🎧 Listen to this episode of the Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist Podcast:
“Can You Trust Yourself as an Artist? Building Creative Confidence” on:

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You’ve got the talent. You’ve done the training. But when it’s time to make the next move—hit publish, submit the audition, launch the thing—you freeze.

That hesitation? That spiral of second-guessing?
It’s not because you’re not good enough.
It’s because self-trust—your internal compass—is on shaky ground.

This blog (and podcast episode) is about learning how to rebuild that creative confidence from the inside out.

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Why self-trust in art matters more than we think

Creative confidence doesn’t mean you always feel fearless.
It means you’ve learned to trust yourself—even when the outcome is unclear.

But here’s what happens for so many artists—dancers, actors, singers, writers, visual artists:

• You get rejected.
• You get feedback that stings.
• You take a risk that flops.

And slowly, over time, you stop trusting your instincts.

You wait.
You ask everyone else what they think.
You stall.

And eventually, your momentum slows… and your creative identity starts to feel shaky.

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4 Ways to Rebuild Creative Self-Trust

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1. 📝 Look back at when your instincts were right

Remember that idea you followed that led to something great?
That “gut feeling” that told you to try, and you did?

Write those down.
That’s your proof. Your track record.
You’re more trustworthy than you think—you just forgot.

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2. 🧠 Learn to tell fear from intuition

Fear feels loud and anxious.
Intuition often feels quiet, inconvenient, or annoyingly calm.

Start asking:
“Is this fear… or is this knowing?”

That single question can change how you move.

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3. 🎯 Make the next action smaller

You don’t need to leap—you just need to move.

Self-trust grows in motion.
Post one clip. Draft one page. DM one person. Sign up for one class.

Small wins are how you teach yourself to believe again.

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4. 📏 Detangle approval from alignment

If you’re constantly adjusting your art to get applause, you’ll lose your sense of what’s actually true for you.

You don’t need to block feedback. But you do need to get quiet enough to ask:
“What do I want to say here? What feels right to me?”

That’s the work.

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🎨 Creative Spark: Try this

Write down 3 moments where you trusted your instincts—and it worked out.

Then, write 1 action you can take this week that reflects trust in your current creative path.

Even if it’s small. Especially if it’s small.

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🎧 Listen to this episode of the Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist Podcast:
“Can You Trust Yourself as an Artist? Building Creative Confidence” on:

APPLE  | SPOTIFY | PANDORA

Need creativity coaching as a dancer, actor, singer, writer, visual artist or other creative?

– Lara Bianca Pilcher
Life & Creativity Coach | Author | Fellow Artist