When you fail to meet expectations you set for yourself, how does it make you feel? For example, say you’ve made a commitment to an art challenge like the 100 Day Project or Inktober and you miss one day. What comes up for you? What are you thinking?
Can you recognize the true success you’ve experienced by showing up every day but one? Or does shame and/or guilt show up loudly pointing out that one missed day? If you relate to the latter, you are actually less likely to keep showing up for your art.
Today is all about willpower and how it helps (or hurts) our ability to show up more for our art. I just read a research-based book on willpower and let me tell you, we are doing it wrong.
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