6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty
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6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty
effective ways to live with the fear until I could overcome it. First, I remembered to live my story. I went back to my core question: Why am I doing this? When you go back to your core motivations, you affirm the authenticity of your project, which takes away one of the biggest fears: that you are a fraud. When you live your story, you don’t have
... See moreBlake Mycoskie • Start Something That Matters
ON THE ARTIST'S JOURNEY, ALL ENEMIES ARE MENTAL * * * Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of the new, of pain, of loneliness, of exertion, of intensity. Need for external (third-party) validation. Self-doubt. Arrogance. Impatience. Inability to defer gratification. Predisposition to distraction. Shallowness of thought and purpose. Conventionalit
... See moreSteven Pressfield • The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
Creativity isn’t about waiting until you feel fearless, it’s about making something despite the fear. And then doing it again. And again. And again.
The linchpin feels the fear, acknowledges it, then proceeds. I can’t tell you how to do this; I think the answer is different for everyone. What I can tell you is that in today’s economy, doing it is a prerequisite for success.
Seth Godin • Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
While the emotional undercurrents of self-doubt can serve the art, they can also interfere with the creative process. Beginning a work, completing a work, and sharing a work—these are key moments where many of us become stuck. How do we move forward, considering the stories we tell ourselves? One of the best strategies is to lower the stakes.