I’ll always remember walking Wailea Beach with National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones.
We were talking about intuition and he kept doing something that puzzled me.
We’d go about 100 yards and he’d stop, whip out a little notebook and pen from his pocket and write something down. We’d walk on and he’d stop again and scribble something else down.
I finally asked, “Dewitt, what are you doing?”
He said, “Sam, I used to get ideas and think, ‘That’d be an interesting topic for my next column,’ but then I’d get caught up in other things and forget all about it.
I realized I make my living from my mind and I was throwing away this golden material that was being gifted to me. So I promised I’d start writing down ideas the moment they occurred so I wouldn’t lose them. Now, it’s just a habit.”
How many times have you gotten an intuitive flash – a whisper of an idea – and then gone about your day and forgotten it?
Epiphanies are in their purest form – in their original form. So if you want to make the most of them, you must capture them in the moment.
Plus, recording your AHA’s and sharing them with others makes life even more meaningful because your observations, experiences and stories are no longer limited to you, they’re out in the world adding value for others.
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How about you? Want to join in and promise to start doing this going forward?
Print out The Creative’s Contract graphic below and hang it at your desk or pop it in your purse as a fun reminder. BONUS: Commit publicly by sharing the image on your favorite social platform.
Laughing at the thought of carrying around an notebook and pen? 😉
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