Take a Break and a Breath: 'A New Way to Think About Creative Genius'

GoGoEric and I roadtripped it to Park City, UT this year for Sundance.  Accompanying us throughout the long journey was Elizabeth Gilbert - and specifically her reading of her freak success 'Eat Pray Love' via book on tape.

Just a few weeks later, Elizabeth circled back into my world as a video of her recent talk at the TED Conference popped up in my email.  I watched Elizabeth discuss a "Different Way to Think about Creative Genius," and immediately wanted to share her insights with all you IndieGoGo filmmakers just as your fans want to share your great work/videos/IndieGoGo profile with their communities.

Making film is an arduous adventure.  If you've ever had a questioning moment as to why you've committed yourself, time, money, sweat and sometimes tears to the art of telling visual stories, perhaps Elizabeth's words can offer a bit of comfort, relief and kick.  The world needs untold stories to be told... a reason why we started IndieGoGo!  So take a moment to listen to Elizabeth as she goes into:

• Why creativity and suffering have evolved to seem so inseparable
• How just "showing up" day after day can be the key to managing the inherent and extreme emotional risks of creativity  
• And lastly how separating your "identity with" and "accountability for" your creative genius might actually bring some levity to your work and make "showing up" every day not so hard  

Creativity and suffering DON'T have to go hand in hand.  Take a break and a breath as Elizabeth shares a new way to think about your creative genius.

-GoGoDanae