Episode 14 - Fear of Failure

Stream of Art

Last week’s conversation about the fear of success inspired us to tackle the topic of fear of failure as well. We look at the ways it holds us back and how reframing the term failure can make us more willing to make mistakes. Robyn heads back to work full time and Michelle begins her Artist’s Way journey.

Recorded on March 10th, 2024

Timestamps:

Intro [0:28]
Robyn's week [0:45]
Boring updates are a good thing [1:39]
100 day project [3:02]
Michelle's week [3:31]
Starting The Artist's Way [5:00]
Losing sleep to the time change [11:11]
Fear of failure [13:28]
Two stream of fear of failure [14:51]
Looking back on core failure with compassion [17:19]
Where am I falling short now? [19:37]
Fear of failure and the approval of others [20:05]
We don't love the word failure [22:27]
Failure is a rite of passage [24:31]
Live performance anxiety [26:21]
Make a lot of mistakes early [30:05]
Seeing where you need to improve and making "bad" art [31:28]
It should sound bad when you practice [34:25]
Knowing how to correct your mistakes [36:03]
Avoid the safety net [36:44]
Mistakes can be corrected [39:53]
Awareness and having the tools to improve [41:47]
As you get better, you make different mistakes [44:36]
Failure can't be defined until the very end [45:35]
Good news, everyone! We've cancelled failure [46:27]
No one can just do something without putting in the work [46:39]
Don't skip the foundational work [47:57]
You don't need a perfect foundation to start creating [52:17]
Tips for people who are afraid of failure [54:31]
Bent Knee lyric quote [1:00:05]
Fear of failing versus fear of not trying [1:00:16]
Dealing with other people's opinions [1:02:04]
Sharing our first email message [1:05:18]
Our future pet picture wall [1:09:06]
Robyn's week ahead [1:11:15]
Michelle's week ahead [1:11:35]
Outro [1:13:04]

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Michelle’s blog post on the fear of failure: https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/failure-is-nothing-to-fear

Quotes, ideas, and insights referenced:

“The only thing that matters is not giving up.” Bent Knee, from the song Land Animal

Links:

Learn more about Robyn at https://www.robynlester.com/

Follow Robyn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robynlester.art/

Learn more about Michelle at https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/

Follow Stream of Art on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/streamofartpodcast/

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Credits:

Podcast art by: Robyn Lester

Theme music by: Michelle Monette

Podcast editing by: Michelle Monette