Chanamon's Blog
Going from Desperation to Determination in My Small Business
How I went from $900 to $16,000 in my bank account all in one month in 3 action steps.
I have been swallowed by the social media monster, and I'm done resisting it.
I had so much going on last quarter, I wasn't sure 2023 would ever come! Fortunately, I got through all my events without a hitch and then got my first case of covid to make sure I really didn't do...
Of course another existential crisis about my career hits me on the journey back home. Couldn’t even wait until I was on US soil, huh? During the 4 hr layover in TPE, I was considering yet again t...
What Box Do I Fit In? - Exploring different illustration careers
Revisiting the question of "What kind of illustrator do I want to be?" and realizing that the answer is even more complicated than I thought.
Balancing Business Brain and Art Brain (2022 Q1 Review)
One of my goals for the first quarter of this year was to establish a routine around creating art and running my business. I did manage to do so at one point, but then it changed a couple weeks lat...
Back Deciding What Kind of Illustrator I Want to Be (A Prelude)
I’ve thought more over the past few weeks about what kind of illustrator I want to be. I know I don’t necessarily have to box myself in to one specific area, but I find it will be personally helpf...
Artist Existential Crisis #278
October 19, 2021 Dear Journal, I’m having yet another one of my artist “who am I” existential crises, so I thought what better way to vent and figure out my thoughts than to spit it all out in a b...
Taking Time Away from My Business Helped It Grow
For years I had been yearning to have more time to work on my side business. I desperately snuck in time while commuting to work, while “relaxing” with some television at night, and on the weekend...
Jobs, Mental Health, and the Pursuit of Happiness
It’s been one week since you looked at me — just kidding, but try to get that song out of your head now. It’s been 6 months since I officially left my full-time job at a large tech corpora...