"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works, if from the head, almost nothing."
Russian Artist
1889 - 1985
Sometimes the mind gets in the way of creativity. We are constantly talking to ourselves about our work and usually this self-talk is very negative. "Oh, I shouldn't say that. What will my mother say?" Or "I am no good at painting faces." One expert says that 75% of what we say to ourselves is negative and this negativity hurts our ability to create. We need to learn to use positive self-talk, to appreciate the talent we have been given. Since there are enough negative people in the world who will put us down and criticize our work, we don't need to do it to ourselves. I challenge you to listen to your self-talk and whenever it is negative, change it and make it positive.
