8: Creative Confidence: Building Trust in Your Process and Ideas

Building Creative Confidence: Trusting Your Process and Overcoming Self-Doubt

In this episode of The Textile Creative Podcast, Virginia Wygal discusses the journey of building creative confidence and trusting one's process, despite fears and doubts. She shares her personal experiences, tips, and actionable steps for overcoming barriers like fear of failure, fear of success, overthinking, and comparison. Virginia emphasizes the importance of clarity, competence, resilience, and the messy middle in the creative process. She introduces practical tools such as a 'brag file' and celebrates viewing projects as experiments. Join us to learn how to build a fulfilling creative practice or business and redefine success on your own terms.

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00:00 Trust in Your Process

00:57 Introduction to The Textile Creative Podcast

02:16 Building Creative Confidence

09:24 Overcoming Barriers to Confidence

14:49 Practical Exercises for Confidence

24:17 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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