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Stop Judging Your Work: How to Quiet Anxiety and Finish What You Start

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Finish What You Start: Techniques to Keep Judgment Out of Your Creative Process

Ever start a project only to abandon it halfway through because you judged it too soon? You’re not alone. Millions of half-finished books, paintings, and songs aren’t abandoned because the ideas were bad. They’re abandoned because judgment crept in before the work was ready.

In this episode of Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg explores why judging your work while you’re creating fuels anxiety, stalls momentum, and keeps projects unfinished. You’ll discover concrete strategies to quiet the inner critic, separate creation from editing, and protect your flow so you can actually finish the work you start.

If you’ve ever told yourself “this is terrible” or worried “I’ll never top this,” this episode will help you release judgment, reduce anxiety, and get back into creative flow.

Tune in and learn:

  • Why judgment and creation don’t belong in the same room

  • How early praise can be just as paralyzing as early criticism

  • Practical tools to keep working even when anxiety shows up

  • Simple rituals to create distance so you can evaluate more objectively later

Don’t let judgment bury your work in a drawer. Protect your creative process and finally see your ideas through.

Want personal coaching to help you quiet anxiety and finish your projects? Book a free discovery call with me here.

Get exclusive content and bonus podcast episodes when you join my Patreon.

Connect with me

Website: https://IzoldaT.com

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social.

Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call

New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg

Submit a Play to the Your Creative Table Read Podcast Series

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Content provided by Izolda Trakhtenberg. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Izolda Trakhtenberg or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Finish What You Start: Techniques to Keep Judgment Out of Your Creative Process

Ever start a project only to abandon it halfway through because you judged it too soon? You’re not alone. Millions of half-finished books, paintings, and songs aren’t abandoned because the ideas were bad. They’re abandoned because judgment crept in before the work was ready.

In this episode of Your Creative Mind, Izolda Trakhtenberg explores why judging your work while you’re creating fuels anxiety, stalls momentum, and keeps projects unfinished. You’ll discover concrete strategies to quiet the inner critic, separate creation from editing, and protect your flow so you can actually finish the work you start.

If you’ve ever told yourself “this is terrible” or worried “I’ll never top this,” this episode will help you release judgment, reduce anxiety, and get back into creative flow.

Tune in and learn:

  • Why judgment and creation don’t belong in the same room

  • How early praise can be just as paralyzing as early criticism

  • Practical tools to keep working even when anxiety shows up

  • Simple rituals to create distance so you can evaluate more objectively later

Don’t let judgment bury your work in a drawer. Protect your creative process and finally see your ideas through.

Want personal coaching to help you quiet anxiety and finish your projects? Book a free discovery call with me here.

Get exclusive content and bonus podcast episodes when you join my Patreon.

Connect with me

Website: https://IzoldaT.com

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/izoldat.bsky.social.

Book Your Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/izoldat/discovery-call

New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/90481/izolda-trakhtenberg

Submit a Play to the Your Creative Table Read Podcast Series

This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset. (affiliate link)
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset

It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**

Listen on These Channels

Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | MyTuner | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Deezer | Overcast | PodChaser | Listen Notes | Player FM | Podcast Addict | Podcast Republic |

**Affiliate Link

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