What kind of creative is fear making you?

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Unleash Your Creative Potential

Are you letting fear hold you back from fully embracing your creative journey? This quiz will help you identify how fear influences your creativity and what steps you can take to overcome these obstacles.

Discover your creative mindset
Learn about potential fears affecting your work
Gain insights to boost your confidence

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by BraveArtist42

When a new idea appears, what is your initial response?

I'll start it as soon as I've finished the washing up, tidied the house and responded to my emails.

This is much more exciting than what I'm currently working on, lemmie have a look on Amazon to see what materials I need for this new idea?

How will I fit this in? I already have so much to do!

But what if people don't like my new idea/ work?

When someone likes your work on social media and leaves a comment you...

You tell yourself you'll reply to them in the week, but normally forget.

You reply immediately and give them all the details they need to buy your work.

You feel under pressure and rush your response.

You sit on your phone for ages, typing then retyping your response to make sure it's super friendly.

You're almost finished with a piece of work and and you're delighted with it so far. Generally you end up...

Leaving it where it is and keep trying to find time to sit down and finish it.

Get distracted by something else and leave the piece of work unfinished.

Finish it but feel exhausted and fed up by the end of it.

Finish it but feel afraid to share what you've done in case people don't like it.

Someone has asked how much one of your pieces of work is, how do you respond?

Look at their request, scribble some notes down about how much you want, then message them a few days later.

Look at what other people are charging and pick a number that you think sounds good.

Tell them you'll come back to them, then extensively research the best way to price your work.

Give them a price you think they can afford.

Someone invites you to do an IGTV live to talk about your work, you...

Tell them you'll come back to them and then forget about it.

Say yes straight away without checking whether you are free.

Anxiously tell them you're super busy so it might not be for a while but that you'd like to do it.

Feel terrified and politely decline, referring them to other creatives you think are more 'qualified'.

You would describe your creative business as...

Inconsistent and slow

Varied and frustrating

Full on and exhausting

Consistent and detail focussed

Which best describes how you feel about selling your work?

I need to learn how to sell properly before I tell people about my work.

I tell everyone and anyone about my work and what I'm selling.

I feel overwhelmed at the idea of selling.

I worry that people won't want to buy it or they'll think it's too expensive.

What is the one thing you want more of in your creative business?

More time to create my work.

More revenue and financial stability.

More space and time for rest.

More confidence to share and sell my work.

If a genie granted you a wish to remove one fear which of these would you remove?

Fear of being vulnerable.

Fear of not being good enough.

Fear of disappointing people.

Fear of people disliking me.

What does being a successful creative mean to you?

Flowing and consistent creative practice that supports me to make work I love.

Earning consistent revenue from my work and being well known.

Having a delicious balance between work, creation and play.

Feeling confident about my work and having a dedicated and a group of loyal followers / collectors.

What kind of creative is fear making you?

Unleash Your Creative Potential

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