Are you doing your best work? -- Triumphing over my own inner critic -- It's time for you to triumph too -- How to use this book -- The content -- Exercises: creative doses -- Creative dose structure -- Online companions -- Guidelines for success -- Choose your path -- Write it out -- Dude, where's the writing space? -- Give yourself time to process -- Read and revisit -- The origin of the inner thoughts -- Disclaimers -- Why banish the inner critic? -- Our intrinsic creativity -- Your brain on creativity -- Creativity, interrupted -- Meet the inner critic -- Creativity vs. The inner critic -- Reclaiming creativity -- Take back your creative power -- To reclaim, we must rebuild -- Recognize the power of thinking differently -- Take advantage of the brain's plasticity -- Rehabilitate your thoughts -- Build a whole new mind frame -- Give yourself a creative dose -- Become full of mind -- Creative dose: mindful thought acceptance -- Awaken your compassionate self -- Creative dose: self-esteem vs. self-indulgence vs. self-compassion -- Creative dose: The voice of support -- Glean your inner critic afflictions -- Recognize your inner critical voice -- Creative dose: The critical voices in your head -- Give it a name -- Creative dose: identify it and name it -- Learn the guises of the inner critic -- Creative dose: the many faces of the inner critic -- Know thy inner critic -- Creative dose: identify your inner critic Achilles' Heel -- It all begins with the first step -- "People will think my work is dumb" - Judgment Dread -- Are they judging me? They're judging me, aren't they? -- Dreading Judgment -- Understand the need to belong -- Know negativity bias and the nature of fear -- Creative dose: F.E.A.R. -- Reconcile the fear of rejection.

Creative dose: a face of approval -- See reality more clearly -- Recognize cognitive distortions -- Know your cognitive distortions -- Creative dose: surprise journal -- Seek positive confirmation -- Creative dose: swipe file of support -- Stop awfulizing -- Creative dose: "and then..." -- Practice radical ratification -- Stop hiding in plain sight -- Creative dose: your uniqueness advantage -- Accept who you are -- Creative dose: embrace your shake -- Live better through criticism -- Creative dose: curious and open -- Stay true to yourself -- Creative dose: more clear, more empowered -- Choose to contribute -- Creative dose: focus on the work -- We've only just begun -- "Nothing I do is any good" - High self-criticism -- Put the hammer down -- Self-criticism constrains -- Attend to your self-talk -- Release outdated expectations and shake off shame -- Creative Dose: get at the source -- Come To your own defense -- Creative dose: compassion for the selves -- Stay In the present -- Creative dose: the anti-rumination hand squeeze -- Creative dose: S.H.I.F.T. to three+3 -- Get perspective and gain control -- Create a healthy mental distance -- Creative dose: self-talk reboot -- Break on through to the other side -- Creative dose: inner critic undoing -- Change your mind by hand -- Creative dose: Swipe left -- Cease self-censoring -- Question and challenge -- Creative dose: get up, stand up -- Tune in to tune out -- Creative dose: turn down da noise, turn down da funk -- Reassign duty -- Creative dose: the inner critic as an intern -- Walking away from the hammer -- "I'm not good enough"- Deficiency anxieties -- Enough is enough -- Use your brainpower for good -- Think like a scientist -- Creative dose: emotion and thought inquiry -- Shift to ample -- You are enough -- Creative Dose: Take inventory -- Readjust to trust.

Creative dose: the parallel trust universe -- Be a friend indeed -- Creative dose: Quantum companionship -- Learn, expand, and mix it up -- Believe that you can be informed and able -- Know the four stages of competence -- Creative dose: quick learnin' -- Build skills with intention -- Creative dose: practice deliberately -- Amp up your ability to listen -- Creative dose: take in, reflect back -- Raise a barn -- Creative dose: Join forces and plus it -- Steal like an artist to remix -- Creative dose: Be a mixmaster -- Beyond enough -- "I'm not as creative as everyone else"- Comparison syndrome -- Comparison syndrome takes deficiency anxiety to eleven -- Unenviable envy -- Break the compulsion to compare -- Arrest: stop the triggers -- Creative dose: trigger-free and happy -- Assess: become self-referential -- Creative dose: apples to apples -- Creative dose: keep your "but" out of it -- Attune: embrace your "onlyness" -- Creative dose: determining distinctiveness -- Move from stagnation to action -- Ascertain: learn from envy -- Creative dose: what lies beneath your envy -- Admire: transform envy -- Creative dose: a comparison syndrome intervention -- Creative dose: to admiration and beyond -- Acknowledge: recognize effort and reward success -- Creative dose: a celebration of effort and achievement -- Act: start your own adventures -- Creative dose: take action -- Leveling up -- "I'm not creative" - Creativity denial -- What state are you in? -- Confirm your creativity -- Acknowledge your abilities -- Creative dose: "Yes, I am" -- Use your imagination for good -- Creative dose: what's in the box? -- Bestow upon yourself -- Creative dose: "I dub thee..." -- Overcome overwhelm -- Transform imposition into opportunity -- Creative dose: word choice -- Reclaim time, create mental space -- Creative dose: to don't list.

Hack Your Body-Mind -- Creative Dose: Cop a Power Pose -- Dispel Creativity Misgivings -- Intend Inspiration -- Creative Dose: Inspiration-Hunting -- Become an Idea Machine -- Creative Dose: 10 Ideas a Day -- A Change of State -- Chapter 8 | Step Into Your Creative Power -- The Road Home -- Be More Of Yourself -- Become Self-full to Become Self-less -- Creative Dose: Refilling the Cup -- Use Your Creativity for Good -- Creative Dose: Where Experience, Skill, and Need Meet -- Shine Your Light -- Be Your Brilliance -- Creative Dose: Tune In To Your Strengths -- Share Your Brilliance -- Creative Dose: Share Your Expertise -- Be Stronger Together -- Have (At Least) Two Heads -- Creative Dose: The Buddy System -- Give Validation, Get Validation -- Creative Dose: Give What You Didn't Get -- Welcome Home -- Afterword -- Realizing Dreams -- What's Next? -- Take the Work Further -- Work With Me -- Connect With Me -- Connect with me online -- Share the Love -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes.

Creativity Evangelist Denise Jacobs helps readers conquer mental blocks and self-defeating behaviors to take back their creative power and perform at the highest level.

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