If you struggle to think big, your low creative self-efficacy is likely stifling your creativity, leading to self-doubt and hesitation to try new approaches. People build confidence by taking chances and developing a flexible mindset.
Engaging in manageable creative tasks and completing them successfully helps reinforce a sense of competence.
Research suggests that enhancing creative self-efficacy can improve creative performance and outcomes. In fact, high creative self-efficacy is a stronger predictor of creative performance than actual creative competence.
Working on film sets and managing complex productions on location significantly increased my creative self-efficacy. Each job presented a new crew, context, and complications.
A constant cycle of creative problem-solving, risk-taking, and tangible outcomes all build creative self-efficacy. You build the muscle by exercising it.
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