Does it feel like everyone around you is moving fast and breaking things?

We live in a hustle culture where many have the “if it’s bigger, faster, and flashier, then it’s always better” mentality.

Only in recent years have I begun to see a broader cultural shift toward slower and more intentional living.

I can personally attest that it’s the “winning” way.

During these first 100 episodes of the podcast, I’ve learned to embrace the way of the turtle.

I’ve learned to resist the urge to compare and instead delight fully in my own journey.

A journey that was slow.

A journey that was about taking “turtle steps” and even a bit of a pause along the way.

And in this journey, I’ve learned 3 important things that I know you’ll appreciate, especially if the loud roar of others zooming by is deafening.

If you want to try the slow and steady way and see how it can make your personal and professional life more of what you really want, then listen in for the ways I’ve learned that:

• Creating because it matters is enough. Even if what you create is small.

• The power of the pause to rejuvenate your creative spark

• Why consistency beats perfection every time

Getting to 100 episodes has been a goal of mine from the beginning. And I’m grateful to you for coming along with me.

What’s been your slow and steady win?

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer

What if the Creativity Whisperer could cup her hand to your ear and whisper just what you need to supercharge your creativity?

Would you be all ears?

I hope so because that’s who I have joining Reframe to Create for this episode.

Natalie Nixon is a Creativity strategist who helps members of the C-suite and other professionals to expand their creative competence for the advancement of innovation and work in their industries.

I came across her great insights while reading her book “The Creativity Leap”. What stood out to me was her WonderRigor™ paradigm that will give you a reframe on to supercharge your creativity.

In this episode you’ll learn about:

• The WonderRigor™ Paradigm and what it shows about the true nature of creativity

• Examples of the WonderRigor™Paradigm in real life among real people like you

• How a daily practice of the 3is (Inquiry, Improvisation and Intuition) can help you toggle between wonder and rigor to solve problems

Natalie’s broader body of work highlights the increased role and importance creativity will play in the future of work in all industries. I hope this conversation serves as your invitation to invest more deeply in your creativity competency as you innovate and grow.

About my guest: Natalie Nixon is a Creativity strategist known as “the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite”. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, valued for her accessible expertise on creativity, the future of work, and innovation. Natalie advises leaders on transformation to amplify growth and business value. She’s also written articles on how creativity is a core competency for the future of work in many industries including finance, tech, media, and healthcare.

Follow Natalie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/

Website: https://www.figure8thinking.com/

About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.

Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer