Stop saying, “I can’t draw.” If you can eat, you can draw.

I know you can draw. Really, I do. But before I tell you how I know. Please let me ask you a question.

“Do you know how to use a knife, fork and spoon?”

“Yes,” you say.

“How often do you eat? ”

“Three times a day, 365 days a year for x number of years.”

When you first started to eat on your own, you made a mess. But, after years of practice you can get the food into your mouth without getting it in your hair or on your clothes.

 With practice you get better at what you do. [ tweet that here. tweet tweet.]

Would you consider not eating because someone said you weren’t very good at it?

No, of course not. You kept eating and you got  better at holding a spoon.

Now you just need to practice drawing.

Practice, practice, practice, practice practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice practice, practice, practice, practice.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.
― Samuel Johnson, The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 4

And how did I know you can draw?

I know you can draw because you know how to eat. If you can hold a spoon and feed yourself, you can draw. [ tweet that here.  tweet tweet.]

Please go into your bathroom and look in the mirror. You should see yourself standing there. Look at yourself in the eye, and say, “I can draw.” You may close the door if you would like privacy in this moment of declaration.

You may not believe it yet. But proclaiming intention is a good place to start.

Will you stop saying, I can’t draw?

Please tell me in the comments. I would love to chat.

Tomorrow I will tell you why you shouldn’t compare.