Rousing Review The Artist in the Office

Rousing Review The Artist in the Office I feel like Im not quite ready to review The Artist in the Office like it needs about a dozen more reads, as I want its awesomeness to really rub off and sink in and lead me to being a better coach. And yet, I dont wanna drag my feet in introducing it to all of you. It would be nothing but downright mean of me. I bought The Artist in the Office at my local indie bookstore (yay Greenlight!) quite a few months ago, and I knew it was not a transportation book. By that I mean it wasnt a book I wanted to read passively on the subway, getting interrupted and having to pay attention to where I am and having a Start and Stop point thats dependent on how far Im traveling. Instead, I wanted to delve into it on my terms, when I had the time and the space and the ability to get lost. And get lost I did. To put it simply, I wish I wrote this book. Its the type of book that I aspire to write and produce one day. Its encouraging, its inspiring, its fun, its beautiful, its quirky, its workbook-ish, and it literally is written for every single person whos pursuing their creative passion. Summer gets your head on straight by allowing you to own your artsy-ness and make sure its not left behind just because youre in a non-artsy environment. While she has a few disclaimers that these exercises shouldnt be done at the expense of your professionalism (or job!), she offers so many amazeballs ideas on how to make your workday creative no matter what youre doing, whether its Commuting Bingo, utilizing the copier for all its worth, or breaking into spontaneous dances with co-workers, she really opened my eyes to how creative a corporate environment could be! That I wish I had this book this time last year, when I was still Executive Assisting it up, goes without saying. Summers the friend whos ballsy enough to say, Maybe its your attitude that needs a change? while telling you all thats going right in your life and that shes so proud of you. Shell work you through the starving part of starving artist and make you feel that theres abundance, and offer you ideas to get un-stuck when the office gig has sucked the creativity from your veins and youre wondering, What am I doing with my life?! This little book which I read in about an hour or so, I think offers so very much. I think Summer, um, sums it up herself on the blog post I found about starting The Artist in the Office, which she did as a zine in 2006. She wrote: I feel there is this duality we live as artists with day jobs. We dont want our day jobs, but I do believe there is something in us that just LAYS OUR LIVES DOWN, that just says, OH, WELL. I dont want to say OH WELL anymore. If shes talking about you, then revolution! my friends. Pick up what Summers puttin down get yourself The Artist in the Office.