Thank you so much for this post! I am currently unpacking years of self-criticism, and only now, at 26, beginning to realize that my worst critic is myself. 'Ask who your inner critic is' hit me like a sack of bricks. I'm realizing a lot of my criticisms are framed in the viewpoint of old managers/bosses in an industry I'm no longer in!! I've taken a lot of that fear and anxiety into my new ventures and I know I need to deal with that. You've given me much to think about, and I appreciate that a lot.
Great post! I recently did the "do something hard" method. I'm very bad at writing dialogue and I'm part of a writing mentorship program through my work. I said I wanted to work on developing that skill, so I sat down with a story idea that had been brewing but I had no information about my characters yet. I made them have an intense argument near the climax of my story. Not only was it better than I anticipated but it gave me tools to start to shape out the characters and actually invest into the story.
All of the tactics you mention are excellent, but I can personally attest to that one being successful.
Love this Ellen! Esp the “be shit” advice. So many times I don’t bother to do/write stuff because I talk myself out of it and into thinking it’s too shit. And side note: you are most definitely pretty awesome. 🙌
Thank you so much for this post! I am currently unpacking years of self-criticism, and only now, at 26, beginning to realize that my worst critic is myself. 'Ask who your inner critic is' hit me like a sack of bricks. I'm realizing a lot of my criticisms are framed in the viewpoint of old managers/bosses in an industry I'm no longer in!! I've taken a lot of that fear and anxiety into my new ventures and I know I need to deal with that. You've given me much to think about, and I appreciate that a lot.
Great post! I recently did the "do something hard" method. I'm very bad at writing dialogue and I'm part of a writing mentorship program through my work. I said I wanted to work on developing that skill, so I sat down with a story idea that had been brewing but I had no information about my characters yet. I made them have an intense argument near the climax of my story. Not only was it better than I anticipated but it gave me tools to start to shape out the characters and actually invest into the story.
All of the tactics you mention are excellent, but I can personally attest to that one being successful.
Love this Ellen! Esp the “be shit” advice. So many times I don’t bother to do/write stuff because I talk myself out of it and into thinking it’s too shit. And side note: you are most definitely pretty awesome. 🙌