Seven Ways The Artist, Monet, Helps Us Convey Our Authenticity. Your perceived "nothin' specialness" can, too, be your masterpiece. Check it out.

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MediocrityMediocrity—By Jim McLean

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• 1. “Dig.”
• 2. “Delve.”
• 3. “See.”
• 4. “Understand.”
• 5. “Do.”
• 6. “Be.”
• 7. “Convey.”
“It's on the strength of observation and
reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig
and delve unceasingly.” —Claude Monet
“One can do something if one can see
and understand it.” —Claude Monet
“The painter…simply seeks to be himself
and no one else.” —Claude Monet
“I want to convey that which is alive between me and the subject.”
—Claude Monet

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Why Does Impressionism Connect With Me?
The Impressionists
were visual rebels and
this book was written
to carry their rebellion
forward.
Why? Because I’m a
rebel, too.
Introduction

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What Am I Rebelling Against?
I rebel against the confusion of
your perceptions with everyone
else’s. I rebel against that
because I believe it mis-defines
you.
You don’t want that, do you?
Now, get ready to learn how
Monet can help you see more of
who you really are.
Introduction
”I would like to paint the way a bird sings.”
—Claude Monet

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What Was Impressionism About?
“Impressionist” artists depicted
subjective impressions rather
than just portraits. As a result, art
critics of the day viewed such art
as mediocre. The term,
“Impressionist,” was first used by
the critic, Louis Leroy, to deride
Monet's work, "Impression,
Sunrise." Monet’s cohorts,
however, liked the term, and
glommed-onto it.“I would advise young artists to paint as they can
without being afraid of painting badly .”
—Claude Monet
Monet

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What Did Monet Do?
Ultimately, Monet dethroned the
standards of the day's art
gatekeepers, prevailing despite
constant self-doubt by
embodying his realizations in his
whole life and work. The word
"mediocrity" in the title here is
used to point out the terrifying
challenge that you, too, as a
creator, must continually face
and overcome, as Monet did.
Monet
“My life has been nothing but a failure.”
—Claude Monet

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In the end, Monet achieved his
mystical goal to “paint the way a
bird sings.” His ”song” resonates
not only via the aesthetic he
created but also through the
monetary value his work
commands. Most important,
Monet opened the door for you
and me to view reality as we see
fit, instead of how critics dictate
we see it.
The Monet Effect.
Monet
“I despise the opinion of the press and the so-
called critics.” —Claude Monet

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As a result of Monet’s quest,
your authenticity—your
“genius”—has just as much
value as Monet’s. This is by
virtue of your unique value as a
human being.
The problem is, as a child, our
self-image gets significantly
shaped before we’ve had any
chance to contribute to it.
Your Authenticity Is An Absolute “Good.”
”Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.”
—Claude Monet
Why I Wrote This Book

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It Starts The Day We’re Born.
Taking on the views of our
parents and teachers is a
perfectly understandable and
natural to do, for children. But
carrying inherited views into adult
life without sorting out which are
ours and which aren’t just
creates more work for us later.
Why I Wrote This Book

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Don’t Mistake Yourself For A Knockoff.
You can become more than who
you are now. You can also
convey more of that authentic
“you” to the world. But to do so,
you cannot exclude the most
important set of standards
available to you: Your own.
You must develop them and find
the courage to apply them.My work is always better when I am alone and
follow my own impressions.” —Claude Monet
Why I Wrote This Book

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Dig.
In Monet’s words, the key is to,
“dig and delve unceasingly.”
Have you begun the process?
Do you value and believe in what
you’ve found? Is it expressing
and connecting you to the world,
authentically?
“So we must dig and delve unceasingly.”
—Claude Monet
Step 1:

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“MONETizing YOU.”
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Step process based on Monet’s
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