a business and life you love, and I assume you do because this is Q&A Tuesday, and this

Q&A Tuesday, I am tackling two Qs with one A. That's right, two for Tuesday. First

question, Sofia, and she writes:

"Hi Marie, I've watched every one of your videos and you've inspired me to follow

a passion I had long abandoned; illustration. You often talk about the importance of having

a mission and doing work that matters, but what if the thing you love to do doesn't

directly change the world or solve a problem? I can't say that illustration and telling

stories adds value to the world. Is there a way to contribute no matter what kind of

work you do?"

Now check this out. Carolina writes:

"Hi, Marie, I'm a documentary and environmental photographer but I'm having a hard time coming

from a place of service when I try to sell and market to my clients. My concern is my

business model is all about me. I'm stuck in a rut and have a really difficult time

seeing how my products will really help anyone besides me following my dreams. Please give

me a momma Maria reality check."

Sofia and Carolina, awesome questions. I can't tell you how many times I hear this especially

when it comes to artists. So here's the thing that I want you to know -- you make a difference.

It doesn't matter who you are or what you do for a living; all forms of expression are

valuable. There's no such thing as better value or more value.

Doctors aren't better than doll makers, journalists aren't better than jewelry designers

and astronauts are not better than artists. Entertainment, art, anything that provides

pure pleasure is 100% of value. Just imagine our world without paintings or art or books

or movies or comedies or plays or operas; we'd have no freaking culture and we'd

be bored out of our brains. Art connects us to our humanity and to each other. It compels

us to think and to feel and to love.

Think about how much nicer a home is when you've got great art on the walls, or think

about how great illustration or a photo helps bring a story to life, or think about times

when you've needed a good laugh, or you've been moved by a great piece of art or by a

beautiful song. What if those things didn't exist? What if Picasso or Prince said "You

know what? This art doesn't really provide value. I should be a homeopathic health coach

inside"?

When you're learning about business, especially online business, you see so many examples

of marketing solutions that it's easy to dismiss the value of art that's not problem

solution oriented, but just because you don't market something that clears up acne or makes

a dog stop humping legs, doesn't mean you market something any less important. And if

you still question what value art has, here's a tweetable from Mr. Picasso himself:

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

There you go. Art does solve a problem. It cleans off the dust. Art's like swiffer

for your soul. Before we wrap up, there's one more thing. Making money doing something

you love, if you're not hurting anyone or cheating anyone, is by definition a service

to the world. You're helping the economy and you're adding to the financial flow, plus

get this: you're also making a difference to people around you because when you do what

you love and you're passionate and you're happy, that is added value.

Ok -- Sofia and Karolina, that was my A to your double Q. Thank you so much asking it.

Now I want to hear from you. Do you ever doubt the value of what you do? If so, I want to

challenge you to tell me at least three specific ways that your work makes a positive impact

on others. Don't forget to tell me about it in the comments below.

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