Eric Maisel wrote some helpful ideas in an issue of his newsletter (Dec 20, 2009) about fear vs anxiety over success. He wrote:
Hello, everybody:
Yesterday I addressed the Tri-Valley branch of the California Writers Club on the subject of “overcoming creative anxiety.” I described 24 sources of anxiety in the lives of creative people and 22 [...]
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 time: “Kendall, I [...]
“Talent will out.” If that old aphorism were really true, those with the highest potential to make the world better would inevitably have the opportunities and power to provide a constant supply of art masterpieces, to lead medical, political and business organizations, or otherwise realize their advanced potentials.
What keeps so many high potential people from [...]
“My visual thinking gives me the ability to ‘test-run’ in my head a piece of equipment I’ve designed, just like a virtual reality computer system.” Temple Grandin, PhD
She is portrayed by Claire Danes in a new HBO movie “Temple Grandin.”
From post: HBO’s Autistic Hero, by Jace Lacob :
“Playing somebody who is wired in a fundamentally [...]
You can hoard creative work, keeping it hidden from others, and some people do just that – writing a novel, for example, that remains for years in a closet. But most creators need to risk criticism and rejection to get their project seen or realized. A screenplay doesn’t become a movie by staying secret.
Stephen King [...]
“What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do is ship,” says author and entrepreneur Seth Godin, who suggests we must deal with our fearful “lizard brains” to avoid sabotaging projects just before we finally finish and present them to the world.
That summary is from a couple of sources, including scannercentral.co.uk
The [...]
The Psychology Today article, Field Guide to The Self-Doubter: Extra Credit, by Susan Pinker, excerpted below, brings insight into the thoughts and feelings many people have about being incompetent or impostors:
Not giving herself credit
Rosalyn Lang has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, has just completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University, and recently launched her own [...]
By guest author Errol Michael Henry.
Potential makes reference to future possibilities for success — but offers no cast–iron guarantees concerning achievement.
Secondly, the inclusion of the word latent infers that there is power available that has yet to be released. That is why people who are (allegedly) very talented have a greater likelihood of leaving this [...]
Amber Riley is one of the dynamic actor-singers on the musical/comedy series Glee. She recalls her rejection from American Idol:
“My life was crushed when they told me ‘No.’ But… rejection like that only makes you stronger, gets you asking — how can I better myself?”
Continued on The Inner Actor.
Excerpted from article Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Creating Success From the “Inside Out” By Maya Bailey, Ph.D. :
“Why do most business owners fail to achieve their dreams and reach their financial goals? Is it a lack of motivation, a lack of drive or a lack of business know how?
“In my 12 years of coaching [...]
A critic once described the mind of Jonathan Miller as “a turmoil of sizzling wires, connecting drama with anthropology, literature with quantum physics, linguistics with genetic theory.”
From the PBS site of Bill Moyers Journal / Jonathan Miller
What caught my attention to write this post was the discord Dr. Miller has expressed about his choosing various [...]
From article: Stuck? You May Have Eyes Wide Shut Syndrome, By Valery Satterwhite
“I’ve been told that I’m incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn’t function in reality. Los Angeles is a good place for me.” – Diablo Cody, Writer, “Juno”
What seems painful, limiting or defeating can become a source of strength [...]
The growth mindset
In her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck explains how important attitude can be in developing our talents.
“This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts,” she writes.
“Although people may differ in every which way—in their [...]
“I believe I can fly; I believe I can touch the sky; I think about it every night and day; Spread my wings and fly away; I believe I can soar…”
Dick (Jim Carrey) from a scene in Fun with Dick and Jane. Feeling exuberantly self-assured after getting a promotion, he sings the R. Kelly song [...]
In this clip, Dick (Jim Carrey) is feeling exuberantly self-assured after getting a promotion, and sings “I Believe I Can Fly.”
There are many variations of belief and attitudes that can keep us from “flying” and realizing our talents and dreams.
In his article Facing the Enemies Within – Courage and Fear, Jim Rohn talks about five [...]
ScienceDaily — “The effect of anxiety on academic performance is not always obvious but new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests that there may be hidden costs.
“The research found that anxious individuals find it harder to avoid distractions and take more time to turn their attention from one task to the [...]
In her new e-book “Boost Your Creativity, Productivity, and Profits in 21 Steps,” Gail McMeekin provides ways to “get a handle on your business/career and leverage your creative inspirations and best talents to catapult you to the next level of your potential.”
She notes at the beginning of the book how often we keep ourselves from [...]
“Turn off that voice in your head that says, I already know that. Those are some of the most dangerous words in the English language.”
That helpful advice comes from millionaire Entrepreneurial Coach Ali Brown – about paying attention to proven strategies for business success, and actually implementing them, rather than ignoring them as passe or [...]
Brian Tracy thinks “The most important quality for success in entrepreneurship and in life is the quality of optimism.
“Optimists have an unrealistic expectation of success. As a result, they are willing to try far more things without becoming discouraged.”
But, he adds, “In order to be successful in business, and in any activity where your money [...]
“Why do some people rise to the top while others languish? Are there personal characteristics that enable some individuals and groups to thrive during tough times?
“What initially began as a study to define greatness evolved into a quest to uncover those characteristics that people who were deemed ‘great’ exude.”
From article Pathways to Greatness – a [...]
Wunderkind, genius, prodigy. Freak, geek, nerd. How we label exceptional people and ourselves affects our identity and what we think about the reality and value of our talents, and the possibilities of expressing them in the world.
One of the most positive experiences for me in high school was my friendship with an artist (painter, sculptor) [...]
“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.”
Leonardo da Vinci
> Related articles by Linda Dessau on Michael Gelb’s book, How to think like Leonardo da [...]
“What would happen if…?” Curiosity fuels artistic and scientific exploration, and is a characteristic of gifted people. It is also a strength, and a trait that encourages personal growth.
Psychologist Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., declares in his new book – and a video – that being curious is an essential element in creating a fulfilling life.
So what [...]
Many seemingly helpful and encouraging aphorisms and wise sayings passed along in centuries of literature may not be so wise after all, as Yee-Ming Tan of Positive Psychology News Daily notes.
She writes that she “just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book Outliers: The Story of Success.
“Much of what Gladwell has to say about successful [...]
To be successful and high achieving takes inborn talent; talent will out; you need a gift to be exceptional – all these are myths, according to research detailed by Geoff Colvin in his book Talent Is Overrated.
These preconceptions also fuel a sense of inadequacy, lower esteem or decreased self-efficacy for many people, and distorted beliefs [...]
What we choose to be, the dreams we invest time and energy in pursuing, the ways we relate to other people and the world, how passionately we develop our talents, how we identify and esteem ourselves – all are impacted by our beliefs.
“It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into [...]
