There is a very famous film of Picasso painting live. About halfway through creating an effortless masterpiece he says “ Ca va tres mal” (it’s going very badly). Even someone like Picasso struggled to get a painting to go where he wanted it to go. It’s his self-belief, confidence and self-trust that allows him to work through the “bad” stage and experience that tells him that he can make it right. I’m certainly not in that league, but that helped me to understand that I should push through (although sometime you can try too hard and take a sketch too far) and trust my instinct.
Creativity is a skill that plays an essential role in the health and wealth of organisations. We can learn a lot from the design process and Design-Thinking.
My morning run has become my ideas factory. Doing simple routine tasks, particularly physical tasks, allows our mind to do what it does best, ruminate on ideas, solve problems and think creatively.
“The view we adopt of ourselves profoundly affects the way we lead our life. If you can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value”.
Is it joy that makes us grateful or is it gratitude that makes us joyful? Mathew McConnaughey tells us that gratitude and happiness are more than just a state of mind.