Your Inner Critic is a Big Jerk with Danielle Krysa AKA the Jealous Curator

I've loved your blog for a while, but wow! I now have so much more to appreciate about you and how you share art, creativity and the real stuff that goes on in our creative lives. I have been an artist hiding in graphic design for a long while because it was easy and didn't matter. I'd just been considering giving myself permission to create again, now I know why I've been so slow about it. I've decided to name my inner critic Gabby because she is always flapping her gums! Thank you so much!

Ms. Krysa is a relatable and effective speaker. Besides encouraging audience members to speak to themselves as they would speak to friends, she reminds us all that we can't accomplish anything if we give up. Her advice to see when the inner critic is most outspoken resonated with me so much that I'm using it as an exercise in therapy.

Wonderful! Very inspiring

See..this is what I miss in the "artworld" true open speech about internal feelings. Thank you Danielle !

What a refreshing, sweet, practical talk about getting past that nagging voice inside. I named mine Chelberg, after this really obnoxious kid I knew in grade school. Makes me giggle. Thanks!

This was excellent. Provided me with lots of tools to keep in my back pocket for when that critic comes up.

It is true that a bad experience at school can create a very negative impact in our life. I can feel the pain and frustration in her voice when she referred to that experience, and it was shocking to hear that she stopped painting for almost 15 years after the critic of his teacher; Anyway, this was a good talk to learn on how not to give up because of the comments of people, of course we still need to value the valid critics and improve our job on a daily basis. Respectfully

I really liked this class a lot. Danielle Krysa came across so well. I could sense her disappointment at her critique of her student art when she was younger, and then being able to find ways to work around her inner critic later in life. I am glad I can own this so I can watch it again as a reminder.

Wow!!!! I liked this class because Danielle talked about that nasty voice and How To Deal With It in a very cool way. I have named my IC Otto.

This is not the first time I hear Danielle Krysa's story, but she gets me every time. Her openness and vulnerability make her so relatable. I love the concept of this class and the tips...I'll be putting them to use ASAP!

I think she was brave to get over that voice. I did something brave too by telling a pulisher that I have a book ready to publish in 6 months. So I still need to write it. This will make me write it wirhout excuses. Her idea of blocking time to do is great.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Thank you for this free video, I enjoyed it. I have decided to call my inner critic "Jack", that way I can say "Hit the Road Jack, and don't ya come back". I admire your tenacity and I appreciate hearing what you had to say and the questions from audience and your answers. Bravo!!!

Execellent talk, it helped me individuate my inner critic. Thank you so much!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am 64 and wondering (after 41 years as a designer for print) what to do next? Quit, Get a job at Hobby Lobby, or go fishing, take a nap, WHAT?!!! I'm not the best, I'm not the worst, do what I love, what I am. BTW, my inner critic is "THE COMMITTEE" because my work has mostly been for PR folks who were hobbled by their "COMMITTEE." Thank you again.

Wow! Just what I needed tonight and a few more times this week, month, etc!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, Danielle! You really never lost your creativity --- you handled your inner jerk in various ways: blogging, designing, etc. Sadly, those ways did not include painting and because you weren't painting, the JERK was winning! So is mine, still! I am going to give mine a name, write it on a post-it and bury it in a box or ??? I want to "kill" it, so to speak, hide it away! I want to save your talk and listen to it again and again!!!

To think I wasn't going to watch this. This only proves to me that the struggles with "Limiting Lenny" were meant to keep me in a "safe" place. Being an artist however, requires me step through the looking glass and see differently what I can achieve. Danielle... Thank you.

Excellent material... will be reading Creative Block (her other book) also!

Well worth the investment of 40 minutes. Focused to creatives but really is relevant to anyone. Very nicely done.

I love Danielle's conversational style about a topic that can be soooooo over-analyzed. Her personal experience and common sense approach made me say to myself, "Well, duh, why am I doing this to myself?!?!" or "Well, duh, why am I NOT doing this?!?!" I highly recommend this quick and to-the-point session as a refreshing reminder of the power each of us possesses in making a difference in the world. Thank you!!!

Amazing talk! I will be watching this again and again. Thank you Danielle Krysa and CreativeLive for offering this much needed talk for creatives.

Exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you :)

This is just what I needed to hear today! Thank you for your work and putting yourself out there.

Have gone through a tough transition recently and some things said in this course were things I needed to hear. This course doesn't just apply to creativity, I think it is also helpful for people who have holding back in other areas of their life because of the critic... I think that it is common to look for some sort of creative outlet when too much "stuff" gets stuck down there...I referred this course to a friend who is a music therapist... she works art therapists in the institution she works as well and I think this course in particular would be very helpful for those who are in both of those programs.

Amazing Danielle!! Breaking those mental barriers and giving into your creative self is inspiring.