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Hello this video is about people being negative and resolve so my name is Katy Fryd and I'm
an artist and author an illustrator and I'm making these videos for other artists who
are just starting out just to give you some advice and tips things that I would have loved
to have known when I started out and I've got loads of videos so watch them all and
learn as much as you can, so my question is do you have someone in your life that is negative
about your art and everything that you do related to your art. I think it's something
that a lot of us find and for me parents are not a good thing! Parents tend to be quite
negative a lot of the time about art and but you could have anyone you could have a husband
a wife or a friend who just when you talk about your art is just really negative and
people say oh don't hang around with negative people and I think some people you can't avoid
in your life who are negative because they are family! So it is not that you don't necessarily
need to stop hanging around with them or stop spending time with them but just don't discuss
with them the things you are passionate about so like for example thinking of ways to make
money with art, I thought right I'll do a workshop and I know other artists that have
done workshops successfully and so I was really excited about this and planned it all out
and you know and was really you know this is great this is going to earn some money
and I went to my parents and I told them and they straight away sort of went oh but I don't
think people are going to pay that much I don't think people and they just kept coming
up with questions and arguments as to why my plan would not work instead of thinking
wow that's really great, you know some people would be like wow! that is really great you
know have you thought about this have you thought about that in a positive critical
way rather than a negative thing which left me thinking do you know what I can't really
be bothered to do a workshop now because I've just had so much negativity about it. But
I've sort of come to realise that this sort of negativity you might have had it if you've
decided you want to do art as a degree do you really want to do art as a degree? Or
do you want to get a proper job? You know that sort of thing. I think now to sort of
be more positive yourself is maybe to stop thinking in the negative way like these other
negative people and stop thinking oh they are so nasty about my work and try and be
more positive about it and think do you know what they are just testing me they are just
testing my resolve they if I really really want to do a workshop or I really really want
to do art for a degree or I really really want to do art in my life that is what I want
to do some sort of art in my life then they are just little devils sitting on my shoulder
they are just people who are just testing me to see how important this is in my life.
Try not to let it get you down try to really think no I'm going to do it, I am going to
do art for a degree I am going to do an art workshop I am going to do this, I'm going
to try it and if it doesn't work it doesn't work but at least I have tried it and I won't
have any regrets so just try and think of all the and try also maybe you will learn
not to speak to these people who are negative about your fantastic ideas and your positive
ideas and find the friends that are positive and give you positive feedback about your
ideas and speak to them about it and so if you've got a project that you are doing and
maybe you really want to tell your parents because you want them to think that you are
doing something great just hold back and just maybe do the thing that you've planned to
do, just do it just the once for example if you were thinking you wanted to do a workshop
just do it the once try it, do it all yourself and then tell them after the event, or like
I want to write a book oh well you couldn't write a book why would you want to write a
book, or why would you want to work with those kids doing art or whatever just do the thing,
do the thing that you want to do because there is obviously something in you that has been
inspired to do that thing so just do it. And tell those negative people after you've done
it but tell them that it was a success when you've done it and then they can't come to
you with all those things saying oh but what if or oh but you don't want to do that oh
but have you thought about this, you know none of those things are relevant because
you can go to them and say I've done this and it worked and it was really good and it
made me money or whatever it is. So just try and think of it as people testing your resolve
they are testing how much you want to do your art how important it is to you and so just
don't listen to those negative people and go and find some friends so that you're getting
positive feedback, I've got friends who I speak to about my ideas and they are always
positive about them and I've learnt now that that is the person I need to go to if I want
positive feedback you know there is nothing wrong with positive criticism but when you
are worried about something and somebody gives you negative criticism it is just going to
flatten you so just really try and think no those negative people they are just testing
me and I am going to prove them wrong. Okay so that is my kind of little advice pep talk
for today and don't forget to watch my other videos and do comment especially if you've
had experienced this from your parents or from anyone who has been negative, please
comment below I'd love to hear those stories. Like subscribe find me on facebook watch my
other videos and it's been nice to talk to you , okay thank you bye!