Seth Godin is one of my favorite thought leaders. If you have never heard of him, you should check out his books or at the very least, his blog. I am reposting this article today because I agree with him and I think it is an interesting point of view on creativity. To be creative and do it successfully, there are risks involved. If we do not take the risk, we will never reach our potential for creating or growing as an artist.
That's where artists do their work.
Not in the safe places, but out there, in a place where they might fail, where it might end badly, where connections might be lost, sensibilities might be offended, jokes might not be gotten.
If you work with artists, don't saw off the limb. Don't waste a lot of time explaining how dangerous it is, either. No, your job is to quietly support the limb at the same time you egg your team on, pushing them ever further out there.
Not in the safe places, but out there, in a place where they might fail, where it might end badly, where connections might be lost, sensibilities might be offended, jokes might not be gotten.
If you work with artists, don't saw off the limb. Don't waste a lot of time explaining how dangerous it is, either. No, your job is to quietly support the limb at the same time you egg your team on, pushing them ever further out there.
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