I have just released my Creative Space Mastery Podcasts in English and Brazilian Portuguese, with my new website: creativespacemastery.com
I would never have imagined that I would have an idea for life, a breakthrough even, during or because of a job interview for a job I didn’t get. I was talking to a CEO, the founder or owner of a very interesting boutique services company and she was saying something familiar to me. Very familiar indeed…
‘I have wanted to write a book, for years, actually, I need to do it, I have the content’ or something to this effect, I can’t swear to the words exactly.
The sense of urgency, the pressure, the need to make it come out, the desire to bring that niche knowledge to light. I know that feeling, the stories that thump from inside the chest, the ones that will not be silenced no matter if you keep telling them you have other priorities.
They do not shut up. And now and then, in moments of silence, or when you lower your guard, when you are around other artists, writers — in her case, people like me — the voice screams louder and it really claims for attention.
And why not? How many leaders haven’t done so, heard the voices and their books did so much for them, becoming tools to pass on their unique knowledge to their industry, becoming social proof, a tool for engagement between employees, opening opportunities for invitations for networking, speaking engagements.
A book can transform into a manual, an educational tool, and a legacy, positioning a pioneer as a thought leader who presents their authority on the subject of their expertise by articulating unique perspectives. Once it’s done, at the very least, the voice taking energy from other tasks calms down.
It quickens and one is left accomplished, with a marketing tool, and peace. I had all these thoughts after that interview, reflecting on the feeling from the conversation I had with the CEO who was interviewing me for a job but spent minutes talking about a book she desired to write but couldn’t find the time or the process to start.
I didn’t get that job, but not because of that interview. And when I didn’t get it, I decided to send an email to the CEO saying ‘If you ever decide to write your book, and you would like my help with the challenges you mentioned, contact me, I can help.’
And, in the act of writing that email, the Creative Space Written Life Package was born.
I realised I had a series of unique qualifications to offer people with the giant of narrative pounding on their chest. I had the creative process structured I had twenty years of corporate experience, with the knowledge of assisting teams and executives, working directly within human resources, designing learning and management courses, delivering training, and managing projects.
I comprehend the pressures faced by excessively busy corporate executives and the mindset that accompanies their responsibilities.On the other hand, I had exposure to a wide variety of industries and people from all walks of life, first through growing up inside Academia, because of my parents, who worked at the same University practically all their lives and in which backyard we lived at. doing an artist, a writer and a dancer, I’m among artists constantly too, having even worked at the administration of a Latin Dance company among others.
Lastly, having taken a sabbatical for writing and a recent break from work, I understand what it is like to have to manage your own time which can be as overwhelming as having no time, as I imagine it would be for someone who just retired or was made redundant. In this case, what I know, has nothing to do with my skills as a writer.
For this purpose, my strength lies in my highly organised and strategic mind and its ability to find individual, catered solutions for problems. Creative ways in which people could start and maintain a creative process to see their wanna ties through. And from an interview that culminated in a failed job, a new inspired idea was born!
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