Opportunity doesn’t knock. YOU create it!

Imagine being on a plane or waiting for it at the airport, working on your drawing and other hand-drawn projects, and your dream client notices your iPad sketch and asks whether you’d be interested in designing and drawing their properties. This happened to me on my flight from Nice back to Munich after my recent vacation.

This theory has worked for my networking in Paris, New York, and now on the planes, which brings me to the topic of this newsletter → how to create opportunities even when it seems like there are none.

First, your mindset is EVERYTHING. You know what’s surreal? This has happened to me SO many times, but I swear every single time, I thought... well, this is a coincidence. This is not possible. And yet, every single time when I’m in my full energy, opportunities literally appear from nowhere.

🛑 So, from this newsletter on, I want you to forget about the lack of things like “the economy is a mess,” “too many creators and bloggers,” “I’m too old or too young,” or “drawing and design will be replaced by AI.”

First off, none of that is true. And you know why? Because literally the majority of people think this way, and they never start - leaving so much room for someone like you. Since you’re reading this newsletter, something sparked in you.

Yes, there are TONS of creators and creatives, but how many of them are you? With your story? With your style? With your experience? With all the challenges you’ve been through?

A story from my childhood about drawing that you might have heard: My uncle once asked me to draw a line. And when I drew it, he said - I’m paraphrasing, it’s been like 20 years since then - and seriously, how do some people remember conversations word for word from decades ago lol :D

Anyway, he said, “You drew this line. Now imagine that there’s not a single person on this planet who can draw the exact same line in the exact same style. NO ONE. You are unique.” Yes, in addition to my architectural and art family, I was also surrounded by art and philosophy lovers like my uncle and aunt.

Now, as we’ve fixed our mindset, let’s move on to opportunities. We are the ones creating them, putting ourselves out there, because we never know who is watching and who we are going to meet there and then.

✅ At an event? Make sure to have a QR code, business card, or even a brochure ready. On a plane? DRAW like I do! :D In a restaurant? Okay, here you’re allowed to relax and enjoy your dinner but still, if you see that their design needs some polishing or a touch of art, go find their art director in between courses :D

Drawing is needed EVERYWHERE: trying out quick designs without waiting for a render, creating custom postcards for clients (by the way, one person I met at a networking event in NYC inquired about custom illustrations for her clients after she saw my story about a postcard from Menton - here’s the reel, by the way), logo design (one of my first commercial projects was requested by people I knew because they saw me post it on Instagram).

NO, you don’t need to go viral, you need the right content and the right audience. TRUST ME. When I first gained commercial clients from the real estate field, I didn’t even have my current Instagram! So, marketing is not only about social media, although it helps!


Our Drawing Academy is having its rebirth moment of a lifetime! Our signature course will expand into more modules for the daily use of art and securing clients, and our mini-courses will be eliminated. So, keep an eye out for emails from me!

Here’s the list of courses that will be eliminated:

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And then... a new magical era of ASDB will come to life!

With big drawing energy,