![]() When discouragement says, “You don’t know how to do that…” ![]() …stubborn optimism says, “What I have to offer could help someone, somewhere.” When fear says, “People aren’t going to like what you create…” Stubborn optimism helps you address each of those default settings when they arise. “Stubborn optimism allows you to challenge those settings and allow yourself to see brighter possibilities…” Because of that, we have to be proactive in our efforts to overcome them. Fear, discouragement, and self-deprecation try to hold creatives back constantly. We go as far as to say that these feelings are “default settings.” For many creatives, they are. It’s easy to see your problems as personal failures or shortcomings. And most people are not strangers to self-deprecation, either. Everyone has experienced a letdown in some form or another. We also all feel discouragement: no one wins every time. Fear is a very real thing, and not only that, but it’s a natural thing. “Creative people do not see things for what they are they see them for what they can be.” Julie israel “Fear, discouragement, and self-deprecation are default settings.”Īs the 94% of Americans who believe the world is getting worse will tell you, it’s easy to be pessimistic. It’s believing that there’s always a way, always a solution, and always a path through, and all you have to do is find it. Rather, it’s being willing to believe that those challenges don’t necessarily mean inevitable failure. To be clear, stubborn optimism isn’t ignoring the challenges, setbacks, and difficulties that come your way. “I think I can find a solution for that.” It’s when you meet every new piece of contrary evidence with: It’s when the odds are stacked against you, but you’re still willing to go for it, because you believe in the possibility of success. Stubborn optimism is being willing to stare down bleak circumstances or difficult situations, and still believe that things can (and will) get better. ![]() Stubbornness isn’t usually considered an admirable quality, so what do we mean by stubborn optimism? Basically, exactly what our manifesto says. If optimism is good, we say that stubborn optimism is better. It’s believing that there is always a positive potential outcome, no matter how bleak things look.” This is optimism in the face of contrary evidence. Studies have been done that correlate optimism with lower risk of heart attack, better blood pressure, lower risk of viral infection, and generally improved physical and mental function and health. After all, what is creating if not hopeful? When you create, you do so with hope: you hope to bring more change, meaning, understanding, beauty, happiness, wealth, or any other benefit into your life and into the world.Īnd the impact goes further. Sure, pessimism has its place in preparedness and protection, but it doesn’t really have a place when it comes to creativity and happiness. Like fear, pessimism can act as a protective mechanism, helping us be prepared for worst-case scenarios, catastrophes, and letdowns. Now, don’t misunderstand: pessimism definitely has its role to play in the world. Let’s start by getting on the same page about the value of optimism. Stubborn optimism may not be common, but we believe that it’s key to helping creatives unleash their inner dragon and use their fierce creativity to “create happy” in their lives and in the world. Stubborn optimism allows you to challenge those settings and allow yourself to see brighter possibilities, fueling action that helps sustain your creative fire. Fear, discouragement, and self-deprecation are default settings. It’s believing that there is always a positive potential outcome, no matter how bleak things look. ![]() In this post, we’re exploring our belief in what we call stubborn optimism. Our Unleashing Your Inner Dragon series has been taking a deep dive into the beliefs we express in our manifesto. Difficulty is part of the human race’s past, present, and forever future.īut doesn’t that just make optimism all the more valuable, meaningful, and important? The truth is, there are a lot of hard things happening in the world right now, and surely, more hard things are to come. I’d be lying if I said that didn’t make sense to me. Other studies indicate that people tend to be more optimistic about their individual lives or local governments than they are about the general population or national governments. Of course, that’s talking about the world as a whole. A 2015 survey reveal that only 6% of Americans think the world is actually getting better. Are you a glass-half-full, sunny-side-of-the-street, every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining type person? If so, you might be in the vast minority.
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