"We can never control every aspect of our lives, but we
can always take actions that allow us to have a life that is deeply meaningful
to us, no matter what our circumstances."
"No matter how old or young you are, and no matter what
your life circumstances, you can develop the creative skills you need to
have a meaningful life of your choosing."
"When people decide to change, they instinctively tap
into their natural creative abilities to navigate the uncertainties of
moving in a new direction."
"Life can be thrown at us from many directions at once
and we often can't control the circumstances that surround our lives."
"We may overestimate the magnitude of risk we might take
in changing our lives, and underestimate our personal ability to successfully
navigate such a change."
"And once you make the choice to confront your creative
dilemma by beginning to explore, you'll find that most of the risks you
fear evaporate."
"We need to believe in our own creative ability, believe
in our ability to experiment with the new and unknown and believe that
we can discover important things about ourselves if only we are willing
to take that step into the unknown."
"In the case of life change, the battle for living a fully
realized life is fought on the uncharted waters of the exploration and
discovery dimensions."
"The more clearly we articulate our creative dilemma,
the clearer our point of focus becomes."
"Choose what you pay attention to, do not let others choose
for you."
"In some sense, we do not know what we do not know and
the only way to discover what we do not know is to actually experiment
with things we are not familiar with."
"Integration is about developing a deeper self-awareness
and manifesting this awareness through how we behave in our daily lives."
"We become more effective at doing the things that are
most important!"
"What we pay attention to shapes our destiny by defining
our choices and the way we frame them."
"If we don't know how to see, we are destined to keep
repeating the current patterns in our life because we are imprisoned by
what is familiar."
"Stepping back from the canvas means moving yourself some
distance from your day-to-day life or work to gain a fresh perspective."
"Cultivating the mind of a child means introducing a spirit of play and spontaneity into the way we look at things, unbound by rules. It means allowing ourselves to return to what gave us joy and energy without prejudegement."
Written by Fred Mandell PHD & Kathleen Jordan PHD
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Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of Life
