What Scares Artists Most

And how to move past it and shine

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Have you ever wondered why some artists succeed while others fail?

It’s not talent.

There are plenty of talented people hiding in the shadows.

Is it connections then?

You’re getting closer. It does help to know people who can expose you to a bigger audience.

But even that is no guarantee your fame will last more than 15 minutes.

The one thing that puts any artist into the spotlight is audacity.

Check the dictionary, and you’ll find the words that define audacity aren’t our reality much of the time.

au·dac·i·ty. (ô-dăs′ĭ-tē)

1. Fearless daring; intrepidity.
2. Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention.
3. An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness: warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.

Source: American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt…