Event description:

In this talk, author Jacob Nordby offers insights from his books, Blessed Are the Weird – A Manifesto for Creatives and The Creative Cure. He will focus on what he calls the three enemies of creativity: socialization, traumatic experiences, and rejection. 

In each case, these forces press our natural, immersive creativity into molds of logic, predictability, correctness, and responsibility. Our educational system, built at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and largely unchanged today, churns out workers fit for factories, stamping out creativity on purpose. Perhaps someone told you “You’re not that creative” or “Your art is no good,” and you believed them. You may also have experienced something traumatic, which understandably shut down your creative self, as you had to prioritize survival over imagination. 

As we explore this together, Jacob will offer antidotes to the soul-stifling homogeneity that leaves many of us feeling that we have lost connection to the artful heartbeat of life itself. You will leave feeling more empowered to celebrate your own offbeat genius and find ways to express it throughout your life.

Biography:

Jacob Nordby is a co-founder of A Writing Room Collective, Heal + Create, The Institute for Creative Living Foundation 501(c)3,  and the author of several books, including Blessed Are the Weird – A Manifesto for Creatives and The Creative Cure. He previously worked as the marketing director for a traditional publishing house and oversaw the launch of many bestselling books. A working author and creative guide, he has a passion for helping writers solve their challenges and enjoy the satisfaction of sharing their work with the world.
Meet him at www.jacobnordby.com

Bonus multimedia journaling program gift: www.creativeselfjournal.com

The Creative Cure book page: www.creativecurebook.com