What's Really Blocking Your Creative Flow?

You're meant to create work that matters! But something keeps getting in the way.

Your creative block isn't random. It follows a specific pattern.

When you understand your pattern, you can begin to shift it—the block becomes insight, and more awareness can move you back into flow.

In under 5 minutes, you'll discover:

• Your creative block type

• Why you get stuck in this specific way

• What actually works to move you forward

1. When you sit down to create and nothing comes out, what's usually happening?

I'm worried it won't turn out right or be good enough.

Everyone else's needs feel more urgent than my own creative work.

I keep thinking I need more information or to plan more before I begin.

Nothing feels meaningful or original enough to bother with.

I have too many ideas and can't pick one to focus on.

I feel like I should push through, but I'm stuck about what I actually want to express.

2. What makes you most frustrated about your creative process?

I waste so much time trying to make everything perfect before moving forward.

I struggle to make time for my own projects because I'm always helping others.

I spend too much time preparing, planning, and second-guessing before I create.

When I look at what others are doing, their work seems more meaningful than mine.

I get excited and start lots of projects but rarely finish them.

It frustrates me when it feels uncertain and I find myself holding back.

3. When you imagine sharing your creative work, what comes up?

Anxiety that people will judge it as not good enough or spot a mistake.

Hope that people will like it and that it helps or connects with them.

Worry about all the ways it could go wrong and how people will think I'm an amateur.

Fear that it won't stand out or that people won't "get" the deeper meaning.

Excitement about the possibilities, but also restlessness to move to the next thing.

Reluctance to put myself out there where it's open to other people's opinions.

4. How do you handle feedback or criticism on your creative work?

I'm pretty hard on myself. I already know everything that's wrong with it.

I worry about whether they're upset with me or if I've let them down.

I take it seriously, sometimes ask questions, but feel uncertain about my judgment.

I either dismiss it (they don't understand it) or spiral into feeling misunderstood.

I quickly reframe it positively or shift focus to what's next.

I push back if it feels like someone's trying to control my vision.

5. What's your relationship with creative deadlines?

I need them, but I often miss them because nothing feels finished or right.

I meet others' deadlines but struggle to honor my own creative commitments.

I need them to stop overthinking, but they stress me out. I worry I'm not ready.

I feel forced to finish before I've captured what I really want to say.

I set ambitious deadlines but then get distracted by other projects.

I resist them if they feel imposed, but I can meet them when I decide to.

6. When a creative project gets difficult or boring, you typically:

Push through, but it feels like punishment or I just get stuck in endless revisions.

Put it aside to help someone else or do something more immediately useful.

Step back to think/research more or I think about taking a class to refresh my skills.

Question whether this project is truly "me" or meaningful enough.

Look for a way to make it fun again or start something new.

Power through with sheer force.

7. What does your inner voice sound like when you're trying to create?

"This isn't good enough. You should be doing better. What's wrong with you?"

"Shouldn't you be helping [someone else]? This feels selfish. What if this upsets people?"

"What if this is wrong? You need to think this through more until you feel ready."

"Everyone else is more talented. What's the point? This has been done before."

"I'm losing interest. This new idea sounds way more interesting right now."

"Just push through. You're fine. Keep moving forward."

8. What do you think would help you most right now with your creative work?

Learning to embrace imperfection and quiet my inner critic.

Permission to prioritize my own creative vision over others' needs.

Building confidence in my own judgment and trusting I can learn through doing.

Finishing projects even when they start to feel generic or unremarkable.

Learning to focus and finish instead of constantly chasing new ideas.

Breaking through resistance and accessing the full depth of what I want to say.