I'm a maker. I know this process. Well, the process is never a linear one. It's always a jagged line. And I'm down for that as much as was frustrating in the moment. The more that I got into it on the writing side, on the creativity side, as they say, people make plans and God laughs. He had to let that expectation of intense, hyperfishing, hyperfetch a productivity go because that has never been my reality. So much creation happens when you are not actively creating. That is where the ideas, the synthesis, the integration comes together.
So today is a little bit of a different episode for you. As I sit here recording this, I have just returned from a month-long creative sabbatical. I never believed something like this could be possible for someone like me until something happened earlier in this year that inspired me to really test that assumption and eventually prove me wildly wrong. I'm coming back with some experiences, some awakenings, some reality checks, and learnings that I wanted to share with you today.
Today we're going to dive into just what happened, what I learned, and how you might consider creating your own version of an extended, deeply generative, regenerating, renewing and awakening leave. So excited to share these experiences and insights with you.
If you LOVED this episode: you’ll also love the conversations we had with Jenny Blake where the possibility of a creative sabbatical for me was planted and the conversation with DJ DiDonna about the research around how to take a life-changing break.
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