EP030 | The secret to nurturing curiosity and creative thinking, with Paul Spiers

In this episode:I have invited my friend, Paul Spiers, back to talk about the subject of creativity.When it comes to figuring out the life and career changes that will make us feel the happiest, most fulfilled and most alive, we need to be creative.  We need to be able to free our minds up to think beyond our current set up and experience, and really allow ourselves to imagine what could be possible. Sometimes that can be really hard to do, especially if you’re someone who feels trapped by your current circumstances, or weighed down by reality, or potentially deem yourself an uncreative person. All of this kills inspiration and ideas, making it impossible to conjure up your best life, which means you can’t then go after it.  Paul is a thought leader when it comes to the subject of creativity (although he’ll probably laugh at me using that description!) He’s genuinely one of the smartest and most creative people I know and that I’ve ever worked with. Come join us as I pick his brains with questions like:How can we ignite our curiosity?How do we get into a creative zone? Are there environmental factors that make a difference? What do we do if we are not a naturally creative person? Then what?- - -𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗢:A serial entrepreneur, Paul Spiers is the founder of The New P&L® Institute and host of the internationally respected top 5% podcast series, The New P&L® – Principles & Leadership in Business. He is a speaker, trainer and consultant, and works at the intersection of leadership, culture, people and purpose. A naturally creative storyteller, he’s a highly engaging and inspiring speaker, panel moderator and roundtable facilitator. Paul delivers keynotes and workshops filled with insightful and thought-provoking observations and offers practical examples of how to apply the true power of purpose, creativity, principles and leadership in business. He helps senior leaders, employees and companies better prepare for the more complex Future of Work by advising on how they can transform and align their leadership, vision, strategy and culture to elevate business performance. 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢’𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗢:Alison is a highly experienced, certified life and career coach and is an active ideal life advocate. She’s the founder and designer of the Work Wonderland™ process, her proprietary model that helps people make career and life choices that truly align with their values, strengths, passions, skills and life goals.Alison hails from a high-paced, London-based corporate background, working for more than 20 years in the field of PR and Communications, until she made her own radical transition to her ideal life, living and working from a remote mountainside in Wales.Today she focusses her life coaching on supporting professionally successful people in making career changes that facilitate transformational life change. When Alison is not working, you can find her outdoors - walking beaches at the crack of dawn; experimenting with the universe and consciousness; trying her hand at paragliding; and delighting in the magic of the superhero’s quest. She is also Marvel movie obsessed.==================All episodes are video recorded and can be watched in the website show notes, or on YouTube.