A lack of self-trust could be the precursor to fear that keep us from doing our good work in the world. "I think you have to decide whether acceptance or uniqueness is a higher valuefor you....I spent so much of my life wanting to be accepted. And in that acceptance,I always felt I had to sacrifice my uniqueness. What set me free along the ...
creative confidence
Getting What We Want
Humans aren't mind readers. Sometimes getting what we want is as easy as asking for it. "The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.You must ask for what you really want." ~ Rumi I arrived at a hotel near the Atlanta airport yesterday afternoon. During the check-in process, the hotel clerk said several ...
Learning How To Trust Ourselves
It is a risk, but learning how to trust ourselves is paramount to the creative process. "But here’s the thing: I have no interest in making reels and pointing to wordstyped on a screen, in learning animation solely for the purpose of creating movementin my art so that I will get more views. I have no interest in being an entertainer. I ...
How to Get on a Creative Hot Streak
Sometimes it can feel impossible to get on a creative hot streak. If only there was a way to trick ourselves into one! "...these results suggest that neither exploration nor exploitation alone is associatedwith the hot streak dynamics; rather, it is the shift from exploration to exploitation thatclosely traces the onset of a hot ...
