“Creativity is not, are you smart?” But rather, “how are you smart?”
“Create the best with what’s in front of you.”
It’s not about “me,” it’s about “we,” as co-creating and collaborations lead to more.”
All form part of this latest episode of the Createfulness podcast.
In this episode, I speak with coach, trainer, facilitator, and visionary – Renee Lighton (who also has the coolest surname) about her interpretation of what it s to be createful.
As an author and independent publisher, I’ve just experienced the process of having my first book, The Magic that’s Ours, translated into IsiXhosa and IsiZulu, 2 of the 11 official languages in South Africa. The experience, albeit dissimilar to writing a book, was very interesting as I couldn’t speak, read, or write any of the translated languages. The…
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Below is a front page story of how I was attacked and mugged this week, and 12 homeless people came to my rescue-thankfully! I wrote about my ordeal and how I was helped to a major South African newspaper who in turn ran it on their front page- as it was a feel good story….
The reason my publisher went out of business in 2005 -I think- is because they were slightly ahead of their time. Back then they were one of the first e book publishers that I’d heard of in South Africa, concentrating solely on on-line publishing. A few years ago I remember speaking to someone very involved…
So here I am sitting in my office, my door is closed and just short of a sign hanging on it saying, “DON’T DISTURB!!” I’ve disconnected my internet connection, and my cell phone is upside down, off, and out of sight. All of this just to write this post. It probably all sounds quite extreme…
From speaking to teenagers that attend my workshops and when I speak at schools, one of the questions they ask me is, “how did you know what you wanted to do with your life?” The thing is that initially I didn’t. It took me a long while of travelling and career hopping as well as the…
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