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Having a hard time coming up with creative ideas?
Is your creativity blocked?
Feel stuck in a rut of not creating?
Find out three effective strategies to jump start your creativity, get you unstuck and get your creative juices flowing again.
Have you hit a wall as a creative professional?
Do you feel bored and uninspired with the projects
you’re working on?
Are you seriously questioning your direction of
your creative career?
How can you tell you are in need of a Creative Career Makeover or it’s time for you to reinvent yourself as a Creative Professional?
If you’re a creative professional or working artist who has hit a wall in your career this is far more common than you might think. I want to share with you four major points that can help you understand what you’re experiencing and how to get clearer on where to go from here.
You’ve invested a lot of time in developing your artistic skills and many years working as an artist, but suddenly you find yourself uninspired, bored and uncreative. Wondering where the passion for your work has gone? Are you questioning if you should continue in your creative field? Do you feel an urgency to make a drastic career change?
Don’t worry this doesn’t mean you’re all washed up as a creative individual and most importantly you are not alone. When this happens it’s natural not only to panic, but to also take it personal. It’s common for working artists or creative professionals to eventually hit some plateau in their career. This loll could be a sign that you need to re-evaluate the direction of your career or maybe reinvent it.
In order to keep our creativity thriving and avoid becoming stagnant, we require from time to time, periods of redefining ourselves as creative individuals. Sometimes this means deconstructing what exist and embarking on new and fresh terrain. It may mean stepping out of our comfort zone and opening ourselves up to what is unfamiliar and unknown. These phases challenge our creativity, which keeps it fresh, alive and flourishing. In fact, I truly believe deep down inside creative individuals hunger for new experiences.
Don’t be afraid to reinvent yourself if that means exposing yourself to a new medium or making a career transition. It may mean accepting a project that challenges your confidence or abilities. The results could bring unexpected transformation to the level of your creativity. Taking the time to reevaluate where you’re at, can lead to further growth as a creative professional and working artist.
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Many artists struggle with the persistent voice of self-doubt. It plagues them when they attempt to bring to life a new idea. It can cause them to constantly second-guess themselves, questioning if their art is good enough to warrant the right attention. Self-doubt surfaces when they hear a comment on their art, performance or novel that wasn’t favorable. It’s the ingredient that under lies creative block. It repeatedly whispers in the back of their mind, “you’re just not good enough.” It can strike suddenly when they feel envies of someone else’s creative success. Self-doubt can be so overwhelming, the artist develops a relentless hunger for validation or approval driving them to bury it with substances.
One of the most common causes of self-doubt is negative self-talk. It’s the repeated statements running in one’s head that criticizes, belittles and shames. Constant replay of negative dialog slowly chips away at self-worth, which can leave the artist feeling less certain of their abilities. In addition, ignoring or brushing off one’s own accomplishments and successes, have a way of derailing self-confidence. Because each negative thought produces an emotion this can inevitably cause the artist to feel discouraged or hopeless.
Begin to take notice of the statements you tell yourself about your creativity, about your art, or you as a person. Are the words coming from a caring and gentle voice, offering support and encouragement? Or are they words that are slowly damaging your self-worth, resulting in procrastination, unproductively or creative paralysis. A simple shift in self-talk is the beginning of sustaining a positive attitude throughout your career as an artist.
