I help creative entrepreneurs build authentic, fulfilling businesses by forming self-connection and self-trust. Through compassion and creativity, I encourage you to design systems tailored to your uniqueness, avoiding burnout and embracing independence. I also send really good newsletters - maybe you want to read them?
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Hiiii Reader! β I don't know about you, but whenever I hear someone saying "create more than you consume" I'm just like oouuughhhh Because they are very right to say that. But also sometimes I just cannot get off this thing π²π²π² I'm not here to get all negative about scrolling and make us all feel bad though. I actually wanted to talk about how I'm on a Big Mission to have more self-confidence. Obviously a big part of that for us is going to be creativity and creative work. (I'm also doing a βvideo series on TikTokβ about this. I did name it "day X of" but then realised making a video every single day would be insane behaviour for me right now. So now that doesn't quite make sense. Whateva!) β When we spend time "consuming", we get a good look at all the amazing people and amazing stuff that's out there. That's a good thing! I've found so much inspiration online. My photo gallery is stuffed with cool art and cool ideas. I've got many playlists of amazing music from artists of all sizes. But when we overdo it, we go from "inspired" β‘οΈ "I can never be as good as them" It's a tricky balancing act between getting inspired without getting bogged down in self-doubt. β When an idea is important to us, that's a lot of pressure to get it "right". And it's even more pressure if we have our minds filled with other people's work that we've just looked at. β That pressure stops us from finishing projects. It makes them not fun anymore. When we don't finish things, we lose the belief that we're capable of finishing things. We start believing that we can't even start things. Our confidence goes ππ β On the other hand, it's wild how much confidence you can gain by completing things. Tiny things, fun things, things that can't "go wrong". Give yourself a confidence boost by feeling accomplished π This weekend, I painted some fun fruit shapes. Now I'm adding some pencil to them as well. β There's much more I'd like to say on this topic, especially about positive self-image. Look forward to another email next week. And if you want to reply and tell me what you made recently (or even just what you want to make π) I'd love to hear it. β Peace βπ» Damon P.S. ways to work with me: βοΈ Copywriting - currently taking new projects for July π² 1:1 Wednesdays - a day of message-based coaching support for creatives (one available date - 28th May) β β π± Stuff I'm Doing Recently π±May Week #4 β Find me on: My Website | Instagram | TikTok | LinkedInβ β |
Damon Siseman
I help creative entrepreneurs build authentic, fulfilling businesses by forming self-connection and self-trust. Through compassion and creativity, I encourage you to design systems tailored to your uniqueness, avoiding burnout and embracing independence. I also send really good newsletters - maybe you want to read them?
Hi Reader! How are you doing? I'm back, I recovered from surgery, and I'm ready to get to work! π€ There was a part one to this email (you can read it here) and now I'd like to share part 2. Honestly, weβre about halfway through the year and itβs time to step things up. We all know how important it is to have confidence + good self-esteem. It includes beliefs about how skilled we are, how capable we are, plus whether we are likeable. It affects every area of your life. ESPECIALLY creative...
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