The greatest way you can hinder yourself is by comparing. If you start to look at the people you admire, or your peers, or people younger than you and tell yourself they’re better than you so there must not be room for you in the art community, you’re only giving yourself an unnecessary roadblock. There is room for you and you can be as amazing as you dream to be, it just takes time and practice. I often think about how much time I wasted not practicing my art because I said to myself what’s the