your stability matters.
With the right approach, you can honor both.
Let me show you how.
Finally, a roadmap for big dreamers with down-to-earth priorities.
INTRODUCING
The Real Life Artist:
How to Pursue Your Passion Without Ditching Your Day Job
Your 134-page guide to make your art work in your real life
The Real Life Artist method isn't just another hustle-harder manifesto. It's a practical, compassionate roadmap to balance everything that matters.
What Readers Are Saying
"A warm blanket that gives you permission to have an artistic, creative, personal meaning in a working day-to-day life."
Matt Lindsey
Writer & Teacher
"The Real Life Artist illuminates the path between the hazy, romantic concept of living an artistic life and the reality of being a consistent, fulfilled creator."
Amy Goode Faris
Musician & Composer
"This encouraging book is thoughtful, practical, simple, and straight to the point."
Liv S.
Painter & Writer
Inside This Book, You'll Learn:
The simple Formula for Creative Fulfillment and how you can use it to find deep, lasting satisfaction.
The 3-step Real Life Artist Method to make peace between your competing priorities so you can shine.
Why resenting your day job is killing your creativity...and how to turn your 9-5 into rocket fuel for your art.
The Golden Hour Technique to make huge creative progress despite a full-time job and busy family life.
How to get your loved ones excited about your art dream so they actively help you reach your goals.
How knowing The Four Creative States (and where you're stuck) helps you go from frozen to fulfilled.
A simple and reliable way to break through creative blocks (even ones that have lasted for years).
Tried and true methods to find creative flow so you can grow your body of work with ease.
...and a whole bunch more!
The book also includes self-assessments, case studies, guided reflections, hands-on exercises, and more to help you apply The Real Life Artist Method in your life today.
It's time to crown your inner artist
(without taking off the other hats you wear).
This Method Works Even If...
You've got a million things on your plate.
You ditched your art dreams years ago.
You're not sure you can even call yourself an artist.
The Real Life Artist Method was specifically designed for people with full, busy lives. It works because it doesn't ask you to choose between your art and everything else.
Instead, it shows you how to weave your creativity into the life you're living right now...in a way that energizes you, rather than depletes you.
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DON'T LEAVE YOUR ART FOR "SOMEDAY."
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A simple promise:
The Real Life Artist will help you make at least one immediate change to improve your art life without dropping other priorities. If it doesn't, I want you (no, I beg you!) to request a refund.
If you're not satisfied with this book for ANY reason...
...just send a quick email to support@laurenspangler.com and my team will send you a full refund for your book purchase. No small print. No time limit. No questions asked.
Hi, I'm Lauren!
I'm a painter, musician, writer, and creativity coach. As a wife and mom of two little ones, I know firsthand what it's like to juggle artistic passions with real-life demands. In fact, I developed The Real Life Artist Method on my own journey back from seven years of creative burnout.
In my work as a coach and strategist, I've helped over a hundred professionals define and achieve their goals. My mission now? Helping artists like you find balance--even during life's busiest seasons.
When I'm not coaching, making music, or covered in paint, you'll find me brewing a cup of tea or exploring the local park with my family.
I believe the best art comes from real people living real lives...just like yours.
CHEERING YOU ON,
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