CREATIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Becoming Confident
The old adage “Fake it ’til you make it” has a lot of value. If you don’t believe in your work, no one else will.
If being confident doesn’t come naturally to you or makes you feel like an imposter, then create an alter ego super-hero character who is the confident artist version of yourself, and use your super-hero self to interact with the world. (My character even has a costume, or armor of sorts; when I wear it, I feel protected.) Super-hero me is still me, but an aspirational me with unlimited reserves of confidence in my work.
People’s perception of one another comes from nonverbal communication and body language—the way you stand, where your hands are placed, how your body moves, what facial expressions ...
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