Picasso famously said that every act of creation begins with an act of destruction. We live within a creative process…a creative process that is continually destroying and transforming our man-made things, relationships, and institutions. It’s as if the Universe is in a continual process of “making” and we are its ingredients. We’re part of the…
I’ve worked directly with metaphor for 30 years, both professionally and personally, and there’s one image that has never let me go: I’m a plant rooted in rich, fertile soil. On a personal level, when I don’t know what to do or something in life is troubling me, all I need is to open myself…
Organizational research has found that procrastinators tend to be more creative than those who don’t procrastinate. The results even show a bell curve: a healthy amount of procrastination facilitates creative insights, while too much or too little can stifle them. When I was studying at the University of Chicago under the mentorship of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi…
What if the solutions to your biggest challenges weren’t found in logic, but in the unseen, energetic language of metaphor? We live immersed in a world of symbolic imagery—dreams, synchronicities, and feelings that can’t quite be explained by words. Yet, these metaphors carry profound guidance, waiting for us to engage with them. Here’s how to…
My clients often tell me they need to figure out their next step. But here’s the thing: I work with people who aren’t living ordinary lives—they’re living creative lives. And living a creative life means working with a realm that’s BIGGER than you are. Have you ever been working on something, and suddenly, out of…
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