Mental health is important. I’ve found over the weeks I’ve worked on this blog a lot of very interesting topics and a lot of techniques that will help if we put in the time and effort it takes to do them. Our brain may come up with excuses; however, for not doing them. Why we don’t take the time… It excels at finding excuses that keep us safe in our rut. Trying new things is […]
Tag Archives: Values
How to set yourself up for success?
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 […]
What is success?
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 […]