Taking the first step to populate your blank canvas requires courage (勇), and to carry on from where you start requires persistence. In a creative journey, you should feel determined to be defeated enough times to savor that tiny jot of success because they are practice and skills not purchasable.

As a popular quote goes:    

 “Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.”