Creativity and Vulnerability

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”

― Dr. Brené Brown

Artists are inherently creative souls.  Creativity is their business.  So, how can those of us who are entrenched in the traditional business world unleash this trait in a way that allows us to become artists in our workplace?  Let’s begin with the creative process itself and jointly explore a necessary aspect of this process that many may shy away from.  

Artists not only feel a sense of personal accomplishment in the completion of their artwork (painting, play, film, poem, book, dance or music performance, etc.), they typically thrive on the conceptual and construction process, finding that creating itself has its own inherent rewards. Although it can be a difficult, often grueling, process to write a book or song, to create a painting or sculpture, the artist wouldn’t remove this activity from their experience even if they could.  The process of creating can be a soul-feeding, even spiritual, exercise that often involves catharsis, personal growth, and r