An Anxious Creative

I am anxious. I am doubtful of my capacities and my self-doubt is high. I am shy. I love creating and I want to make a living with writing and my other hobbies. Can I be successful despite my fear and self-doubts? This blog will be about the journey I undertake to see if I can answer this question and other topics that can help on the road to success. First things first, what to […]

When you start a new project, ideally, you set a goal and break it into mini steps to get there. Reaching that goal usually equals success, failing to reach that goal usually means failure. But what is success? Is it really that all or nothing, pass or fail, or is there more to it? The definitions of success you find online are very short. The google definition is “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose […]

Last week I wrote about the definitions of success (see here). In short, the definition of success depends on yourself, your goals, and your values. But how do you set up this definition for yourself? Especially, given the difficulties we face as an anxious creative (anticipating the worst, and self-doubt making us see our failures more than our successes)? I’m trying to find this answer for myself and at the same time by sharing what […]