After reading through this exercise and also reading through Twyla Tharp's fears I noticed that mine are very similar when trying to be creative. I think for me the most difficult moment is when I have to begin. I'm not a perfectionist. I think that for perfectionists the most difficult part of being creative is how to end it. So everyone is different. I know people that can walk away from their project and come back hours, days, even months later and still create something wonderful. While with me I need to sit down and get it all done at once. I can do little things before but I know that I need to do the bulk of the work all together in one sitting.
I think one big fear for me is letting my dad down. He is my best friend and the person I look up to the most. Everyday I try to continue to make him proud. My fear is what if I make a huge mistake and then he is not proud of me. But when I stop and think about it, he is my father and will love me no matter what. He is still going to be the guy that jokes around and the one who continues to teach me to learn from my mistakes. I know this because I have already made some huge mistakes and he has always been by my side helping me through them.
Exactly how the book explained, once you isolate your fear and think it through it becomes less paralyzing. You step back and think even if I make a mistake my whole world will not fall apart as I thought it would. This exercise really did help. It makes me want to try new things and not let my fears hold me back.
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