Map Maker or Map Finder

Map Maker or Map Finder?

 This question arrested my thinking today. 

Are you a map maker 

or a map finder?

We creative types are often map-makers.  We

map out the territory and allow others to find their way in a land we’ve already traversed.  It’s fun, mostly, being a map-maker.  It’s scary, it’s bold living, and it’s courageous.

And where would the world be without make maker’s?  Someone had to go before us and show the way. 

I think I’ll keep trying to find my way, make my own way and see what I can discover.  Then I’ll write about it and show you some things I’ve learned.

And … I’ll read of your discoveries if you write them as you make your own map. 

What an adventure.

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What Do Olympians Do

What Do Olympians Do

It starts with a dream.  They don’t think about the gold at first.  They just want to stand on the podium at the end and hear their anthem and celebrate the cheers of their country.

They expect pain, and overcoming injury.  They listen for the 3:30 AM alarm,

even on Sunday’s, so they can gain a better edge. 

They play mental games with themselves.  They imagine their skill at its peak.  They feel the wind, they sense the turns and the twists, the jumps and the landings.  They visualize every second of their performance, and they haven’t even gotten out of bed yet.

They leave parties early, they avoid foods that don’t benefit their bodies, they eat and drink as part of their strategy.  They practice mindfulness in the smallest of details.

They choose!

What is your sport?  Growing a business, writing, singing, playing drums?  Maybe it’s time to do what Olympians do.

Maybe!

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My Creativity Left Me

My Creativity Left Me

My creativity left me … for a while.  I don’t know where it went.  It just left.  I hope it had a good time wherever it went.

You see, I had heart bypass surgery Dec. 18.  It seems that some people are affected by the anesthesia in a variety of ways.  One of those symptoms is how it could play with your brain and affect thinking, reasoning, motivation and creativity. 

I tried no less than six times from surgery to Jan. 25 ’18 to write and couldn’t generate anything. 

The desire was there; the ideas weren’t.

But they came back.  I wanted them, I desired them, I read some books and watched some documentaries in the meantime.  Did any of those activities do the trick?  Maybe.  Perhaps.

All I know is this … I was in despair of losing my creative spark, and it returned to me. 

If you face this dilemma, have hope.  Maybe your creativity needs a rest.  Maybe it needs new stimulation – a museum, an art store, a new book or magazine.  Keep the light on.  It will come home again.

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