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It can be hard to release your creations and let people pass their opinions on it. What if they like it? What if they don’t? What if they say — is that it?
Once you release your work it is no longer yours. It is in the eye of the beholder. You can’t control their reaction. You can only control what you put into the piece.
How do you even know when a piece of work is finished? When should you make it public? Do you have to make everything public?
Dispatched is the new black
This means that it is better to get work finished and out in the world than leave it languishing in a state of non-achievable perfection on your computer or in your studio. Best-selling author, Elizabeth Gilbert, says that perfectionism is just fear in high heels.
The people whose work you admire — they keep making it and they keep releasing it. You can do the same.
Yes, it is scary. But remember, this fear is just resistance. It is your inner gremlin, a dastardly servant of your small ego, who wants to protect you from any pain or rejection. In order to do that the gremlin would love to shut down all your creative pursuits…
