We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Eezzy Hendrix a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Eezzy, thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.
Sometimes I feel this is still my greatest challenge. I sometimes look at myself outside of myself and wonder where and if I belong where I am at. And it is a struggle, as I am the driving force of almost everything I do. But two amazing things I’ve learned through reading, meditation, experience, and with age is that I need to remove the ego and the universe will take care of everything as soon as I allow it to. It is a fact that I am doing much better than I give myself credit for. It is my opinion that I need to be so much better than where I am, and I am a failure. Having drive and aspirations is never wrong to have, but imposter syndrome for me is created when I pay more attention to the opinions I create than the facts that are presented.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I am a music producer, mix engineer, musician, artist, fashion designer, and overall creative. I have been making beats for well over a decade now, transitioning into making original songs and content and not just being a “beatmaker”. That is something that has been my interest in doing since the begininng, but now I have the skills, resume, and artists to be able to effectively execute my ideas. I am also primarily the owner of Creative Fvcking Genius, a clothing brand that represents the power creators have and carries in the brand name itself an affirmation to tell not only those who read it what you think you are, but a reminder to yourself that you’re a creative genius.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
I’d say the ability to admit I don’t know, the ability to learn, and the push to release your art were important to me. The first two go without saying, knowledge is acquired when you’re able to remove ego and accept you that you do not know, and then are able to listen, trial and error, and take the time and energy to commit that thing to muscle or mental memory. Releasing your art also sounds straightforward, but I feel sometimes creators hold on to stuff too much because they are super critical of their work, or they’re strung up on timing. There is no perfect timing. If you make art and it isn’t able to be consumed, then what is the point? Open your mind to putting stuff out when you feel it is ready, and then let go and let the universe point you in the right direction when it comes to time. Holding just to hold will not progress you.
Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
“The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin is a book that has both taught me new ways to go about creating, and helped me not feel crazy about ideas and beliefs I got to on my own as a creator. It is a book that just makes so much sense. One of the biggest takeaways of the book is the constant motif of “the audience comes last”. Sometimes that feels counterintuitive, as we create for commercial success. Which is fine. But the lasting impact, especially within your own peace, of making art for YOU first, then whatever happens happens, is much more fruitful to me.
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- Website: eezzyhendrix.com
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