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Wednesday 12th January 2011
Over the break, I reflected on 2010 and the opportunities I had taken up or created for myself - and the ones I had let slip. I realised that in many cases I had let feelings of anxiety (or self-doubt or flatness or uncertainty or even anger) cripple my impulse to go into the world and do the work I wanted to do. I was kind of horrified when I took the time to see how often I had held myself back this way.
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Tag: creativity
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Yesterday I filed a story for a big Australian magazine. I've written for them before, and the story was a commission, but it still brings up the same old anxiety, the one about rejection. Everyone living a creative life knows about the 'R' word. (And if you don't, you are not living close enough to the edge.)
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Tags: creativity, trust
Wednesday 13th October 2010
Last Sunday I was walking down Harris Street in Pyrmont on my way to join friends at a pub for lunch, when I was approached by a well-dressed woman of a certain age. (I have always wanted to use that phrase in my writing, and now I can cross it off my list...)
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Tags: creativity, planning
Wednesday 29th September 2010
According to a major new IBM survey of more than 1,500 Chief Executive Officers from 60 countries and 33 industries worldwide, chief executives believe that the most important attribute for successfully navigating an increasing complex world is creativity. They thought that creativity was more important than rigor, management discipline, integrity or even vision.
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Tag: creativity
Tuesday 24th August 2010
This week's post is an invitation to watch a most excellent video of John Cleese (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers...but you knew that) talking about the creative process. It's about 10 minutes long but it's a real treat.
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Tag: creativity
Tuesday 17th August 2010
I had a presentation at a boardroom lunch in Brisbane last Friday, on creative thinking as your career edge. I did all my prep, all good, then a couple of days before the event I just thought I'd better check what AV setup they had. Disaster, no slides, no video, nothing allowed.
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Tag: creativity
