Whether you’re self-publishing, pivoting your creative business model, working with a traditional publisher, or experimenting with new artistic techniques… being the internally rich creative hype woman you’ve always desired is a surefire approach to deepening the fulfillment you experience throughout the process.

Rewiring our inner chatter requires compassion, openness, patience, vigor, and, quite often, ingenuity.

In today’s article, we are covering 5 types of Imposter Syndrome—the 5 different characters we play as a result of unhealthy relationships and ways of relating in the world that have impacted how we may think about and relate to the self. And so, we take on characters, personas in our mind that drive the way we communicate with ourselves and with others.

Allowing ourselves the space to truly practice our craft—whether that be writing or another form—is often a revolutionary idea. It is somewhat vulnerable to let ourselves be the apprentice again, or perhaps for the very first time.

In today’s article, we are looking at 3 templates for expression (3 creative archetypes) we can use to embody the fullness of our artistry. These archetypes are The Explorer, The Performer, and The Natural.

I have found the most liberating and inspiring environments for our creative energy, for our voice, and for our heart posture, often come by way of embracing these elements: adventure, curiosity, and experimentation (within our template for exploration); true practice, presence, and our sense of performance; and full expression in our most natural form when our art exudes from us without struggle.