Last week I shared how I’ve had a pretty crummy outlook toward my work lately. It got me thinking about this quote I heard from a friend a while back, and I wanted to re-share:

Are you just starting out and think your work is, ahem, crap? Yeah, we all feel that way. Anyone who ever got good at anything would look back at their early work and cringe. We all start out making crappy work. But crap is a fertilizer, and fertilizer helps things grow. The work you’re doing now is helping you grow your skills and blossom into the artist you will become. So keep at it!