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Fear of Success? Fear of Failure?
I've never really understood the difference between the fear of success and the fear of failure. It's really just plain old fear! Right? I guess I have both.
Let's take a look at this.
What if I succeed? Will I be able to handle it? What will people think of me? What makes me think that I can, in fact, succeed at this art thing?
What if I fail? Again! I've ventured into different things over the years, (Mary Kay, Usborne Books, sewing baby quilts) and haven't enjoyed nor stuck with any of them. Intellectually I know that it really isn't so much about failing as it is about figuring out who I am, what I'm good at and what I enjoy.
But! My inner critic keeps telling me that they were failures. Why do I listen to her?
As we all know, life is a journey. Sometimes that journey is fun, like an exploration into the unkown. What will I find? It can be exciting!
However, other times it can be more like venturing into the Horror House at the carnival! (You remember what that was like, don't you?) What's around the next bend? Can I maneuver the wobbling floor? What if I fall? Scary!
Sometimes my fears paralyze me. Do you ever have the same experience?
I find a million other things to do instead of my art, or even more productive, I sit on the computer for way too long! And the more I avoid and procrastinate, the more my inner critic enjoys herself! (She's really not very nice).
Soooooo....As of this moment, I have decided to fight against her no matter what she says!
I can do this! If I fail...wait....I won't fail. It's a journey and this journey will surely have it's ups and downs and just plain scary moments, but...I can do this!
So ta ta my lovelies! I'm getting off of this time-wasting device! I will mosaic to my hearts conent and maybe even get out in the yard, polish off my bike and go for a ride! I can do this! And I will!
I'm excited! I don't know why it scares me, it probably sounds silly to many of you, but it does. I'm going to put my headphones on and drown out...I think I'll give her a name...Maureen (aka my inner critic)!
"If I fail, if I succeed, at least I'll live as I believe." Whitney Houston
Let's take a look at this.
What if I succeed? Will I be able to handle it? What will people think of me? What makes me think that I can, in fact, succeed at this art thing?
What if I fail? Again! I've ventured into different things over the years, (Mary Kay, Usborne Books, sewing baby quilts) and haven't enjoyed nor stuck with any of them. Intellectually I know that it really isn't so much about failing as it is about figuring out who I am, what I'm good at and what I enjoy.
But! My inner critic keeps telling me that they were failures. Why do I listen to her?
As we all know, life is a journey. Sometimes that journey is fun, like an exploration into the unkown. What will I find? It can be exciting!
However, other times it can be more like venturing into the Horror House at the carnival! (You remember what that was like, don't you?) What's around the next bend? Can I maneuver the wobbling floor? What if I fall? Scary!
Sometimes my fears paralyze me. Do you ever have the same experience?
I find a million other things to do instead of my art, or even more productive, I sit on the computer for way too long! And the more I avoid and procrastinate, the more my inner critic enjoys herself! (She's really not very nice).
Soooooo....As of this moment, I have decided to fight against her no matter what she says!
I can do this! If I fail...wait....I won't fail. It's a journey and this journey will surely have it's ups and downs and just plain scary moments, but...I can do this!
So ta ta my lovelies! I'm getting off of this time-wasting device! I will mosaic to my hearts conent and maybe even get out in the yard, polish off my bike and go for a ride! I can do this! And I will!
I'm excited! I don't know why it scares me, it probably sounds silly to many of you, but it does. I'm going to put my headphones on and drown out...I think I'll give her a name...Maureen (aka my inner critic)!
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