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How to Cope with the Pressure of an Artistic Career

By Mihaela Ivan Holtz — 2019

How can you work with pressure while still maintaining your authentic connection to yourself, your art, your audience, and the people you love?

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Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset

The inner critic. It whispers, whines, and needles us into place. It checks our thoughts, controls our behavior, and inhibits action. It thinks it is protecting us from being disliked, hurt, or abandoned.

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Hal Stone, Sidra Stone
1993
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Banish Your Inner Critic: Silence the Voice of Self-Doubt to Unleash Your Creativity and Do Your Best Work

Are you ready to boost your personal productivity—minus the fear and loathing? Are you ready to Banish Your Inner Critic and unleash the creative ideas and personal productivity within you? Help is on the way! Blocked creative ideas.

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Denise Jacobs
2017
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Stop Being a Perfectionist

From artist Ryan Kao: I’ve been stuck in a creative rut for nearly a year. It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally decided to let go of my perfectionism and start doing what I love again. Thank you Chace McLees for helping me create this.

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2019
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The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance and Exercise

Perfectionism has been found to play an important yet complex role in sport, dance and exercise.

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Andrew Hill (editor)
2016
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Perfectionism in Dance

Summarising SciDance Podcast Episode 1, where dance psychologist Sanna Nordin-Bates spoke about perfectionism in dance. I reflect on the key points, focusing on how dance educators can apply this research practically in the studio to support dancers’ wellbeing.

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2020
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SARK (Susan Kennedy): Commit an Act of Creativity

Do you know the secret to going after your creative dreams? Susan Kennedy describes creativity and how to develop your creativity—especially if you don’t think you are creative.

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SARK
2013
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SARK’s Journal and Play!Book: A Place to Dream While Awake

SARK invites the journal writer to compose his/her own creative companion through gentle instructions and playful directions toward artistic freedom. Your “inside child” will peek out to want, wish, find pleasure, and amaze you.

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SARK
1993
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SARK’s New Creative Companion: Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit

We all need reminders that it’s little things that make us feel really alive—those small actions and subtle gestures that can potentially lead to great moments of magic and joy.

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SARK
2025
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Inspiration Sandwich: Stories to Inspire Our Creative Freedom

Sark’s first book, A CREATIVE COMPANION, has charmed all who come across it, so we were delighted when she came back to us with this collection of 43 ways to awaken your creative self—including “invite someone dangerous to tea,” “take lots of naps,” and “make friends with freedom and...

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SARK
1992
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The Bodacious Book of Succulence: Daring to Live Your Succulent Wild Life

The author of Succulent Wild Woman shows both men and women how to live more creative, fulfilling, and unique lives and stay true to their passions and individuality while maintaining financial and spiritual success.

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SARK
1998
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Creative Well-Being