{"id":160,"date":"2008-07-09T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T02:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cuppagemma.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2019-01-06T18:38:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T07:38:14","slug":"pushing-the-tide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuppagemma.com\/?p=160","title":{"rendered":"Pushing the tide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times has an article called, “If you are open to growth you tend to grow.” <\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Worth a read, twice.<\/p>\n

If not, being scrappy pays off. Define your talent set by continually working at expanding it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to research people tend to operate from a a fixed mind set or a growth mind set. \u00a0That is- “I am what I am and that’s all that I am…” and “It is what it is- don’t mess with it” or the non Popeye’s who look at life, like editing- a constant wrestle with revision, adaptation and more research.<\/p>\n

Never wholly finished. “Well, hmm now can I become that.” \u00a0Are you cut an stitched on the bias with one hem and puffy sleeve-line or a long piece of fabric that can be re-draped and retied? Cement or dampened clay when it comes to ideas?<\/p>\n

If you define yourself only by the talent you have or what the crowd expects of you, then you are limited, or in some cases even constrained to hit a certain mark (oh no the pressure!) or to never be anything more than one kind of talent in one kind of way.<\/p>\n

According to the Handbook of creativity (can there be such a thing, with chapters and bullet points?) the top ingredient for creative achievement is the ability to learn from experience. Also resilience and perseverance, though those are immeshed in the learning process.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But another aspect of both creativity and success is the element of risk. So what if it doesn’t work out or it takes a few tries to get there. Do over, fail better next time. Let’s say you have an idea you want to pitch, can you do in 5 minutes or on a single sheet of paper? Are you that willing or that hungry to make the effort? How many nights are you willing to stay up late crafting?<\/p>\n

What has always intrigued me is the fear of failure and how becomes a catalyst for absolute inaction. Can’t is a four letter word as are fear, fail and risk.\u00a0Personally, I prefer “grit.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

I think the kicker for success is seeing past now and into the universe of an idea. The ability to step into those different realities- now, where you need to be, and how strategically you get there yet the whole while you remain completely yourself.<\/p>\n

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