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Not sure if this is useful, but something I know from various creative industries is that personal doubt is real and can carry individual artists off track.
Trick is that doubt and confidence are both subjective reactions to situations. They can depend on SO MANY factors
Trick is that doubt and confidence are both subjective reactions to situations. They can depend on SO MANY factors
So I find it helpful to think like this:
- Embrace whatever you feel. Know you are feeling it. Trust it is true that this is the EXPERIENCE you are having
- But don't trust your experience is 'real'/accurate.
- Build habits and systems that work *in spite of* your experience
- Embrace whatever you feel. Know you are feeling it. Trust it is true that this is the EXPERIENCE you are having
- But don't trust your experience is 'real'/accurate.
- Build habits and systems that work *in spite of* your experience
i.e. whether you 'win' or 'lose' subjectively in any given day, just make sure you showed up in the way you said you would.
Did you turn up and do the work? (regardless of the result) If so - growth is inevitable over time, whatever you think happened today.
Did you turn up and do the work? (regardless of the result) If so - growth is inevitable over time, whatever you think happened today.
It can feel contrived but I find it incredibly helpful to gauge whether I'm 'succeeding' based on how 'I' showed up today, not what external results seemed to occur. I make time at the start and end of each day to frame/reframe my day in this context.
The phrase I use for this, personally, is 'Don't try to tame the sea, build a ship'.
The creative quests we're all on require us to enter unexplored territory on a regular basis. Know that storms or sunshine are not evidence of your worth. Focus on your vessel, not the weather.
The creative quests we're all on require us to enter unexplored territory on a regular basis. Know that storms or sunshine are not evidence of your worth. Focus on your vessel, not the weather.
note: I definitely miss plenty of days and get carried away by doubt on some days too. This is more about having a mental operating system you can *return* to that sits outside of you.
I find this wildly useful - I hope you do too.
I find this wildly useful - I hope you do too.
extra cheeky little note: and, of course, this doesn't mean to ignore feedback. It's more about not becoming derailed or consumed by it. Feedback is useful, but what nobody else can see is what you/your work will *become*.
Compound interest works for more than just $$$
Compound interest works for more than just $$$
