Creator vs. Artist vs. Entrepreneur

art·ist | ˈärdəst | noun 

• a person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby. 

• a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or filmmaker. 

• a person skilled at a particular task or occupation

• a performer, such as a singer, actor, or dancer.

cre·a·tor | krēˈādər | noun

• a person or thing that brings something into existence

en·tre·pre·neur |  ˌäntrəprəˈnər, ˌäntrəprəˈno͝o(ə)r | noun 

• a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so

Which one are you?

You might be all, but which one is at your core?

• Can you be a creator without being an artist?

• Can you be an artist without being a creator?

• Can you be an entrepreneur without being a creator?

I’ve been thinking a lot about these comparisons lately, trying to understand which is more of a primary driver of my identity and my pursuit.

Though, for me, their kind of all the same?

Kind of…

In yesterday’s post, I said,

“To be an artist you simply have to create daily. No final goals needed to be attached to the creator process. But for the entrepreneur, they are filling a gap, solving a problem, exchanging value.

To be an entrepreneur means sales. You cannot be an entrepreneur and never sell anything, but you can never sell a piece of art and still be an artist. I'm not sure what exactly this means, but I think I'm on to something.”

With most of my creator pursuits, I’ve “taken on a greater than normal financial risk” and making it a business.

But I love creating.

I love shooting video.

I like storytelling.

I enjoy painting and being creative, though I want to stretch my creativity.

In the end, maybe they’re all one and the same, wearing different titles at different times… or maybe not?