Navigating Comparison & Competitiveness as Artists
Is there too much competition for us all to succeed??
This week on the pod we discuss the tricky subject of comparison and competitiveness. We both admit to having these feelings especially during recent times when sales have been slower, and talk openly about how it makes us feel, and how we manage things when the green eyed monster inevitably does show up. We both realise that it is completely normal to feel a level of competitiveness and comparison, and it’s not about trying to quash that, but it’s what we do with those feelings that matters. We share personal anecdotes highlighting times when we’ve caught ourselves comparing, feeling jealous when we see fellow artists succeed, and how feelings of envy can actually be signposts towards growth. We chat about the negative impact of using others’ success as a metric to compare ourselves to, how to manage social media and stop the doom scroll… and how it’s far better to lean into community rather than see others as competition.
So if you’ve ever compared yourself to other artists and feelings of scarcity are creeping in, you’re not alone! This episode is one for you.
PG & JB xx
Mentioned:
How To Fail with Elizabeth Day & Brene Brown
Woo-woo podcast (Very Vedic -Competitiveness, Social Media & The Status Trap)
Quote:
“I developed mastery not because of obsessive competition but because of my healthy competition. The greatest threat to mastery is unhealthy competition. Because one of them is internally focused - that’s my healthy competition, and one of them is driven by “what will people think” and that’s the unhealthy stuff” - Brené Brown
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This week
Studio updates:
PG : pleased to finally feel like creating again…
JB:
Life Update:
PG : My ‘Time Timer” is proving to be invaluable!
JB: This is how normal people edit a podcast right?
What are you watching/ listening to?
PG : “Killing It” - hilarious 😂
JB: podcasts; Chat 10 Looks 3 & Nobody Panic have been favs this week!
Fab meme of the week
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Fave Art product of the week?
PG: Oil paint!
JB: Escoda brushes
Anything random to share ?
PG: when you don’t have a plaster (band aid) masking tape and a bit of tissue will do
JB:
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