The month of May is rushing to and end. It has been several months since I joined the support group 8 Women Dream with the goal to become a successful International artist.
Recently, I felt like my dream was drifting further away. With my impending birthday this week, I began to be revisited by old Mr. Doubt whispering once again in my ear
“You’re too old, not talented enough, too much competition . . .”
In my last post I spoke about “Seven Ways To Sabotage My Success” and concluded it came from fear of success and insecurity. I spent time this week reading our member’s posts and thinking about how to face my own fears and find that confidence.
I realized, after reading Danelle’s post here on 8 Women Dream that there were past moments when I felt quite powerful and successful. Focusing on those moments seemed to help me put it all into perspective.
I decided to challenge myself and work though my seven steps of sabotage and make an effort to address each one. It is a little scary because I have allowed so much time to elapse but I also know that I need to do this to move forward. I have seven steps and seven days to address them. One a day.
Yesterday was a stellar day. I went to a wonderful meeting in the morning, painted in my studio and deposited a check from my dentist. He bought two paintings from me this week. To top the day off, I received an acceptance letter from San Luis Obispo Plein air competition.
(Wendy’s dream is still to become a influential international artist, but she left 8 Women Dream in March of 2010 to complete grad school. She is still a strong supporter of 8 Women Dream and you will see her in the comments on the blog.)
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