Do as You’ve Told

Knowing, and reminding other people of the benefits of reimagining (and of movement and sleep and mindfulness and…) does not allow you (or me!) to reap the benefits of doing those things. I need to do them.

So it was a powerful moment recently when Sarah Kent invited me to describe one of my dreams to her in 30 minutes. It’s part of a project called Dreamworks. (She does more interviews than she has time to post, so they get posted by random draw, anonymously…so I’d invite you to look for mine, but I’ll be looking for it too!)

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Be Imaginative Now

In recent posts, I’ve been talking about why and how to create conditions conducive to reimagining. In this installment on how to reimagine, it’s time to do it.

If the goal is to paint a more vivid picture of a future you want, start by describing it. You can choose any medium for this — write it down, sketch it out, record it as you speak it aloud…

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Make Yourself Malleable

Igniting our imagination yields tangible strategic results and can be done in highly practical ways. Here are a few more suggestions, continuing our series from last week.

Today’s installment is inspired in part by Herminia Ibarra’s Working Identity, a title we covered in my no-reading-required book club recently. If you missed it, it’s not too late to be sent the recording.

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How to Reimagine

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve written about what reimagining is and why we need it. So now it’s time to get practical about imagination and dig into how to do it.

You’ll be happy to know that being imaginative is not about sitting (alone and very still, with our forehead crunched up) and waiting for a flash of insight. It can happen through intentional, active and social steps, and I’m going to share a few of them with you this week and next.

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