061 How to make a living doing what you love with Michelle Lloyd | Your Art Matters

061 How to make a living doing what you love with Michelle Lloyd | Your Art MattersYour art matters and it's possible to make a living doing what you love!This week Michelle Lloyd, founder of United ArtSpace joins UNLOCKED for a conversation on why Your Art Matters, how to unlock our potential and help us all to make a living doing what you love.Following a challenging childhood, and being diagnosed with ADHD & Dyslexia, Michelle entered adulthood crippled with anxiety and depression. She went from job to job and always felt dissatisfied, worthless and unhappy. But eventually, she finally discovered the answers to why her brain felt totally inadequate and what she needed to do.I adored being in a creative environment, and finally decided to take a sabbatical from work and become a full time art student. I spent 6 years exploring art and my voice, which also served as great therapy.After graduating and applying for every job going and getting nowhere, she decided to open her own art studio and a place where artists came together to create art. United Artspace was born.United Artspace has since grown into a 4,500+ community of art lovers from around the world and she helps people answer the question, how to make a living doing what you love.In this episode, we UNLOCK...How to UNLOCK your full potentialHow to remove the barriers to fear and what holds you back from living the life you deserveWhy your art matters and how you can make a living doing what you love"I have worked with thousands of artists who said they were scared to put their work into the world. They were scared to call themselves an artist. They were terrified to sell and put a price on their work. Fast forward to today, these once terrified artists are now confidently making and selling work they are proud of."Find out more about the amazing work at United Art Space here https://www.unitedartspace.org/Connect with Michelle herehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shellelloyd/Listen to Michelle's podcast Your Art Matters herehttps://www.unitedartspace.org/your-art-matters-podcast/Patreon thanks!Shout out to the amazing Patron supporters for keeping this podcast going; thank you Ant Howe, Cheri Brenton, Steve McDermott & Rory Barnes! You are all amazing!Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...Early access to episodesPatron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episodeExclusive backstage content and bonus episodesAsk me anything - have your questions answered onlineShape the future of the podcast with your requests.Live hangouts every month supporting each other to UNLOCK success(Optional - become a sponsor of the show!)Exclusive giveaways and HUGE Discounts off my online courses and so much more...To be a Patron and support the podcast just head to this link or head to https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcastI can't wait for you to be a part of this journey!Free ResourcesFREE Ebook 10 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELL WITH CONFIDENCE FREE Ebook 10 tips to improve your productivityFree Workbook : Understanding Your ValuesFREE EBOOK : Improve your confidence and create awesome videos with a smartphoneFollow me on Instagram & Facebook at: @rickylockemagic For more about me and what I do, check out my websitePODCAST MERCHANDISE!!!It's officially here! Woohoo! You can now buy your own UNLOCKED podcast notebook. The perfect addition to share your thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from the podcast. Available here!A new episode is out every Wednesday. So make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any episodes coming soon.And, if this episode brought some value to you, or even a smile, then please leave a review or a rating. That would be amazing!Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll join you next week for another episode of UNLOCKED!