Hey there . So there's a cockeyed post-it note stuck to the bottom of my windowsill , just above my desk . If I look up from my keyboard just a little to the right , I might see it , but so often when things are there for a while we simply stop noticing them . There's nothing about this post-it note that demands attention . There are no bright colors or bold affirmations . In fact , it's hastily scrawled ink on an almost all-white post-it note , except for the ICF logo on the bottom left . It wasn't artfully or even deliberately placed , and today I noticed that , after a multitude of months of clinging to my sill , its right corner is peeling away slightly , maybe relenting to the strong wind that is blowing outside my window today . I don't remember when I stuck it up , but for whatever reason , it drew my attention this morning as I sat down to write . At any given time , I have a number of ideas half-started or earmarked to write about , and it was my intention to develop one of those in this writing session until , for whatever reason , my cockeyed post-it note caught my eye . Cockeyed post-it note caught my eye , simply printed in lowercase letters . Remember , I said there was nothing about it that wanted or needed my attention . It was simply there , Just like all the abundance in the world that is available to us but goes unnoticed because we overlook it in our race to live our lives . So the post-it note it was just there . The four lowercase letters placed vertically on the note read I-D-E-A Idea , an acronym for which I wrote the corresponding words Invite , develop , embody , allow , idea . It's a kind of creative system based on two of my values , which were written below the acronym in all caps Learn , grow . Below the acronym in all caps LEARN , grow . When I connect to my values of learning and growing , I create a safe space for my ideas to flourish . With these guiding principles , the concept of failing slips away , because our greatest learning , my greatest learning , comes through not knowing everything and our greatest growth , my greatest growth , emanates from that learning .
Speaker 1I'm in the final stages of releasing my debut book , which has my mind racing and has been occupying a lot of space in my head the limiting beliefs of what I'm supposed to do now and what will happen when it comes out if I want a successful launch . These thoughts and feelings and limiting beliefs are threatening to pull me away from my why . But this morning , my little cockeyed post-it note that I noticed again for the first time in a long while . It magically transports me back to the essence of why I wrote it , why I wrote this book , and reminds me to stay connected to how important it is to me to learn and grow . I breathe more easily as I guide my book project through my four-letter acronym , my personal creative system , and repeat it as a kind of mantra I-D-E-A creative system . And repeat it as a kind of mantra I D E A Invite , develop , embody , allow .
Speaker 1I D E A Invite , develop , embody , allow Idea . I invited the idea in and developed it . It embodies my message wholeheartedly and now I will allow it to have a life of its own and go where the universe calls Invite , develop , embody , allow . What are you inviting into your life today ? What would you like to develop ? How might you embody that and allow , allow it to be in the world ? Your own idea , your own creative system . I leave you with the words of Elizabeth Gilbert from her wonderful book Big Magic Creative Living Beyond Fear . She says trust in miraculous truth , that new and marvelous ideas are looking for human collaborators every single day . I am so grateful for my little cockeyed post-it note for inviting me in to collaborate today and create this for you and to me , and in turn remind you that , as long as we are connected to our values as our guiding principles , we are exactly where we are supposed to be . I'm Lisa Hopkins . Thanks so much for listening . Stay safe and healthy , everyone , and remember to live in the moment .