Edvard Munch said, "Without fear, I never could have accomplished all I have." Anyone out there in artist land ever experience fear? ...in regards to your art biz?....in regards to any area of your life? I sure have!
I read another quote somewhere that says something about how courage is feeling the fear and going ahead and doing it anyway. When I think back over my life, I can remember times I've done that....just taken a really, really deep breath, prayed "OK, Lord, help me do this!", and then just done whatever it was. As a Christian, I rely greatly on God's help & strength to do things that scare me, but at some point it's simply up to me to just DO IT.
If you've been reading my blog, you've heard me talk about how, although I've been an artist for many years, building an online presence terrified me. Why? Well, I'd told myself (and everyone else) for years that I was incompetent when it came to "technical things"...i.e. computers! I honestly believed I didn't have the capacity to learn what was needed to make my online creative biz a reality. Also in one of my previous posts was the story of how my art biz mentor challenged me to "remove the 't and realize all you're left with is CAN." Wow. So simple, yet so impactful.
I so appreciate your coming along with me on my journey! There is much I've yet to learn on this social media trail, but once I got over my fear, the size of my monsters dwindled considerably. Thanks for your companionship as I walk along...nice to know you're all out there, urging me on up the hill! I'll keep you posted on my progress...and eventually I'll learn how to post photos on this blog! Won't that be nice?
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