I recently had a conversation with Matt Yao, who has a great newsletter, Game of One. We batted around the idea that an act of creation is an act of self-discovery.
I like the essay on applying the hero's journey. It's a very succinct example of using the hero's journey for reflection and action. A year or two ago I was offering "coaching" sessions where I'd assign the Campbell's description of one of the three phases of the journey and we'd talk through where you are in one of your life journeys and how the frame might help. Lots of talk about not answering the call in a couple of the sessions. Seeing our day to day or the past few years through this lens is powerful.
The conversations were good. I think the reading was a bit too much prep for some. And the last third of the journey wasn't as interesting a conversation for some reason. Maybe it's because the people I was talking to were stuck in embarking on their journey. We also were talking about several different journeys in several different tracks of life. I think that muddied the waters too much. Overall though, I enjoyed them a lot.
🙌 By extension, being in a position to create requires open-mindedness and welcoming change. Self-discovery brings along with it validation in existing beliefs, but also shapes new ones.
I like the essay on applying the hero's journey. It's a very succinct example of using the hero's journey for reflection and action. A year or two ago I was offering "coaching" sessions where I'd assign the Campbell's description of one of the three phases of the journey and we'd talk through where you are in one of your life journeys and how the frame might help. Lots of talk about not answering the call in a couple of the sessions. Seeing our day to day or the past few years through this lens is powerful.
I think Refusal of the Call is the biggest obstacle. How did the coaching sessions turn out?
The conversations were good. I think the reading was a bit too much prep for some. And the last third of the journey wasn't as interesting a conversation for some reason. Maybe it's because the people I was talking to were stuck in embarking on their journey. We also were talking about several different journeys in several different tracks of life. I think that muddied the waters too much. Overall though, I enjoyed them a lot.
Superb! Thanks again!
🙌 By extension, being in a position to create requires open-mindedness and welcoming change. Self-discovery brings along with it validation in existing beliefs, but also shapes new ones.
Great point! Creating fosters growth and abundance mindsets!
I love that you mention intrinsic motivation as the difference between creators and content creators, Chris. Never saw it that way, and it's on point.