See the full blog post here: http://artistmyth.com/12-ways-fear-stops-artists-dead-tracks/ Fear can kill creativity... and the ability to be effective in our business. Here are twelve ways that fear paralyzes us, keeping us from success. (See solutions and ideas to how you can beat those fears in the slideshow...enjoy!) 1. Fear Of Criticism Criticism is when people comment on our art in a negative way. 2. Fear of Apathy Apathy is when people don’t have any reaction to our work at all. 3. Fear of Failure Ok, we all know what Failure is. Another way to say it is…CRASHING AND BURNING. 4. Fear of Success Believe it or not, many of us are afraid of actually succeeding. This can make us stand out, or make people close to us feel that we’re better than them. 5. Fear of Exposure Many artists are very shy, not wanting to stand out. Exposure is a fear much like stage fright. Our instincts treat it like a real, physical danger. 6. Fear of Commitment Also the fear of making decisions. We’re afraid to commit to a course of action because we want to keep our options open. 7. Fear of Copying Of course we shouldn’t copy, but many of us go to the extreme and become paranoid that anything we do has been already done before. 8. Fear of Being Copied Our instinct is to jealously guard our ideas like they’re gold... and we often go to extremes to avoid being imitated. 9. Fear of Being Misunderstood We hate when we put out something we worked so hard on, and people just don’t get it. 10. Fear of Disappointment It is natural to avoid pain... so we might go out of our way to try to prevent disappointment. 11. Fear of Ridicule This is the fear of being dismissed, scorned, or made fun of in a contemptuous way. 12. Fear of Deadlines Procrastination is not an effective weapon against this fear... Fear can’t be battled with the lack of fear... it can only be defeated with Bravery. BRAVERY is being able to act in the presence of fear. We are equipped to face our monsters...and tame them. What fears hold you back from making your best art? Let me know at mike@artistmyth.com. I’m an artist and coach who loves to help other artists break down the barriers that hold them back from having the creative careers and businesses they want. I would love to hear from you. Would you like to see more? Join the Artist Mythmakers for free at artistmyth.com/join and get a FREE starter kit that you can use to improve your art business.

1. fear
12 ways stops
creatives DEAD in their tracks

2. Fear can kill creativity... and the
ability to be effective in our business.

3. Here are twelve ways that fear
paralyzes us, keeping us from success.

4. fear of
criticism
01

5. Criticism is when people comment on
our art in a negative way.

6. The Solution
Filter out the invalid comments, and
let in only the constructive ones that
can help us improve.

7. 02 fear of apathy

8. Apathy is when people don’t have any
reaction to our work at all.

9. The Solution
Be different, stand out from the pack.
Also, make sure you get it in front of
enough people.

10. 03
fear of failure

11. Ok, we all know what Failure is.
Another way to say it is...
crashing and burning.

12. The Solution
Everybody’s success is the result of
lots of failure. Give yourself
permission to fail... and try again.

13. fear of success
04

14. Believe it or not, many of us are
afraid of actually succeeding.
This can make us stand out, or
make people close to us feel
that we’re better than them.

15. The Solution
Reinforce to them that you’re still the
same you, and you value your
relationship. But don’t let it stop your
progress.

16. 05
fear of
exposure

17. Many artists are very shy, not
wanting to stand out. Exposure
is a fear much like stage fright.
Our instincts treat it like a real,
physical danger.

18. The Solution
Foster a habitual self-dialogue that is
aimed at dispelling feelings of real
danger... tell yourself that you’re
safe, and that the audience actually
wants you to succeed.

19. 06
fear of commitment

20. Also the fear of making decisions.
We’re afraid to commit to a course
of action because we want to keep
our options open.

21. The Solution
Ask yourself, “Do I believe in this? Is
it worth doing?” If so, then go for it
and don’t hold back.

22. 07
fear of
copying

23. Of course we shouldn’t copy, but
many of us go to the extreme and
become paranoid that anything we
do has been already done before.

24. The Solution
In truth, everything is a remix of
other stuff. DO aim for originality, but
don’t worry that you will be sued or
branded a plagiarist.

25. fear of
being copied
08

26. Our instinct is to jealously guard
our ideas like they’re gold... and
we often go to extremes to avoid
being imitated.

27. The Solution
Don’t hinder yourself or those
you work with by fearing
copycats. It may happen - but
think abundantly, you have
many more ideas inside you.

28. 09
fear of being
misunderstood

29. We hate when we put out
something we worked so hard
on, and people just don’t get it.

30. The Solution
Work on the clarity of your
message...and if your
intended core audience
understands, then you’re okay.

31. fear of
10
disappointment

32. It is natural to avoid pain... so
we might go out of our way to
try to prevent disappointment.

33. The Solution
Realize the failure to act will
result in disappointment
anyway... in the form of regret
that you may not be able to fix.

34. fear of
ridicule
11

35. This is the fear of being
dismissed, scorned, or made
fun of in a contemptuous way.

36. The Solution
You’re creating for your true
fans, and they would never
ridicule you. Take some criticism,
but don’t accept ridicule.

37. 12
fear of deadlines

38. Procrastination is not an
effective weapon against this
fear...

39. The Solution
Embrace the deadline, anticipate it
and front-load the work. By acting
you don’t give fear a foothold,
and you may finish early.

40. remember:
Fear can’t be battled with
the lack of fear... it can only
be defeated with Bravery.

41. BRAVERY is being able to
act in the presence of fear.

42. we are equipped to face our monsters...
...and tame them!

43. what fears hold you back
from making your best art?
Let me know at mike@artistmyth.com.
I’m an artist and coach who loves to help other
artists break down the barriers that hold them back
from having the creative careers and businesses
they want. I would love to hear from you.

44. Would you like to see more?
Join the Artist Mythmakers for free at
ArtistMyth.com/join
and get a FREE starter kit you can
use to improve your art business.

46. thanks for watching!

47. movie credits
(To the best of my knowledge, all movies are currently in the public domain
in the U.S.A. or are production stills in public domain.)
Slides 1, 10, 25, 31, 37, 40, 44, 45: Night Of The Living Dead, 1968
Slide 3: M, 1931
Slide 7: Plan 9 From Outer Space, 1959
Slide 13: The Exorcist, 1973
Slides 16, 19, 22: Nosferatu, 1922
Slide 28: Phantom of the Opera, 1925
Slide 34: Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla, 1952
Slide 42: The Wolfman, 1941
See these and other public domain movies free at https://archive.org/details/SciFi_Horror