Understanding your growth as a creator! In this episode of the euCreativ Show, we discuss the myth of talent, having a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset, and understanding that the path to true mastery is full of ups and downs.

We also want to get a conversation going. Let us know what is challenging you the most as you work to improve your craft by leaving a comment below or LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE at https://anchor.fm/eucreativ.

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In this episode:

Symptoms

01:30​ Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset.

Source

04:18 Discouragement over lack of obvious growth. Goals vs Process. Plateaus. Backslides.

09:05 Personality Types: Master, Obsessive, Hacker, Dabbler.

13:49​ Frustration through talent of others.

Solutions

16:10 Understanding what's going to happen with growth.

17:00 Flow (Growth Zone - Satisfaction with Work) and Deliberate Practice (Picking the right tasks).

22:00 Action Items!

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Books, resources, and links:

Carol Dweck, Mindset - https://books.google.com/books/about/Mindset.html?id=fT6U0Ee7_kQC

George Leonard; Mastery – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mastery/c_M9DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

Steven Pressfield; The War of Art, Do the Work, Turning Pro, The Artist’s Journey – https://blackirishbooks.com/books/

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Flow – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Flow/QVjPsd1UukEC?hl=en&gbpv=0

Steve Huston; Figure Drawing for Artists – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Figure_Drawing_for_Artists/yWw6DAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

New Masters Academy – https://www.nma.art/

Chris’s Website – https://chrisbeaven.com

Josh’s Website – https://www.joshuagraphic.com/

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Music Credits:

Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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