The creative process is innate to human life. We don’t need to make complicated plans to search for ideas. We simply need to make room for them to visit. The times I’ve been most unhappy with my teaching were the times that I didn’t allow enough of a pause. Instead, I rushed on to the…
It’s a myth that complex problems require complex solutions. The more complex we get, the more we’re in our heads. The more time we spend in our heads, the more we’re focusing on the problem and making it worse. Our thinking cycles around, it goes in loops. So when you’re confused or need a solution,…
Imagination is inherently subversive. It doesn’t conform to rules, expectations, or established norms. It exists in a realm beyond social conditioning—beyond the boundaries of structures, institutions, academic programs, or even religion. Imagination doesn’t follow; it explores. It challenges. It dreams of something entirely new. When clients come to me feeling blocked, it’s often because they’ve…
In his book The World as Will and Representation, Arthur Schopenhauer wrote: “Talent is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot even see.” It’s a striking distinction. Talent enables a person to achieve what others can’t—it’s a skill honed…
No matter how much we push, intend and effort, it’s clear that we don’t often have all the answers that we seek. But Something else does. We humans are brilliant when we’re aligned with Something greater than ourselves. We don’t get breakthroughs by thinking harder or better. We get breakthroughs when we open spaces we…
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