27: The Creativity Fantasy that Keeps You From Working

27: The Creativity Fantasy that Keeps You From Working

From Create the Work of Your Life by C. Jordan Blaquera

April 29, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

This episode explores the creativity fantasy that hinders artists from creating and offers insights on overcoming resistance.

You don't feel like creating today. Maybe you're dragging your feet. Maybe the idea that felt exciting last week feels heavy now. Maybe you've been telling yourself you'll start when you feel more ready, more inspired, more like a real artist. This episode is about that feeling — where it comes from, why it gets louder the closer you get to your real work, and what to do instead of waiting for it to go away. Jordan shares why she published only seven podcast episodes in two years and three months — not for lack of ideas, but because of the creativity fantasy: the belief that creating is supposed to feel like flow, passion, and ease. And the way that fantasy quietly keeps artists from making the work they most want to make. In this episode: What the creativity fantasy actually costs you — and the math that makes it undeniable. Why resistance gets louder the closer you get to your real work (and what's actually driving it) What Chuck Close and Twyla Tharp both understood about showing up without waiting to feel inspired Why making the stakes too high is one of the most common ways artists stop themselves before they start. The reframe that changes everything: your worst created…

People in this episode

Host: C. Jordan Blaquera

Topics covered

  • creativity
  • resistance
  • artistic process
  • inspiration
  • self-doubt

Keywords

  • creativity
  • art
  • inspiration
  • resistance
  • self-improvement
  • artistic process
  • motivation

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