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One of my mentors, Gary Vanercheck, talks about playing the ‘long game’ and the 3, 5, even 10+ years it takes to become an ‘overnight success’.  In thinking about my art and my business from this POV I try to keep looking forward and asking myself, “What do I need to be doing right now to pave the way for long-term success?”   The answers seem to change monthly but these are the things I am thinking today: I need to play to my strengths which is being creatively prolific at the wax bench.  Cranking out lots of ideas, 10-20...