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    Self Confidence for Artists
    Self Confidence for Artists
    Self Confidence for Artists
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    Self Confidence for Artists

    By Sarah Taylor

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    Self Confidence for Artists 
    Confidence is important in all aspects of life, but especially in art. The creation process comes from within, and if your self-confidence is weak then you are destined to fail from the start.

    I often admire the artists that exude their confidence in their mark, boldly laying down strong colors with the simplest stroke. The resulting mark just seems to be perfect, working in harmony with the composition. This level of confidence doesn't just happen.

    So, how do we develop self-confidence? And more importantly, how to do we apply it to our art?
    In this book I will teach you how you can overcome, or at least battle the mire of under-confidence. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSarah Taylor
    Release dateMay 17, 2018
    ISBN9781386681045
    Self Confidence for Artists
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    Sarah Taylor

    Sarah Taylor has a BA in History and an MSLS. She enjoys reading and writing about history, playing piano, and going on park walks with her dog. You may find her at https://beautifuldreamerdotcom.wordpress.com and Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21550493.Sarah_Taylor.

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      Self Confidence for Artists - Sarah Taylor

      Introduction

      ​What is Self Confidence? Confidence is not something that can be learned like a set of rules; confidence is a state of mind. Confidence comes from acceptance of your own body and mind leading to the trust in your own abilities, qualities, and judgment.

      Low-confidence can be a result of many factors including fear of the unknown, criticism, bad time management, lack of knowledge, previous failure, and so on. People with long-term low self-confidence issues generally see themselves as victims of the world. As a result, they miss out on experiences and opportunities and feel helpless about changing things. What you should understand is that low self-esteem is most of the time a learned behavior. That means someone else taught you to feel low in self-worth, or you developed your own low confidence by over generalizing a few negative events. This is actually good news as learned behavior can be changed by adopting new beliefs!

      Tips to boost Confidence

      1) You should be planning and preparing for the unknown. Break down tasks into smaller manageable tasks and plan as many as you can.

      2) Positive thoughts. Stay away from all negativity! Remind yourself that, despite your problems, you are a valuable person. Never give up. Never accept failure.

      3) Highlight your strengths and successes and learn from your weaknesses.

      4) Identify any negative thoughts that you may have about yourself, such as ‘I am a loser’, ‘I never do anything right’, or ‘No one really likes me.

      5) Give honest compliments to other people. This demonstrates that you feel good enough about yourself to give positive feedback to others.

      6) Make changes where you can – You know that you cannot change the past, but you can change the future. Make choices on a daily basis, which will lead to the future you want to live.

      7) Embrace failure: All super-successful people have had many failures. Learn from your mistakes, change your approach and just keep trying!

      8) Stay realistic: Do not try to do too much - One of the biggest blows to your confidence happens when you continually fail to meet your own targets because it was not realistic. Instead, set targets that you know you will be able to do.

      9) Look at your body language and image: Eat healthy meals, exercise regularly and ensure that you are getting enough sleep. When you are speaking, look the person you are speaking to in the eye - keeping eye contact shows confidence.

      What You Think, You Become

      Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve, Napoleon Hill once said. The mind is everything. What you think, you become, Buddha taught. You’ve heard high-minded quotes like these all your life. Now science has caught up. We can finally quantify and track how beliefs can shape outcomes.

      Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck found that some people have a fixed mindset and believe that they cannot change their capabilities. Other people have a growth mindset. The growers believe they can work toward improving themselves. Dweck and her colleagues studied 373 students and tracked their academic performance from the beginning of seventh grade through the end of the eighth. They found that those with a growth mindset think I-can-think-I-can’do themselves to a rise in grade point, while those with

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