how to be a succesful artist

Here is my view. Talk a really BIG GAME, open up your big mouth and tell everyone that you are the best thing since sliced bread..Humbleness is a farce. After you open your big mouth to everyone (including the media) you will be in such a dire and painted corner that your only choice will be to come up with the goods. You will be the proverbial kid thrown in the river---sink or swim. You may drown but you will be IN THE RIVER---- 98% of artists remain on the shore with the toes of timidity dipped in for temperature. There is no wisdom on the shore....all wisdom lies mid stream. Failure isnt a big deal, you will probably fail but the only true sin is not jumping in with both feet and a full heart.