How Doing Improv Improved My Business Self
I started reading ‘The Artist’s Way’ by Julia Cameron on Sep 11th, 2016. Due to the book, I started the practice of ‘Morning Pages’ which are one of the major tools she recommends in order to unblock your creativity and start un-smudging yourself to reveal who you truly are.
The Morning Pages
I have been doing morning pages consistently for the past month and a half. Basically, they are 3 pages of long-hand stream of consciousness writing in the morning as soon as you wake up. It helps remove all the dredge inside your mind and move on from it to more creative and authentic work.
Due to the practice of morning pages, I have been learning more and more about myself. One major revelation that I have had is that I love to perform. This has been a revelation of astronomical proportions to me, because in the past, I have actually shied away from performance, as I believed it to be a waste of time, and a nuisance. In fact, these thoughts were not mine, but thoughts transmitted to me through my parents who believed it to be so. (more…)