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LITTLE MONSTERS INSIDE OUR HEAD
As human beings we all want to be acknowledged for our
efforts as well as our triumphs.
Parental support of our artistic pursuits is not common. Rather than live
with the fear of not being taken seriously, or not taking ourselves seriously,
many retreat into the shadows, behind barricades built by criticism, when these barricades are left
unattended they harden like little cement walls. These little cement blockades limit our creative growth, when the creative muse is trying to stretch.
Imagine that you live on a great big farm, in a comfortable
home surrounded all around by land filled with many trees, thick brush, and heavy foliage.
You have one long bike path that leads to the main highway, all along the path
are these “cement barriers” along the route, making the path difficult to
navigate. The path to the highway is much too long to walk, and riding a bike
will insure that you get to the main path where the other "riders" are peddling
along down the street.
Learning to let yourself create is like learning to ride a
bike, you start with baby steps to gain your confidence, you learn balance, and technique, you
pray that you avoid any obstacles along the way. You are learning, be patient and
understand your initial efforts are not going to be masterpieces. Critics will
unfairly judge your work against master artists, since that is what “they
believe” to be the standard other artists are measured against.
Regardless, what level of success you achieve, the struggle
continues.
Master artists struggle with pleasing their fan base, and
satisfying their creative muse- Think about when Bob Dylan went electric, or In this video clip where Joni Mitchell shares some amazing
insights on Jimi Hendrix
NEGATIVE BELIEFS:
Our Immediate family, fearful friends, spiritual &
social communities all weigh in on what notions they “believe” are
acceptable. Each of us has
beliefs, Acceptance of the notions
in our mind that something is true or real.
Beliefs reflect an individuals “notions” about what it means
to be a artist, It does not reflect FACT.
Each of us has
a internal dialog that tells us
- I’m
not good enough
- I will
hurt or embarrass my family and friends
- I will
be awful and look foolish
- I
don’t deserve to be successful
- Artists
are not successful = I won’t be successful
- What
if I run out of Ideas
Negative beliefs (notions/ NOT FACTS) keep you scared and
stuck, they make you retreat and hide in a safe place, and not develop your
skills to prepare you to succeed.
MEET THE LITTLE MONSTERS
To create is part of who you are as a artist, your ability
to adapt, and grow will be so much easier if you take the time to clear away
the obstacles on your path.
Each of us can
work diligently to clear away the external blockades, and criticisms created by
others, that can still leave quite a clutter behind,
Have you thought about the blockades and criticisms that you
create? The scary stuff that
separates us from success is being brave enough to clean house INSIDE.
Want to test this out? Get a blank sheet of paper, and a pen, on the paper write 5 times
My name is _______(write your name), I am a successful
artist.
As you start writing, and re-writing the sentence, you’ll
start to hear a internal dialog “no your not” “Poser”
“Artist-Shmartist”, all kinds of nasty stuff comes up.
Remember you want to write 5 times “My name is
_____(write your name), I am a successful artist”. Also write down all the negative stuff, the nasty
little monsters that your head dreams up.
Don’t be shocked if there is really nasty things, your subconscious will
attack everything, your sexuality, your spirituality, and anything in between
On a new sheet of paper list the negative beliefs that you
noted in one column , in the next column, to the right of the “belief” note who
said this in your life was it a parent, teacher, partner, friend? Then draw one
more line to the write of the person, creating a 3rd column and next
to the negative belief write a positive alternative.
Weed out the little monsters, from your victory garden. Like a garden, from time to time the
little monsters will still need a
little weeding out as part of ongoing garden time.
How does your garden grow? Do you have Little Monster you
hear from a lot?
In today's indie market there
is TONS of competition. In today's economic market everyone is working harder
for even less money. How do you capture the attention of hard working fans that
may not even know you exist?
There are lots of ways to
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