EP 11: Putting your work (and yourself) out there with Marc Silber
How comfortable do you feel putting your creative work (and yourself) out into the world? Do you share your work easily or do you tend to keep it tucked away; hidden in draws, on your laptop, or perhaps even in your mind, neatly protected from other peoples opinions and potentially, their negative feedback? Well if you're someone who resists putting your work or yourself out there, then today's episode is for you.
Today I’m talking to Marc Silber about his brilliant book; Create – tools from seriously talented people to unleash your creative life.
Marc is also the author of the #1 best-selling book Advancing Your Photography, he’s an award-winning video producer, photographer, and photography educator. Marc’s highly popular YouTube Show, Advancing your Photography has won several Telly Awards and if photography is your thing, it is definitely one to check out.
I caught up with Marc during the height of lockdown and this conversation, which he recorded from his home in California, making me a little jealous, was such a delight and filled me with so much energy to create.
This conversation is crammed full of helpful tools and techniques to support your creative process, in it, we talk about;
The Five Stages of Creativity and how you can use them to structure and support your creative process
Visualisation, what it is, why it’s so important and how we can all become better at doing it
When to ‘let it flow’ and when to edit and why you need to know the difference.
Putting your work out into the world; dealing with fear, stage fright and negative feedback
The stigma of failing and how to reframe so you can begin to embrace it
And in this episode, Marc debunks one the greatest creative excuses of all time and shares his secret to boasting creativity by 60%
I hope this episode encourages you to put your work (and yourself) out into the world and helps you to accept it’s all just a necessary, albeit scary, part of the process!
Happy listening (and sharing)!