Flexible Brain Worksheet
Excellence Without Pressure
The Flexible Brain Art Experiment
Name:
Date:
Section 01
Before You Start
When something isn’t perfect, I usually think:
When I make a mistake, it means:
I feel mistakes in my body (Circle one):
Chest
Stomach
Shoulders
Head
Other:
The Ugly Oath
Write and sign the following statement to begin the experiment:
“I agree this painting does not need to be impressive, graded, compared, or fixed.”
Signature
SEAL OF INTENT
Section 02
During the Painting
Instruction: While using your non-dominant hand:
My brain is saying:
I notice my body feels:
I want to fix it when:
Add one “mistake” on purpose.
Interrupt your process. Do something "wrong" right now.
What happened inside you?
Section 03
Reflection
Did anything bad actually happen?
If a friend made this, I would say:
This painting says NOTHING about my:
Section 04
Upgrade Your Thinking
Internal System Upgrade
I can care about doing well AND...
A mistake is...
My worth is based on...
The Root Belief
"If I am not exceptional, I am not replaceable."
You are a person, not a performance metric.