Ep.7: Eliminate the Gears of Fear with Artist Sonya Paz

Pretty much everything in my life has been a goal and a passion and overcoming obstacles. Now as I had mentioned I'm not the tallest or the strongest by way of physical stature so trying to climb a 10 foot wall may appear hard and as much as I would try and I would practice if there were still challenges.

However, I was determined to find a way that I could achieve these obstacles by using common sense and by using the areas of strength that were available to me.  Believing in myself and mentally preparing myself to overcome fears and obstacles was a huge game changer.

Now, I know a lot of artists find a lot of obstacles off the bat automatically, it's pretty much a given, they're worried that their work is not going to be good enough they worried that people say terrible things about their work they worry about not being taken seriously as well as the obstacle of letting go of something that they’ve created and that they are passionate about and that their heart and soul is into it and now you're considering parting with the piece because you want to make a career out of your art business.

It’s working on these fears that will empower you.

Another example is when I started doing these podcasts, I knew it was audio and I knew that I would have to have my voice out there recorded for listening. And as much as I have done public speaking that never seem to bother me because I didn't have to “listen to myself” over and over. When  it comes to video I can truly say that I hate watching myself being videotaped, I don't like the fact that I rolled my eyes a lot, I don't like the fact that I get animated and I start looking as though I belong in a cartoon, because when I get a little nervous I tend to rattle on a little bit. I have been interviewed and have been videotaped and most of the time I don't even watch them more than halfway

through because it's something in me that I get a terribly paralyzed with fear. (GAWD!!!)

For me personally I gave myself a challenge, I've reflected upon myself at the end of 2015 to what can I do differently in 2016 that will truly take me out of my comfort zone.
Actually doing this podcast and be recorded vs. being videotaped and having to be documented this way.

It’s the technology of it, not my content…. Now, I will tell you that I know my stuff, I know this business and I'm pretty dang fearless… you give me a project to do artistically in my style with my tools in my environment and surroundings, and I will rock it and if you tell me that I can't do something I will tell you how I have I'm going to do it and then I will show you how I've completed it.

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A special thanks to John Lee Dumas with EOFire.com for all of the support for all of my podcasting logistics and education and for the great audio bumper!

......Last but certainly not least... HUGE thanks to Andrew Paz of AMP Audio Lab for his amazing vocal skills on my intro and outro along with editing th

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