CIP022: Mitch Bowler on Overcoming Perfectionism

In this episode of The Creative Introvert podcast I’m talking with Mitch Bowler from Pencil Kings!

Today’s interview is with someone who I truly admire – Mitch Bowler who founded the online creative training site Pencil Kings.
We talk about his dreams as a kid to be a video game designer to his vision to offer affordable art training to everyone – what has ultimately led to Pencil Kings.
Mitch drops a lot of valuable advice for any creative who is striving for perfection but as a result ends up getting discouraged and giving up.

 

What we discuss:

• How Mitch went from video game designer dreams to working for Activision
• How Mitch started teaching online despite his own self doubt
• The value of treating new projects as experiments
• How to move forward quickly without getting caught up with perfection
• When real education begins (hint: not at school!)
• Discovering quiet time if you’re an introvert
• The importance of finding your purpose (+ how to find it)
• The value of having a peer group for support and accountability
• The one piece of common advice Mitch doesn’t believe in