No One Is Living Up to Their Ideal and Why That Doesn't Matter

Last week, in a break from helping you look toward the future of your creative practice, I asked you to look at what your creative practice is like now, to see what’s good, even sacred about it right this minute.

I suggested that, in case you aren't living up to your creative ideal

I’m certainly not measuring up to my Creative Practice Ideal. I have a clear idea of what I’m striving for, but I’m not there.

Here's a secret

No one is living up to their ideal. Nope. No one. This includes Beyoncé.

How do I know this?

It’s a thing in psychology. We all have this construct we made up called an Ego Ideal. A picture of the person we’re supposed to be. A shinier, slightly smarter, much prettier, younger, less wrinkled and much more successful person than we actually are. You can read more about it here, but the short answer to WTF? is that we make it up in childhood and then forget it isn’t real.

If you feel that living up to your creative ideal, it bears asking this question again:

What’s Important, Good, Even Sacred About Your Creative Practice As It Is Right Now?

Need help answering that question? Let’s chat. Your work matters.

Your possibility to profit coach

If you look around you and see wild, creative possibility, I can help you make that into inspired, profitable reality. In fact, Where wild creative possibility becomes inspired, profitable reality is my new tag line. If this is something you have been yearning for, but didn’t know where to start, book a 15 minute chat with me and we’ll figure out what’s next to have you living up to your creative ideal, one that's attainable.