Creative people need to say "No"

  • Oh, absolutely. I measure virtually everything I do in my life in terms of the opportunity cost of other things I won't get to do. And the more interesting my life and work gets, the more people want from me.

    Before I started working on my startup, I had a solid reputation as a photographer in the local burlesque community. I quit photography almost entirely in order to focus on my company, much to the disappointment of many performers. But that no is buying me so much time!