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🎙️The Doctor Is In: What if the key to your joy is someone else's accomplishment?
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Hey Reader, I'm a bit of a collector of card decks, and my latest acquisition gave me a thought I can't shake. More on that in this week's letter. Dear Creativity, By now, you know my love for card decks. This week, a new one from Carissa Potter of People I’ve Loved absolutely delighted me. One card in particular reminded me "to revel in the small things we take for granted." It read: "Celebrate someone else's accomplishment. Let their joy infect you." And I had to pause. I'm constantly celebrating others' wins, but do I truly sit with their joy? Do I let it infect me? It's a simple, profound shift. It's moments like this that make me dream of creating my own deck one day. I want to make something that you can feel through all the senses—a feast to touch and experience. I recently heard Seth Godin mention how quickly he's been able to create card decks, and it made the dream feel more possible than ever. It's a beautiful cycle, isn't it? Being infected by the joy of another creator's work gives me the spark to dream of my own. What if the inspiration we're looking for isn't hidden away inside us, but is waiting for us right inside someone else's win? Innovatively yours, “The Doctor Is In” is the official weekly broadcast of The Innovation Doctor. The call-in lines are always open. If you have a question or a story for the Doctor, you can leave a message for her right here. |
The Doctor Is In
The official broadcast from The Innovation Doctor. Your weekly prescription of practical creativity to get your ideas unstuck.
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