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What If You Were Made for This? | Creative Identity for Artists
Stepping into a new year as an artist can feel like standing at an edge — the edge between hope and fear, possibility and uncertainty.
And most artists quietly ask the same uncomfortable question:
“What if I’m simply not good enough?”
If you’re an actor waiting on a casting email, a dancer staring at auditions, a singer craving your next chance, a writer hesitating on the page, or a visual artist feeling blocked — this question is familiar.
But here’s the truth:
Talented artists ask this question more than anyone.
Because they care deeply.
Fear isn’t proof of failure — it’s proof of meaning.
The Hidden Cost of Creative Self-Doubt
As artists, we tend to misinterpret fear as lack.
We believe we must earn our identity through achievements.
But what if identity comes first — and everything else flows from there?
Research shows identity drives behaviour far more powerfully than goals alone.
When we see ourselves as “trying to become,” comparison crushes us.
When we know we are, momentum builds.
The Quiet Middle Isn’t Failure — It’s Formation
Most artists live in the invisible middle:
- The auditions no one sees
- The drafts and rewrites
- The blank pages
- The waiting
- The quiet
It’s tempting to believe this means you’re behind.
But the middle isn’t delay — it’s development.
Every artist you admire lived here longer than you think.
And they kept going — not because they felt certain,
but because something deeper was alive in them:
They were made for this.
What If You Were Too?
Not because you produce.
Not because you succeed.
Not because someone approves.
But because creativity is alive inside you in a way nothing else ever will be.
If you weren’t made for this, you would have quit already.
But you haven’t.
That matters.
Creative Spark: One Simple Action
Write this sentence:
“I was made for this.”
Then write one action you’ve been avoiding — and do it.
Not perfectly.
Not bravely.
Just do it.
Because action is identity in motion.
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This reflection is part of the ongoing Audacious Artistry conversation — the book, group study, and movement to help artists reclaim their creative identity in a saturated world.
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Thank you for reading.
Thank you for caring.
Thank you for showing up.
You were made for this.
With you on the journey
— Lara Bianca Pilcher
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