How to Overcome Success - Nicholas Wilton - Ep 170

Art2Life

Nicholas Wilton

Self-improvement, Education, Visual Arts, Arts

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

https://Art2Life.com - This week, I’m exploring the three primary fears that creatives often grapple with: the fear of failure, the fear of what others will think, and, intriguingly, the fear of success.

I’m sharing how these fears manifested in my life as I transitioned from a commercial illustrator to a fine artist. A period of personal upheaval and the loss of all my work became a catalyst for profound transformation, leading to the birth of Art2Life and my path as a coach and fine artist.

Let go of old mindsets, embrace change, and learn more about art's vital role in this alchemical process of self-discovery and success. Art is not just a product—it's a transformative journey back to your authentic self. So take small steps, play, and keep your vision alive. Whether you're creatively curious or already an experienced artist, this episode will give you some practical steps to help you move past your fears and toward the creative life you’re looking for.

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LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN…

(0:00) Why the fear of success hinders personal growth

(5:41) Making art helped me overcome depression and marked the start of my fine art career

(8:03) Fear of success can secretly hold you back

(13:57) Overcoming the struggle of imposter syndrome

(20:18) Immerse yourself in environments that align with your passions

(24:14) Address your underlying beliefs and fears from childhood

(28:13) Laughing at adversity is powerful; try not to take life too seriously

(29:11) Playing and creating art fosters self-realization, success, and transformation

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Kurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5107.The_Catcher_in_the_Rye

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0:00.0	something that we desire is, it's just a theory.
0:04.7	We haven't gotten there yet.
0:06.2	So you can't see what it is or how it's going to be.
0:11.0	You intuit that this is what you want.
0:13.2	I didn't know that becoming a fine artist.
0:16.8	I didn't know what, like, I just had that desire in me.
0:20.3	Hey, welcome back to the Art to Life podcast.
0:23.0	I've just finished launching the creative visionary program,
0:27.6	Art to Life's flagship course, 12 weeks, 14, actually.
0:32.5	And as such, I've been talking to a lot of people on the fence about moving forward with their
0:38.2	art. It's a big commitment and there's lots of reasons and challenges for people to do anything.
0:45.1	And I so relate to this. I wanted to talk about the fears today a little bit, primary fear,
0:52.6	one of the three fears, the fear of success. What's helpful for me
0:57.9	and how I learned about fears is because something's big and something's scary and there's so
1:03.8	many fears, but really there's only three kinds of fears. Welcome to Art to Light, a podcast for The Creatively Curious.
1:17.2	My name is Nicholas Wilton, and each week I'll help you rediscover not just the art of your life, but the art in your life.
1:24.5	Join me as we explore that perfect blue at twilight, the wild frontiers of art
1:29.4	making and the extraordinary joy of finding your ways you go. The first one is obviously the fear of failure.
1:41.6	We don't do things because we don't want to not do it. We don't want to
1:46.9	pull it off. We don't want to talk about what we're going to do in advance. That's terrifying.
1:51.1	We don't take risks towards what we want to do for this very reason. Art is challenging to try, to learn, the fear of the white canvas is
2:06.2	prevalent. There's lots of ways to work around that, but that's probably the biggest part,
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