In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, I talk with my friend and mentor Jonathan Fields. We talked about the different types of creative projects one can take on.
We also touched on his new book, Sparked. In it, he shares ten Sparketypes. Knowing our types can help us to feel more aligned at work and in our creative projects.
I’ve taken tons of assessments and know my types, my strengths, and my gifts. When Jonathan came out with this assessment, I thought, I don’t need that. But of course, I was curious, and he’s my friend, so I did the process. Boy, am I glad I did.
So many things became clear to me as a result of this using Sparketypes to see how my creative and professional work go together. It goes to show there are always more levels of understanding we can gain about ourselves and our work.
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Get Sparked and take the Sparketype assessment
Kneel at the Altar of Your Craft
Hourglass by Dani Shapiro After Jonathan mentioned Hourglass, I picked it up from the library. I read it while on a writing retreat and loved every minute of it. I learned a lot about how to write from reading this memoir.
My Sparketypes are Maker and Advisor. I bring these together every day at Original Impulse. One of my greatest professional joys is designing experiences for others to bring alive their creative gifts. Thanks to Jonathan Fields for developing this cool tool. Discover your Sparketypes here.
I enjoyed this episode and the Sparketypes tool was very accurate for me! Wowza!
I’m glad you liked it, Kristen!
Maker and Advocate?
Enjoyed the Podcast. Have taken the Sparketype assessment in the past and did not immediately resonate – nor did I understand how to integrate it in a meaningful way into my life. This spurred (*sparked) me to open up the results and pre-order the book.
Carolyn,
I am glad you have circled back to the Sparketypes. I think the book will illuminate the types for you more. Maybe your type has shifted, too!