Exploring Your Creative Genius: Episode 108
David Mattson, last week’s guest, introduced ideas that can serve folks who have recently been let go from their jobs.
When you listen you will hear the wisdom of a thoughtful man, and he was especially sensitive to the truth that there is not a one size fits all approach to recovering your balance; each person’s circumstances are unique to them.
And there are some underlying perspectiveS and behaviors that David outlined in this show and will pick up again next week.
I want to comment on change. It’s hard sometimes, isn’t it?
One practice I have urged folks to take on when faced with change is to tell themselves the very best story they can about what is happening and why. The current moment can be seen as a dramatic twist in your story, not the end of it. Every great story has unexpected occurrences that force the protagonist of the story to grow, adapt, discover new strengths. They come out of the twist in better stead than before.
An aspirational story, one that is rooted in where you are now, illustrates where you would like to go, then captures the behaviors it will take to get there, that can be a wonderful tool.
In many different creative moments I urge you to celebrate the increment. This is another situation where it will serve you. Break down the changes you want to make, need to make, into tiny manageable steps. Every time you have a success, whether it’s attending a networking event, updating your resume, or learning new skill, celebrate it. I’ve heard some folks use a Change Jar and each of these small successes are noted on a slip of paper, dropped in the jar, and sooner than later you’ll see, wow, what a lot of progress the many slips of paper will represent for you.
“Exploring Your Creative Genius” takes an expansive view on what it means to be creative and entrepreneurial in an ongoing conversation led by Carl Nordgren — entrepreneur, novelist, and lifelong student with decades of experience growing his own creative capacity and assisting others to do the same in exciting new ways!
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