I'm Not A Terrible Person!

wrote my Whiplash post, and I wanted to continue the conversation with an update about some things I realized about myself. As much as I love those hard-ass teachers, I've found that when I teach or coach my creativity clients, I'm not quite like that. I think (I hope) I tell it like it is and am not afraid to push or say the hard thing, but I've discovered that I'm naturally nurturing. THIS IS HUGELY SURPRISING TO ME. As I said in the original post, I’ve always had a deep passion for encouraging artists, especially hurting artists and those on the brink of really going for it. I’m also super interested in working with people who honestly don’t know if they’re artists and they need someone to help them process it all. Reaching out to artists in need and doing my own writing go hand in hand as my vocation. I found that, despite loving those mean teachers, I catch myself gently pushing those in my tribe (as opposed to kicking them in the face) who are talented but don't believe in themselves. Surprisingly, I don’t act as though I’m taking cues from…