Corey’s Story Journey: Sometimes the Creative Process Sucks!
October 14, 2009
Today was one of those days. My story guide Annie Hart was trying to lead me in a direction that I was confounded by and resistant to. We tussled for about 20 minutes and I never felt like I got anywhere on the issue.
It seemed like there was a pink elephant in the room that everyone but me could see. AHHHHH! So frustrating to feel like we were going in circles but not moving forward. What I love most about the creative process are the epiphanies that come on these calls. To feel like we packed up the car, but never left the driveway was irritating and disappointing. I’m used to being energized by these calls damnit! 
Thankfully, even though I felt like I was an actor who couldn’t deliver what the director needed while the camera was rolling, I understand the creative process enough to keep breathing. I relied on my humor and my understanding of the process to not allow the issue to deflate me. Okay I was deflated during the call, but not by the end of it! I left aggravated, but not feeling dismayed. Considering how successful this process has been, I can accept that some days it just sucks!
Annie’s Comments: I understand how Corey feels. I remember times that my mentor would push me into areas that I didn’t not want to go and I would be so mad at her. From my end, it’s not always easy doing breakthrough work. Sometimes you need to push someone in a direction that they don’t feel they need to go. I always try to let the client lead, but I also have to be ready for that moment when I feel the need to push in a direction that they don’t want to go.
Why? Because there is something there. Some meat, some juice, something I can’t even explain, but I can sfeel it. Who knows what it will turn out to be. But the amount of resistance that was there, says that there is something interesting right beyond that wall.
Stay tuned. Big gems come from daring to open these kinds of doors. The ones that push against you when you try to open them.
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