447 - Worry You're Lagging? How to Reinvent and Recapture Passion with Josh Linkner
Mar 27, 2024
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Josh Linkner, entrepreneur and author, discusses overcoming creative stagnation, embracing disruption, and balancing 'heads down' work with 'heads up' time. He emphasizes the importance of reinvention, experimentation, and continuous innovation in various professions, drawing parallels to jazz music and highlighting the need for a safe space for creativity and real-time feedback.
View reinvention as a continuous process to stay agile and creative amidst rapid changes.
Embrace experimentation, risk, and cringe-worthy moments to foster growth and innovation in creative endeavors.
Deep dives
The Importance of Continuous Reinvention in Creativity and Business
Amidst rapid changes in technology, social dynamics, and creative fields, the podcast highlights the significance of ongoing reinvention. The guest emphasizes that instead of viewing reinvention as a one-time event prompted by fear, it should be approached as a continuous process. Embracing reinvention allows individuals to stay agile, maintain creativity, and explore new possibilities without fixating on perfection or fearing failure.
The Value of Creative Experimentation and Risk-Taking
The episode stresses the importance of fostering a culture of experimentation and embracing risk in creative endeavors. Drawing parallels to jazz music, where live improvisations and experimentation are key, the guest encourages creators to embrace cringe-worthy moments that lead to growth and innovation. By creating a safe space for testing new ideas and pushing boundaries, individuals can nurture a mindset of continuous improvement and artistic evolution.
Practical Exercise: Heads Up Seven Seconds for Mindful Creation
To enhance mindful creativity, a practical exercise called 'Heads Up Seven Seconds' is introduced in the podcast. This exercise involves taking a brief pause before starting a creative task, engaging in controlled breathing, and identifying one's current emotional state. By grounding oneself in the present moment and aligning thoughts and feelings with the creative process, individuals can cultivate a deeper connection to their work and enhance the quality of their output.
ALL THE TECH advancements and shifts in the past couple years has you scrambling
OR you just feel like you’re not locked into making progress in a meaningful direction that your whole heart and soul can embrace
IF YOU STAY UNTIL THE END - I will come back with a CALL TO ADVENTURE called THE HEADS UP 7 SECONDS exercise that you can use TODAY to make your creative session more aligned with where you are in the moment right now and make that effort count