Banishing Your CriticWritten by Lynn Cutts
Whenever we start a new creative project, it's always a little scary. We're never sure how it's going to turn out. And that element of uncertainty is just thing we need to get our Critic up and hollering at us. The Critic also comes to visit when we start thinking about tomorrow's work, or yesterday's work, or end result, instead of what we are doing here and now. Sometimes, it comes calling immediately after a visit with a well-meaning friend or relative, or when we are hungry or tired. My Critic likes to visit about 3:30 in morning, frequently waking me from a sound sleep.You know what I mean. Your Critic is that voice that echoes inside your head, telling you your work isn't good enough, you're not good enough, it's all a waste of time, it's trivial, no one will come, it will never sell. Everyone's Critic has it's own favorite issues. And our Critic's issues often get in way of our work. So we need to banish our Critic from our work space, whether that's a painting studio, a writing office, or a stage. But that's not easy to do. The Critic is stubborn, and usually returns after you think you've got rid of him for good. Here are some suggestions that might work for you. 1. Have a concrete representation of your Critic in your work space. When you start to work, move it out of space or put it in a drawer. 2. Sit and listen to your Critic. Write down every negative thing it says, then either verbally or on paper refute each statement, whether you agree with it or not. 3. When your Critic starts to sit on your shoulder and whisper in your ear in middle of your working, stop for a minute. Take a deep breath, then concentrate on all your five physical senses. What do you smell? What do you hear? What do you see, feel, and taste? By really paying attention to your physical surroundings, you get yourself out of your head, and into moment.
| | Life changing AttitudeWritten by John Giagkiozis
Do you really believe that there is anything in this world that is impossible?I’m 21 and I had to grow up at accelerated rates because of multiple circumstances in my life. One of them was divorce of my parents, my mother had no money and my father didn’t seem to care about me and my brother. And to make it clear “no money” means that we didn’t have enough even for food. Now, I’m not saying these things so you can feel pity for me. I’m telling you because somehow I managed to survive, I found a Way. Today I make 2000 euros a month, I know it’s not a fortune but at least I have a budget that is 4 times more than average budget in Greece and this amount grows every minute even as I write this article. By way my father make less money than that. How did I manage to make it while I didn’t have a quarter of a penny in my pocket? ATTITUDE is answer, I never ever stopped learning about anything that could be learned and that made me look like Guru in my circle of influence. Even with no money I had most beautiful girls and highest grades of all. When someone had a problem I was one who solved it. Imagine how it is like to have your own problems and problems of others. It’s great, why? Because you get feedback from all flanks, imagine yourself like a giant sponge whose only job is to soak information. It gives you an edge over entire community, simply because people can’t cope with their own problems and helping you with yours is out of consideration. Can’t cope? Or so they think.
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