24. You Are Not Your Art: Identity Beliefs Every Artist Needs

Most artists focus on improving their skills and their work — but Jordan Blaquera argues there's a deeper layer that determines everything: your artist identity. In this episode, Jordan introduces the CORE framework (Circumstance-Optional, Reality-Optional) and makes the case that what you believe about yourself as an artist matters more than any external validation, sale, or review ever could. Drawing from her own journey out of deep self-doubt — and her experience co-founding the Create Anyway Collective (CAC) — Jordan walks through a set of powerful identity beliefs that artists can adopt and make their own. From "I can believe into the void" to "I am not my art," these aren't affirmations to repeat mindlessly, but genuine commitments that build the creative resilience to keep going when circumstances aren't cooperating. If you've ever waited for someone else to green-light your ideas, struggled to push through rejection, or quietly wondered whether your desire to create is enough of a reason to create — this episode is for you.Learn more about working with Jordan Blaquera or the Create Anyway Collective (CAC) where visual artists create a new cohesive series in 5 months: About Jordan Blaquera