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Here are some thoughts on narratives and how they impact our creative practices
Here are some thoughts on narratives and how they impact our creative practices
1/9 I've been thinking about family narratives lately: The things that we heard our parents say, some joke about a relative's life choice, etc. Especially the ones about #creativeCareers.
2/9 Because we're often exposed to them from an early age, these stories grow with us; they silently become part of our personal narratives, without us even realizing it.
3/9 We can sometimes see them through the cracks of our self-imposed limitations, but otherwise, they silently hold us back.
4/9 In The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks introduces the Upper Limit Problem (ULP) concept: things we do to subconsciously prevent ourselves from succeeding.
5/9 Although we often interpret our failures as proof that we are flawed or simply not good enough, Hendricks connects the ULP to family narratives.
6/9 The book is ĂĽber self-helpy (my jam), but the author makes excellent points and offers some strategies to break these patterns. https://bookshop.org/books/the-big-leap-conquer-your-hidden-fear-and-take-life-to-the-next-level/9780061735363
7/9 Does any of this ring true? Are you aware of your personal narrative(s) about your creative abilities? Thankfully (as a creative person), you can write, dance, sing, paint, etc., new narratives.
8/9 In a recent interview for The Unmistakable Creative podcast, Seth Godin talked about this: start with the work if you want to change your narrative—not the other way around:
9/9 So what will you do for an hour today to change your narrative?
I shared these brief notes in my latest #makeStuff newsletter. If you have a creative practice, you might like it
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I shared these brief notes in my latest #makeStuff newsletter. If you have a creative practice, you might like it
https://thomasdeneuville.com/subscribe/
