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Still Waiting for Permission?
Today is the day! Yes, it’s finally here! The day you take control of your creative life because YES, your work IS good enough. It’s time to fight fire with FIRE!
I know it’s not just me. I know other creative individuals struggle out there with that thought of “Is my work good enough?” or even “Am I making a big enough visual statement?” But the truth is … it always was. So, stop doubting yourself because YES, your work IS good enough. You don’t need permission anymore as it no longer matters whether you are neon yellow, black of hot pink! The only thing that matter is some truthfully good content, visuals or story that at the very least one other person can enjoy.
In my eyes, if I’ve made a difference and/or an impact in one other person’s life each and every day then I feel I did a job well done!
For far too long, I was sitting on the sidelines, waiting for someone (to this day, still no idea who) to come and rescue me, to show me the way to my dream job, to my next step, to my next level of creative living. Waiting around, twiddling my thumbs for someone to tell me that I was good enough, that they needed me, that my hard-earned skill set was so exemplary that they just had to hire me. And for as long as I can remember, I felt like I was the hardest working person in my field. However, I was feeling frustrated and like I was stuck standing still in one spot. Like my creative juices were flowing out of my body, down my legs and through my fancy wedge heels.
Then I heard someone say … “just go find your carrot”.
I thought it was strange at first then took some time to process this phrase a bit deeper. To me, “finding your carrot” means to find what motivates your being … the “craft” at hand. Because when you create every single day (and remember, this isn’t just about art or writing or graphic design or making things pretty in a DIY sort of way) you begin to develop a large body of work that absolutely nobody can touch you or stand in your way. You begin to dominate your niche, dominate your space – no matter how big or small. And you know deep down that not every single piece, blog, website, logo, canvas, sculpture will be your very best work, but you will create so many more opportunities to create your best work. And you grow better with time. Kind of like how when a fine wine ages it just tastes better!
Your mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity. ~ Banksy, Graffiti Artist
Going back to those years of creative struggle. I think all along I wasn’t waiting for someone to rescue me. I was waiting for permission. Waiting for someone to notice all my years of hard work, me enthusiasm, the way I thought so hard out of the box that that box didn’t even exist. Waiting for someone to tell me it was okay to leave my 9-5 corporate BS job and take on my dream full time. I was waiting for someone to tell me that it was okay to pursue my dream, no matter how crazy some thought it was at the time. Waiting for permission …
“Do not wait: the time will never be “just right”. Start where you stand and work whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill, American Author
But guess what?!? That day was never going to come. You know why? The only person who could give me permission to follow my dreams was me. And I did it … I’m not waiting for permission anymore. There is no powerful external force coming my way to tell me that I’m worth more than I was being paid. That my creativity was more extravagant than the position I was stuck in.
So, the moral of today’s story is … NO ONE is going to make that change for you. It’s all up to you. You have the power and the strength to make your dreams come true. You and you alone. Learn from my mistake … Don’t wait. Get out there and create your own destiny TODAY!
#FightFireWithFire
So, what are you waiting for?
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Crystal Kordalchuk
Crystal is an artist, a writer, an organizer, a dreamer, a doer, and down-right proud of it NERD!.
Struck with a love for #AllThings creative at a very young age, Crystal dreamed of a life fueled by her passion for creating and bringing the stories and images in her mind into reality.
As she worked toward her dreams, she earned a diploma as a Computer Applications Specialist then another in Graphic Design and from there began to develop her extensive background in multimedia and the arts. She began her worked in the magazine industry as a layout designer and had a succession of design jobs thereafter. It was her role as a graphic/web designer that gave her the first real glimpse of her future. Soon she began a side job as a freelance designer while keeping one foot in the corporate world. A spark was lit! She turned her freelance gig into a full-time business combining design work with her other passion: creating organization from virtual chaos.
Crystal is one of the most organized individuals on the planet. She is by all means a Zen master of her crafts. She excels at helping others become “untangled” and provides her clients with tools to run their businesses smoothly while she takes care of the details behind the scenes. Thus Virtually Untangled was born. A successful business where her work as a top notch creative in graphic and web — with a twist of virtual assistant — married into one amazing place where clients can come with their virtual messes and become magically untangled. Crystal can always make sense of even the most unorganized chaos and offers a virtual detox of order and peace, so her clients can get busy doing the work that they love the most.
