Darius Bashar
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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

5 Tips To Stop Obsessing About Your Creations

 

One of the hardest parts of being a creator, artist, or entrepreneur is pouring your heart and soul into a post or a project that ultimately does not meet your expectations.

This has happened to me countless times. Some projects were big and expensive, and some were as simple as a social media post that I was really excited about that got barely any views.

You might be surprised to know that my ego gets bruised up a lot. I might appear confident in my posts, but I’m still human and susceptible to insecurities.

It hurts to see a post or a project receive low engagement. My inner child feels like no one wants to come to his birthday party and he gets sad.

Here are 5 things I do to stop obsessing about how my work might be perceived:

  1. I remind myself that these creations are NOT mine. They come from God/Universe/Source and I am simply the channel to bring them into the world. This helps a lot to make sure I don’t get precious or attached to the work.

  2. I remind myself that what happens after I release the work into the world is none of my business. Everyone is allowed to experience the work however they would like.

  3. I bless and release. I send the piece love and let it go. I make sure I did the best with the time I had and energetically close the loop, so that I can make space for the next creation from God. If my hands are full with a past project, then when God comes by tomorrow with a new gift I have no space to receive the next one.

  4. I make sure I have dozens of future creation sessions in my schedule. This helps me remember that this specific creation is just one of many, and takes the pressure off of having to do it perfectly.

  5. I reorient myself by visualizing 10, 20, 50, 100 people in a room and remember how big that can feel. Social media is full of these ridiculous numbers where “only 10 likes” is not a bad thing. If 10 humans were really into the post that is fucking cool. Cooler to me than 10,000 humans that barely watched and then moved on.

Do you have any mindset tips you use to help you keep the joy in your creative process?

If so, I’d love to hear them.

Share in the comments or send me a direct message reply.

Big love,

D

 
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