#18: Perspective VS Perception: A Creatives Nemesis

We've all heard the expression the glass is half full or half empty. For a creative, it can seem at times the glass is always half empty from where we see things. In this episode, Steven and John discuss perspective over perception and how it can be the ultimate villain in our own lives.

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Episode Overview:

00:01:00 Changing Perspective

00:01:59 Creatives can be our own worst bosses

00:04:32 Comparison is the thief of joy

00:09:35 Spend too much time comparing yourself to others and trying to take their path and you won't find your own

00:10:53 Book Reference: The Gap and the Gain

00:11:13 Brenden Fraser on having a better outlook on negative situations(Batgirl Cancellation)

00:13:42 You know what you can handle because you've already been through it

00:15:21 Talking about how different the podcast would have been had we started it without our perspective changes over the last year

00:19:02 John's moment when he realized his perspective had changed regarding work and hustle culture

00:24:26 Having less but having more happiness as a result

00:24:46 Quantifying success

00:26:34 Steven's moment when he realized his perspective changed regarding work goals and motivations

00:30:58 John's self-talk regarding building his own business

00:34:27 Big perspective shift: It's a marathon, not a race

00:35:33 If you're sprinting through your work trying to get everything done, is it actually serving the end user?

00:38:32 Steve's improvement with self-talk and being hard on himself mentally

00:44:41 You're not alone in your struggles with your inner voice being negative