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Want to learn how to trust yourself<\/a>? How does trusting yourself<\/a> improve creative work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Practice<\/em>, Seth Godin gives five effective strategies for trusting yourself. These strategies will help you gain more confidence as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to trust yourself below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Trust Yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Godin\u2019s lessons on creativity can be divided into four main principles, the first of which is: To do creative work, you have to learn how to trust yourself. Like creativity itself, this is a skill that can be learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godin points out that you develop trust in others over time. The same is true for learning to trust yourself<\/a>. If you engage in a practice of making creative work every day, while keeping the following considerations in mind, you\u2019ll learn to trust that you can do the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Don’t Focus on the Outcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Godin claims that our modern, capitalist society<\/a> is geared toward predictable outcomes. Many jobs make you feel like a cog in the wheel, producing the same product or providing the same service over and over, with a boss watching over you and telling you what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing creative work is different because when it comes to art, the outcome is always unpredictable. Even if, for example, you\u2019ve choreographed many dances before, you never know if the one you\u2019re working on right now will work until all the pieces finally come together. Creative work is about the process. You have to trust yourself throughout the process because there is no boss, there are no rules, and the result is uncertain. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godin says that being attached to the outcome is actually selfish because it focuses on whether you get positive external feedback to feed your ego<\/a>, rather than on whether your work is serving others<\/a>. If you\u2019re motivated by fear that the work you create won\u2019t be good enough, you\u2019ll eventually burn out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you can\u2019t control the outcome of your creative work, you can control the process: You can maintain a consistent practice of making and sharing art<\/a>. And good processes lead to good outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Trusting Yourself Doesn\u2019t Mean You Have to Be Confident<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Godin contends that you don’t need confidence to do creative work. Confidence is a feeling, and feelings come and go. If you have a practice of doing creative work regularly, you don\u2019t need to depend on whether you feel confident about the work\u2014you just do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confidence doesn\u2019t guarantee a successful outcome in any event. Every game has confident players who don\u2019t win. In fact, insecurity is normal and means you\u2019re trusting the process.<\/strong> If you didn\u2019t have some doubt, you could veer into overconfidence or arrogance, which can lead to inadequate preparation and even illegal behavior such as fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Reassurance Won\u2019t Help You<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Trusting yourself also means not seeking reassurance<\/a>. Seeking reassurance is not helpful because when you\u2019re in the midst of creative work, you don\u2019t know how it will turn out. For example, if an established writer tells you that a paragraph you wrote is brilliant, that doesn\u2019t mean your whole book will be brilliant. The rest of the book may not meet the same standard. Conversely, if they tell you your paragraph is awful, that doesn\u2019t mean anything about the eventual quality of your entire book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godin says that reassurance can\u2019t make up for simply doing the work<\/a>. Reassurance is for people who crave certainty.<\/strong> Successful artists recognize that certainty and attachment to the outcome are inimical to creating art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to devalue reassurance is to focus on generosity: serving others. This way, you are working toward positive change rather than thinking about yourself and your ego. For example, if you are making a painting in the hopes of challenging entrenched, toxic ideologies (such as racism or sexism), you\u2019re trying to effect positive change, not just focusing on yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Talent vs. Skill<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easier to trust yourself when you understand that you don’t necessarily need talent to be a creative professional. Talent is inborn, but skill can be learned. Godin believes that most people do have natural talent, but few care enough and work hard enough to develop skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creativity is a skill that can be learned. <\/strong>Anyone can learn this skill; they just need to maintain a consistent practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional ways to develop your creativity include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Finding a group of like-minded creatives.<\/strong> Godin says that when you\u2019re surrounded by other creative people who you respect, you\u2019re more likely to do creative work. This could take the form of a writing group, for example, or a monthly gathering to try out new recipes. You can organize your own group; you don\u2019t have to wait to be picked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Acquiring relevant knowledge.<\/strong> Become informed about the specific skill you\u2019re pursuing, whether it’s cooking, podcasting, or acting. What are the important books to read? Who are the pioneers in your area, and what is the state of the art? Godin says this doesn\u2019t require getting a credential or a degree from a famous institution (or any institution). A degree does not mean expertise.<\/strong> Credentials are necessary for certain professions, such as being a psychiatrist, but they aren\u2019t a prerequisite to being an artist. Instead, it\u2019s important to become informed about your specific artistic area, so you aren\u2019t working in a vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Use Your Unique Voice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Part of trusting yourself is trusting your voice. Society has trained most of us to blend in, but to do creative work, you need to use a distinctive voice. Godin advises that you don\u2019t try to mimic other people; this is a way of hiding your true voice. If you don’t trust your voice or you haven’t found it yet, it’s easy to justify being silent. But sharing your voice and engaging with others will help you <\/strong>find<\/em><\/strong> your voice and make your creative work better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using your specific voice and contributions also helps create diversity. Diversity of thoughts, experiences, cultures, and so on, increases the likelihood of solving difficult problems. If enough different people get together, they\u2019ll probably create something new. A more homogenous group, on the other hand, might not come up with as many unique, creative ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to note that sharing your unique<\/em> voice doesn\u2019t always mean sharing your \u201cauthentic\u201d voice. There\u2019s a common misconception that successful artists should strive for authenticity by sharing their innermost thoughts and feelings<\/a>. But Godin points out that very few things are truly authentic\u2014almost everything we do is the result of a series of intentional choices. Art itself is inauthentic in the sense that you are inventing something that appears real.<\/strong> Godin advises that you create art in such a way that the audience has an authentic experience\u2014which doesn\u2019t necessarily involve using your authentic voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you wanted to write an effective personal essay, you wouldn\u2019t just tear a page out of your journal containing your unfiltered, authentic thoughts. You would need to make choices about the structure of your essay and what dialogue and characters to include. You\u2019d need to decide which of your inner thoughts the reader needs to know and which don\u2019t serve the story. Your writing voice itself takes practice to discover. While it certainly isn\u2019t \u201cfake,\u201d neither is it the voice you use in everyday life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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