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November 6, 2019 by Cynthia Morris 2 Comments

When it feels like there’s no place for you, do this: Stumbling Toward Genius

There comes a fork in the road that happens at least once – probably many times – in a creative project. It’s the moment when it seems like a much better idea to just freaking abandon your project. To just ditch it and all the difficulties and start something new. Something fresh. Something EASY.

To pop back to the beginning of a creative project where everything is all rosy and fun and exciting! To abandon the part where you’re humbled. Where you’re faced with the limitations of your skills, talents and publishability.

From my sketchbook at the Wicked show that day

In this episode of Stumbling Toward Genius, I share a moment where I, like many of us, just wanted to find my place. To find a place for my book and for me. And how that didn’t seem likely to happen.

You’ll hear:

  • How I coped with rejection after rejection.
  • What helps to choose ourselves.
  • Creative Competency: Commitment Points – being able to recommit again and again.

Leave a comment below to share your experience with the assignment, or any other thoughts you have about this episode.

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Links to things and people mentioned in the show

Atelier

Chasing Sylvia Beach

Calling the Shots in Your Medical Care by Beth Gainer

Stumbling Toward Genius is written and produced by Cynthia Morris and Original Impulse. Engineering by Jason Camps of Just Launch Media. Show music by Evan MacDonald.

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  1. Suzanne says

    November 9, 2019 at 3:06 pm

    Super podcast! Keep ’em coming. Thanks.

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    • Cynthia L Morris says

      November 11, 2019 at 7:03 am

      Thanks, Suzanne!

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