“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” -Elizabeth Gilbert Here is a secret: I’ve never considered myself to be a creative person. Yes, I’m an idealist. Sure, I call myself a writer. But I don’t live a free-spirited lifestyle devoted to my craft. I need structure and routine in my life in order to…
“Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case.” -Chuck Close As idealists, we often feel like we need inspiration in order to accomplish something great. Unfortunately, moments of inspiration are usually few and far between. I try to maintain a normal posting schedule with this blog, and I did pretty well…
You’re an idealist. A dreamer. A visionary. A romantic. The world has seen several like you — Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, and Gandhi, to name a few. Some of the those who have made the greatest impact on history have been idealists. So it’s safe to say that you’re in pretty good company. But the world wasn’t made for people like you. According to the Keirsey temperament sorter, Idealists make up less…