On December 31, 2018, Seth Godin sent a blog post called “Hilbert’s List”. In this post, Seth cites the 23-item list that David Hilbert published in 1900. He stated that these 23 problems were important for mathematicians to solve in the upcoming century. Seth says that led to a focused effort, and many of those problems have been either fully or partially solved.
So Seth made a list of his own that he believes technology should help solve. You can see it here.
You think you’re not enough to be loved as you are – and you are.
You think you don’t have enough strength to face today – and you do.
You think one person can’t change the world – and you can.
You think you haven’t done enough to help others – and you have.
You think you can’t be forgiven for your mess-ups – and you will.
You think you’re better off doing something yourself – and it takes a village.
You think no one knows what you’ve gone through – and they’ve all felt that pain.
You think you need more to make something happen – and it’s been done with less.
You think you need to just suck it up – when something is clearly wrong.
We all have a story we tell ourselves. Of enough or not enough. It plays in our heads again and again like a broken record. And really – how true is that story? All of it? Some of it? None of it? Is the story helping you live out your purpose? Or is it keeping you small?
We’re more than we think and less than we think, you and I. Enough and not enough.
Enough to be loved and cherished by God.
Enough to be his hands and feet in this world.
Enough to sit with someone else and listen.
Enough to give what we have to help another, no matter how small.
Enough to use our skills and talents to make this world a better place.
We’re not enough to work alone. It’s too easy to get discouraged or derailed. And we’re not good at everything.
We’re not enough to be everything to someone else. Only God is.
We’re not enough to be loved and remembered by everyone. But we are enough to be loved and remembered by those who matter.
We’re created to be enough to contribute what we have to the cause of creating a better world – one day at a time. We’re also created to not be enough to do it by ourselves. We’re created to do it with others.
You’re enough. And not enough. And how you think about that makes all the difference.
What might change if you believed and acted differently about being enough? Leave a comment.
We so often believe that constraints are stifling our creativity. Yet, often it’s the presence of constraints that fuels our creative fire. Listen to this episode to learn how you can use constraints to boost creativity.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI’m reading the first chapter of Best Self: Be You, Only Better, by Coach Mike Bayer. And right away I’m supposed to do this exercise. Describe my best self. Oh no. I put the bookmark at the page and close it. I don’t know what to say about myself.
The next day I tell myself to just do. I mean, I’ve done harder and scarier things than this. Why am I avoiding this?
Happy New Year! We ring it in with a bang. And then we have 365 days to live it out. The universe began with a big bang. And now it’s just…life. We so often think life is meant to be a series of big bangs. Bang! It’s done. But once the bang has faded, we still have the rest of life. And how we live each day often matters more than the bang.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherIt was like any other night. Dark. Maybe the stars were out if it was clear. Quiet. Everyone sleeping, except for the guards at the gates and the shepherds out in the hills. At least one of them was standing watch over the sheep.
And then came the light.
When I was a kid, we’d make cookies and deliver them to people in town. Older women who were alone. Friends we didn’t see all the time. We’d wrap the cookies with a festive bow, and wear our coats with our Christmas corsages.
Mom would pack us in the car, and we’d set off.
Today we bring our Artisan Series together with celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas. What are we talking about? Taking time to wonder. Recapturing that sense of wonder we had when we were children helps fuel creativity. And gratitude. Wonder feeds your soul.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI turned on the light next to my bed, pulled out my pad, and began to write. Morning Pages. Something I haven’t done for a while. I got caught up in other things. And here I am starting fresh. With a blank piece of paper and my favorite pen…glad that I can start new anytime I want. I don’t have to wait until New Year’s Day.
And neither do you.
Creativity isn’t something you either have or don’t have. And believe it or not, you were born creative. On this episode in our Artisan Series, we’re talking about 4 habits you can develop that will help your creativity to flourish.
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