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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s in your head.\xa0And it won\u2019t get out.\xa0That little voice only you can hear.\xa0Yet it\u2019s loud and clear.\xa0You\u2019re not good enough.\xa0You can\u2019t do it.\xa0You\u2019re an imposter.\xa0A fake.\xa0A fraud.\xa0And you\u2019re about to be found out.\xa0We\u2019ve all been there. Now how do we get out?\xa0How do we become more confident?\xa0That\u2019s what we\u2019re going to look into today.\xa0Welcome to Episode 50- yes, I said 50– of Navigating the Fustercluck\u2014a podcast full of snackable insights to help you navigate the bittersweet world of creativity & marketing.\xa0My name is Wegs, like eggs with a W, joining you from Deaf Mule Studios in Dallas.\xa0Thanks again for making our first 50 episodes such a success. The initial goal was to do 52 shows. A year\u2019s worth. And now we\u2019re almost there. And not only did we become an iTunes New & Noteworthy selection, you\u2019ve given us over 100 5-star reviews. And we appreciate it. If you\u2019ve found Navigating the Fustercluck to be helpful, please share it. As we share insights on the relationship between creativity and confidence. How do we quiet our inner-critic? That little voice inside our head. As Winston Churchill said\u2026\xa0When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.\xa0And don\u2019t you already have enough real obstacles to overcome?As IDEO\u2019s Tom and David Kelley state in their book\xa0Creative Confidence:Creativity, far from requiring rare gifts and skulls, depends on what you believe you can do with the talents and skills you already have.\xa0Self-Fulfilling Prophecy\xa0According to Tanner Christensen\u2026Many of us who have a powerful creative drive refuse to let it become more than just a few occasional day dreams not because we lack creative capabilities, but because we lack the creative confidence necessary to do the work. We think to ourselves: \u201cI\xa0can\u2019t write a novel, I\u2019m not a writer\u201d or similar thoughts. The result is that we end up fulfilling the prophecy. We don\u2019t\xa0feel\xa0like a writer, so we don\u2019t write, which ensures that we don\u2019t become a writer. \xa0Fear of Being JudgedIf the scribbling, singing, dancing kindergartner symbolizes unfettered creative expression, the awkward teenager represents the opposite: someone who cares\u2014deeply\u2014about what other people think. It takes only a few years to develop that fear of judgment, but it stays with us throughout our adult lives, often constraining our careers. Most of us accept that when we are learning, say, to ski, others will see us fall down until practice pays off. But we can\u2019t risk our business-world ego in the same way. As a result, we self-edit, killing potentially creative ideas because we\u2019re afraid our bosses or peers will see us fail. We stick to \u201csafe\u201d solutions or suggestions. We hang back, allowing others to take risks. But you can\u2019t be creative if you are constantly censoring yourself.Growing OUT of Creativity\xa0I love this notion that comes from a quote from Sir Ken Robinson, whose popular TED Talk you may want to check out.\xa0We don\u2019t grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out of it.\xa0The problem is\u2026\xa0No one is going to pay much attention to the person who has no confidence in himself. That\u2019s what fashion maven, Tim Gunn says.\xa0The Chicken or the Egg\xa0Are self-confident people more successful? Or do successful people become more self-confident?\xa0In this chicken-or-the-egg argument, one thing is certain: every study conducted in the past 50 years on self-confidence and success has proven that the two are at least related. That is, self-confident people are more successful in all areas of life. And successful people have a high level of self-co...