I’ve worked as a storyboard artist for over 10 years and still every time I start to draw anything, I always have to face my fear. The fear comes in varying degrees. I experience some sense of fear at just about the start of every creative endeavor. Particularly ones in which I plan to use what ever it is that I’m creating to exemplify my skill or sense of aesthetic. Hence, things that I plan on presenting and or things that will in essence represent me.

This fear is very much the same fear that I’ve mentioned in a previous blog on brainless activities. However, although this fear is similar in that it is an extension of, “fear of a bad result,” it’s different cause this fear has nothing to do with indecision. In this instance, I know what I’m setting out to do. It is more about confidence and belief in my capabilities to actually achieve and bring to life the vision in my head. So the stakes are high and there is a very real possibility of failure.

Since failure is a real possibility, and this fear is deeply routed in it. The best solution has to be a willingness to accept failure. Not such a nice concept in it’s self. But! It’s a good start and starting is what this fear is great at inhibiting. If I can accept failure as a characteristic just as important and nessary as being kind, failing will lose it’s power and this fear will diminish and I will be free to try again.