Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk by Krysa, Danielle -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Dedication Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Everyone Is Creative

Find the Fun. Nurtured VS. Not So Much Projects from the Kindergarten Drawer No Such Thing as “Too Late” Own Your Creativity.

Chapter 2 Excuses Are the Enemy

Valid Excuses, Schmalid Excuses Buckets of Lies we Tell Ourselves Are You Serious?

Add Creativity to Your Calendar. Set Deadlines. Get a Room. Form Habits. Surround Yourself. Procrastinate with Purpose.

No More Lies

Chapter 3 Labels Are for Canned Peaches, Not People

Warning: This Label May Stop You Before You Start.

“I’m a parent.” “I work in a cubicle.” “I live in a tiny town.” “It’s too late.” “I’m a fraud.”

School: To Go or Not to Go? That is the Question.

Self-Taught Formally Trained

The School of Life Fill the Can. New and Improved!

Chapter 4 Blank Paper Can Be Blinding

Don’t Let Paper Push You Around. Embrace Creative Potholes. Ugly is a Perfect Place to Start. Deer in Headlights

Rule No. 1: Make Some Rules. Top Ten Rules to Play Within

Chapter 5 A Green Eye Is a Green Light

Jealousy was my Green Light.

Say It Out Loud. Write It Down. Make an Admiration Action List. Look Behind the Curtain. Find Inspiration, Avoid Imitation.

Your Green-Light Assignment

Chapter 6 Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk

An Investigative Assignment

Step One: Identify “The Voice.” Step Two: Pinpoint the Attack. Step Three: Unmask the Guilt.

Stand Up for Yourself. Experts Have It All—Including Self-Doubt. The Silver Lining

Take It with a Grain of Salt. Explore a Different Angle. Discover a New Path.

Turn the Critic Into a Cheerleader.

Give It a New Name. Rewrite the Script. Prove It Wrong. Talk About Pros, Not Cons. Say Thank You.

A New Friend?

Chapter 7 No One Can Wrestle the Pencil Out of Your Hand

“Me Too” Stories My Story Turn Criticism into Creative Fuel.

Put the Gloves Down. Say It Out Loud. Criticism of Your Work Is Not Criticism of You. Click Delete. Pick Up Your Pencil.

Chapter 8 Failure Leads to Genius

Quote of the Day Redefine Failure. The Gift That Gives Back You Say Failure, I Say Feedback. There Is Perfection in Imperfection. Never Not Be Making.

Find Brilliance in the Scraps. Be Present (A Thirty-Day Challenge).

Creative Jump-Starter Ideas

Play Nicely with Others.

Chapter 9 Creating in a Vacuum Sucks

Sucking Source Let the Sun Shine In. Find Your Tribe. When You Should Not Share

Chapter 10 Blocks Are Meant to Be Broken

Blocks Are Just Part of the Deal. As Easy as 1-2-3 Imperfection The Great Outdoors Rules Storm Before the Calm Eliminate the Source.

Inner Critic Outside Criticism Deadlines Commissions Life

Knock-A-Block The Zone

Welcome to the Club Acknowledgments About the Author Chronicle Ebooks