Why do I sometimes feel so at odds with myself about making changes in my life? Walking every day, working on my novel, keeping my home organized, dating. I want to…or do I? Dave Shearon has some insights into the psychology of change in his Positive Psychology News Daily article: Change is Hard, Except When [...]
Fear of writing, fear of failing, fear of succeeding – fears of all sorts can keep us from pursuing our entrepreneurial passions and creative dreams. Author Milli Thornton describes a CPA who kept shutting off his dream to write: ‘He’s long wanted to write the story of his life as a fictional novel, but could [...]
Doing anything creative often brings up fears, anxieties, insecurities. Courage may be defined as going ahead in spite of those fears. And many creators not only live with fears, they welcome them. This photo is Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, running for safety after lighting gunpowder to create one of his drawings. “Why is it important,” [...]
Is it always a good idea to do the best you can do? Moreover, can we ever be sure that it’s really our best? These questions came up recently in a therapy session and catalyzed my looking more deeply into the nature and implications of this common expression. The man with whom I was working [...]
Kendall SummerHawk is “an expert in business coaching, branding, and marketing for self-employment success.” In this article, she is addressing business growth – but the emotional and psychological issues she talks about are important for other areas of personal development as well. What You Must Let Go Of To Grow I hear it all the [...]
A college roommate of mine who was perhaps even more anxiety-prone than I was at the time, once made an offhand comment about life not being much good without worry. An outrageous idea, perhaps, but many of us live years habitually worrying – even with no real threat to be concerned about. If it is [...]
Fear may be a barrier for many of us, getting in the way of realizing our creative ventures. There are probably hundreds of related quotes and articles on Talent Development Resources – here are a few. “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face [...]
In her article How to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Intuition, Judith Orloff, M.D. writes, “True intuitions will never put you down or support destructive attitudes or behavior. Here are some guidelines for distinguishing legitimate fears from irrational ones: Signs of a Reliable Intuition * Conveys information neutrally, unemotionally * Feels right in your [...]
Monica Raymund comments about her audition for the tv series Lie to Me: “I just knew I wasn’t going to get it, so I was so relaxed about the audition that I got it. The same thing happened with my audition for Juilliard…” [From post on The Inner Actor] One of the key ideas of [...]
From article Five Tips To Improve Your Self Esteem and Reduce Your Fears, By Bertil Hjert. It is important to examine that which you fear… We are so consumed by the physical manifestations of our anxiety or panic attack that we don’t take the time to analyze what this sudden surge is all about…. Building [...]
“If the imagined future is better, it gives you hope or pleasurable anticipation. If it is worse, it creates anxiety. Both are illusory.” Eckhart Tolle – from The Power of Now. What we anticipate and imagine can be so much worse than reality, and make our distress all the more intense. Being uncertain makes it [...]
This video – “Failure: The Secret to Success” – may be a corporate image propaganda commercial for Honda, but it has some good stuff on attitudes about failure and bouncing back. For example, talking about her life-threatening crash, race driver Danica Patrick comments: “There was a crash.. My brain was covering up for the fact [...]
Many people choose to get scared in certain situations: thrill rides, horror movies, bungee jumping, running in front of bulls. But what about dealing with unwanted terror? And can fear ever be useful? If you feel shut down or blocked from developing or expressing your talents because of anxiety, there are many ways to help [...]
Robert Maurer on anxiety, creativity and anxiety, fear of change, anxiety relief products Fear and anxiety can keep us from pursuing dreams, exploring creative projects and in other ways realizing our talents. Fear can take various forms such as: social anxiety, phobias, performance anxiety or stage fright. Robert Maurer, PhD has studied social and neuropsychological [...]
A fate worse than death Speaking in front of an audience is reportedly more fearsome than death. It doesn’t have to be a crowd – simply another person. But an audience of any size can be helpful in encouraging our creative expression and personal development – more so if we can be relaxed and authentic. [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
