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Comparing Yourself to Others – Allowed to be Content with Your Style
Have you ever struggled with comparing yourself to others? For years, I thought the comparison fight was just part of life, something I had to deal with and get over. And in a way, it is. But as I began to pay attention to my wrestle with comparison, I realized its impact ran deeper. It took me down a path that led to a shutdown of my creative energy. And it ended up being more about how I see myself than about the ruler I hold up to others. Comparison leads to discouragement and the feeling that we don't or can't measure up. These feelings then block our ability to…
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Give Up Too Soon – Allowed to Push Through Hard Things
I have been blessed with a fair bit of stick-at-em (pure stubbornness), to the point of hanging on a little too long. But I still face with the temptation to give up. I do give up on some things sometimes. With creativity and doing something you love, the temptation to give up can become more than a simple frustration. It has a tendency to eat away at your resolve and dissolve your stick-at-em. When you put in the time and give the energy but the results are still slim … and the journey lasts much longer than you anticipated ... you may face a very real desire to toss it…
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Too Many Ideas – Allowed to do One Thing at a Time
When I decide I want to do something, I dig into it, trying to think about it from many different angles. I listen to podcasts, read blogs and articles, and flip through books looking for answers to unending questions. I brainstorm possibilities, trying to find the ones that work. As I do, golden, sparkly ideas spring up everywhere, inspiration flows like a massive waterfall. One idea leads to another and another and another, drenching me with options. But sometimes … many times the very things that inspire and spark ideas in me create Creativity Killer #4, Too Many Ideas, leading me to become frazzled and unfocused.
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Perfectionism – Allowed to be Imperfect
As I walk through the daily pieces of my creative business, some days come easier than others. Sometimes, I’m focused and on task and cranking things out. Then other times, I feel as though I’m slogging through mud while walking uphill in a snowstorm. What makes the difference? Why are my ideas all exciting and energizing one day and too hard and unappealing the next day? What gets in the way of my motivation and kills my creativity? In this post, we'll talk about the first of seven creativity killers and give ourselves permission to move beyond them. What is perfectionism? On a quick Google search, the dictionary will tell…
