Creating can be a tortured process. Sadly, this torture is often self-inflicted. The angst is not inherent in the creative process itself, but instead comes from the fears we have around our ability to produce. These fears manifest as the Inner Critic, which is the largest block to the flow of original ideas. But there’s good news: you can break the power that Inner Critic wields over you to become a creative powerhouse! In this talk, we’ll begin by exploring the origins of the Inner Critic and discover the tools that you already possess to vanquish it. Then we’ll dive into methods for dealing with the fear of being judged and criticized, how to transform highly critical self-talk into that of approval and encouragement, and ways to feel like your ideas are good enough and stop committing “ideacide.” By the end, you’ll have a roadmap of how to not only get unstuck, but to channel your creativity as a force for positive change in the world. The potential for greatness lies dormant in all of us. Banishing your Inner Critic is the first step to getting back in touch with the highly productive creative badass that you are and sharing your gifts with the world.

1. (Or, how to silence the voice of self doubt, unleash your
creativity, and start doing your best work!)
16 June 2017 | NDC Oslo | Oslo, Norway

2. D E N I S E J ACO BS
Speaker, Founder + Chief Creativity Evangelist
of TheCreativeDose.com and Author of Banish
Your Inner Critic
@denisejacobs

3. WHY BANISH
THE INNER
CRITIC?
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4. Me and my BFF at camp

6. “It looks like a frog.”

7. I wish this had been my reaction…

8. – J O H N N Y A P P L E S E E D
( “Maybe I’m not as good at
drawing as I thought I was.” )

9. My basketball team

10. Where’s Denise?

11. ( “Everyone will judge me for not
being an awesome basketball
player.” )

12. Graduated from university

13. “I’d like to be a writer.”

15. ( “Getting published is hard, so I
should just forget about being a
writer.” )

16. TAKE BACK
YOUR
CREATIVE
POWER
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17. All the negative things we’ve heard

18. Fear

19. We give our power away

20. Negativity Bias
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurabl/3322988460/

21. Fear Conditioning

22. Goes into implicit memory

23. Power Tools

24. Neuroplasticity

25. Mindfulness

26. Self-Compassion

28. The Many Faces of the Inner Critic

29. “PEOPLE
WILL THINK
MY WORK IS
DUMB”
- JUDGMENT
DREAD
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30. stop hiding in plain sight

31. “NOTHING I
DO IS ANY
GOOD”
- HIGH SELF
CRITICISM
4

32. Rumination

33. Rumination Hand-Squeeze
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

34. Self-talk gone awry

35. Self-talk Reboot
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

36. Swipe Left
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

37. 10 Ideas a Day
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

38. “I’M NOT
GOOD
ENOUGH”
- DEFICIENCY
ANXIETIES
5

39. know your uniqueness advantage
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

40. “I’M NOT AS
CREATIVE AS
OTHERS”
-
COMPARISON
SYNDROME
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41. Don’t see ourselves clearly

42. to admiration and beyond
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

43. “I’M NOT
CREATIVE”
- CREATIVITY
DENIAL
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44. Imposition Mentality

45. Word Choice
C R E AT I V E D O S E :

46. STEP INTO
YOUR
CREATIVE
POWER
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47. Went on to bigger things

48. Became a strong player

49. Title Text
B o d y L eve l O n e
B o d y L eve l Two
B o d y L eve l T h re e
S E R E N D I P T O U S B O O K D E A L S

50. May not have thought it possible

51. May not have had the proper tools

52. But now, you can make magic

53. Holding yourself back?
h t t p s : / / w w w. f l i c k r.co m /p h o t o s /n o r b u r y/3 4 4 1 3 2 2 6 4 2 3/

54. Or growing into your full magnificence?
h t t p s : / / w w w. f l i c k r.co m /p h o to s /m i c h a e l b a l i n t /8 63 4 0 0 8 0 9 4/

55. The choice is yours
c re a t i ve d o s e :

56. What will YOU do?

57. T I T L E T E X T
• Body Level One
• Body Level Two
• Body Level Three
• Body Level Four
• Body Level Five
G E T I N TO U C H !
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