Creative Expression and Personal Achievement
Douglas Eby writes about psychological and social aspects
of creative expression and personal achievement. His site has a wide range
of articles, interviews,
quotes and other material to inform and inspire: Talent
Development Resources.
Articles by Douglas Eby
The Alchemy
of Art
By Douglas Eby
Creative expression can transform painful reactions and situations, providing
strength and understanding to change how we feel and interact with the world.
Works of art made by others can remodel our inner realities.
Being Creative
and Self-Critical
By Douglas Eby
Healthy criticism can help refine our talents and creative projects in the
pursuit of excellence. But when it is based on a excessive perfectionism
or an unrealistic self concept, criticism can be destructive and self-limiting,
eroding our creative assurance and vitality.
Entitled to Be
Exceptional
By Douglas Eby
Being exceptional — unusually skillful, smart, creative or otherwise
more capable than the norm — may include a judgment both by others and
ourselves as being an “outsider.” Gifted and talented people can
experience a self-defeating aversion to expressing talents that might separate
them from other people.
Courage and Creating
By Douglas Eby
Doing anything creative often brings up fears, anxieties, insecurities.
Courage may be defined as going ahead in spite of fear. But many creators not
only
live with their fears, they welcome them.
Maturity and
Creativity
By Douglas Eby
Age and maturity can bring a new level of passion, ability and insight for creative
expression. ... Many creative endeavors flourish with increasingly varied life
experience and the kind of vitality adult
development can nurture.
Identity and
Creating
By Douglas Eby
Engaging in a creative venture often brings up questions and uncertainties related
to personal identity: Am I qualified? Do I have enough experience, strength,
talent, skill? Will the work be good enough? Will I be good enough?
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