Motivation as an Artist - Undestanding Growth
CreateQuest Podcast
Shownotes Transcript
Understanding your growth as a creator! In this episode of the euCreativ Show, we discuss the myth of talent, having a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset, and understanding that the path to true mastery is full of ups and downs.
We also want to get a conversation going. Let us know what is challenging you the most as you work to improve your craft by leaving a comment below or LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE at https://anchor.fm/eucreativ.
In this episode:
Symptoms
01:30 Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset.
Source
04:18 Discouragement over lack of obvious growth. Goals vs Process. Plateaus. Backslides.
09:05 Personality Types: Master, Obsessive, Hacker, Dabbler.
13:49 Frustration through talent of others.
Solutions
16:10 Understanding what's going to happen with growth.
17:00 Flow (Growth Zone - Satisfaction with Work) and Deliberate Practice (Picking the right tasks).
22:00 Action Items!
Books, resources, and links:
Carol Dweck, Mindset - https://books.google.com/books/about/Mindset.html?id=fT6U0Ee7_kQC
George Leonard; Mastery – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mastery/c_M9DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Steven Pressfield; The War of Art, Do the Work, Turning Pro, The Artist’s Journey – https://blackirishbooks.com/books/
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Flow – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Flow/QVjPsd1UukEC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Steve Huston; Figure Drawing for Artists – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Figure_Drawing_for_Artists/yWw6DAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
New Masters Academy – https://www.nma.art/
Chris’s Website – https://chrisbeaven.com
Josh’s Website – https://www.joshuagraphic.com/
Music Credits:
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow