368 - Follow Your Bliss or Get Real? This New Take Gave Me a Thrilling Insight
The biggest wins in my creative journey never fit squarely into the whole “just follow your passion and everything will work out” philosophy, but they were never pure pragmatism either. For this reason, even after nearly 8 years of making a podcast that tries to strike the balance between the magic of creativity and the realism of building a career, I still felt pulled between these two extremes, with no real resolve.
But I recently stumbled upon a new perspective that synthesizes these two seemingly oppositional takes in such a powerful way that it instantly gave me clarity and action steps.
If you’re consistently stuck in the analysis paralysis between following your head or going with your heart, this episode will give you tools to strike the balance in a surprising and useful way.
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SHOW NOTES
Susan Cain’s “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” Book
Scott Erickson’s “Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond The Death of a Dream” Book
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CALL TO ADVENTURE
Where do you need to explore more – the dreaming or the reality/doing?
Figure out where you might be uncomfortable in these categories and dig into what it could symbolize.
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