Lilla here. This is the fourth of five newsletters I’ve written for you to share some of the lessons I’ve learned from three decades (and counting!) of working in the creative industry, as an art agent, an author, an illustrator, a columnist, a speaker and more. If you missed the other newsletters, you can find them here. I’ve been navigating the creative industry for more than 40 years, as an illustrator, an art agent, an author, an entrepreneur, a speaker, a columnist and more. I want to share what I’ve learned with you! Today, I want to talk about something that everyone, no matter their level of success, has experienced: envy and competition. And I’ll show you how to overcome envy! How do you kick envy’s butt? There’s a lot of beautiful work out there, and you have two ways to respond to it. Let’s say you see a stunning
