If you’ve ever felt like you were failing as a creative because your work wasn’t “good enough” yet, you’re not alone.

In a world that puts celebrities on pedestals and only shows love for “the best,” it’s easy for budding creatives to feel like they have nothing to be proud of–yet.

But did you know there’s research that proves that celebrating all your little wins along the way to creative success actually helps you reach your highest goals FASTER?

In this episode, Art You Crazy is pulling back the curtain on the science of success and showing you exactly how you can learn to celebrate yourself even BEFORE you accept that award!

So press play and let’s get this party started!

TOPICS:

00:00 - Introduction

02:37 - Downplaying your successes

07:00 - Eldest child syndrome; Self-criticism vs. enjoyment

10:19 - Reframing your outlook on goals

14:56 - “Treat Bags”: small rewards, big impact

20:26 - Why small celebratory gestures are so powerful

24:32 - The dark side of NOT celebrating small wins

25:35 - 5 tips to learn effective self-celebration

26:29 - Strategy #1

29:16 - Strategy #2

32:10 - BONUS tip: super-charge your speed of progress!

33:49 - Strategy #3

36:08 - Strategy #4

37:26 - Tessie’s examples for celebrating herself

40:39 - Swapping jealousy for gratitude

43:20 - Planning your rewards in advance

45:45 - Strategy #5

48:41 - Wrap-up

RESOURCES from this Episode:

READING:

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

APPS:

How We Feel

TOOLS & SUPPLIES:

Intelligent Change Productivity Planner (Quarterly Edition)