Cute little book with fun illustrations about how to be creative and live as an artist while holding down a day job. I don't think it offers much that is different from other books in this vein, like Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work by Austin Kleon, but I do like that this one has activities for you to do (eg. List things you can do for 10-15 min that go toward your creative life, all the ways you are already living your ideal life, things your job provides you, etc). The first part of the book also focuses on how to change your perspective/mindset about your day job, which is important for maintaining a positive attitude about and accepting your current life as it is. That helps you feel a lot better about yourself and your self, which in tuen will help you make changes toward your ideal life. ( )

This was more of a self-help book than a how-to book. Which was fine. Its list-making prompts were exactly what I needed to reflect on my job, money, and goals during a time when I often question why I'm doing what I'm doing. Worth reading (which can be done in a day). ( )

Are we what we do or what we believe we are or what others believe us to be? One the first questions we are asked or ask to ascertain information about someone is, "what do you do". By there response we think we obtain some understanding about an individual. But are we really what we do? I have a full time job. I get up each morning, make my way through traffic to work at a computer, talk on the phone and make educated (hopefully) decisions. So does doing this make me less of an artist? This is a question I often battle with in my own head. I sometimes feel as if I am living two different lives, the corporate and the creative one. Yet neither one defines me. They are just things I do. Just because I work for a large company does not make me less of an individual artist. From time to time I need a reminder of this. It was during one of these moments that I stumbled upon Summer Pierre's The Artist in the Office. This was a fun little read that helped remind me of some of the basics of living a creative life. Life is a matter of perspective and sometimes we just have to stop and look at things from a different point of view. ( )

Great ideas for adding more creativity to your daily life. I liked the way the book was put together, a little like a workbook, and a journal with samples in between. ( )