Mastering Creative Anxiety

24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians & Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach

By: Eric Maisel

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In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets labeled "writer's block," "procrastination," or "stage fright." It's the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators from doing, completing, or sharing the work they are driven toward. This "creative anxiety" can take the form of avoiding the work, declaring it not good enough, or failing to market it - and it can cripple creators for decades, even lifetimes. But Maisel has learned what sets successful creators apart. He shares these strategies here, including artist-specific stress management; how to work despite bruised egos, day jobs, and other inevitable frustrations; and what not to do to deal with anxiety. Implementing these 24 lessons replaces the pain of not creating with the profound rewards of free artistic self-expression.

* Practical insights and proven techniques for overcoming the challenges and fears that plague creators of every kind

* Teaching tales that convey effective approaches to creating fearlessly and abundantly

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"Maisel is a meticulous guide who knows the psychological landscape that artists inhabit."
-- The Writer magazine

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Introduction	p. ix
The Anxiety of Creating and Not Creating	p. 1
The Anxiety of Mattering and Not Mattering	p. 17
The Anxiety of Identity	p. 27
The Anxiety of Individuality	p. 35
The Anxiety of Choosing the Creative Life	p. 47
The Anxiety of Surviving	p. 59
The Anxiety of Day Jobs	p. 69
The Anxiety of Choosing	p. 79
The Anxiety of Compromising	p. 89
The Anxiety of Possibility	p. 99
The Anxiety of Working	p. 109
The Anxiety of Thinking	p. 117
The Anxiety of Ruining	p. 127
The Anxiety of Failing	p. 139
The Anxiety of Completing	p. 149
The Anxiety of Attaching and Caring	p. 159
The Anxiety of Ego Bruising	p. 169
The Anxiety of Performing	p. 177
The Anxiety of Selling	p. 187
The Anxiety of Promoting	p. 197
The Anxiety of Procrastinating	p. 207
The Anxiety of Waiting	p. 217
The Anxiety of Repeating	p. 227
The Anxiety of Success	p. 237
Notes	p. 247
Index	p. 249
About the Author	p. 259
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Mastering Creative Anxiety

24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians & Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach

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