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Hi, First name / friend,
 
One pervasive myth about creativity is that creative people are born that way.
 
But it's just not true.
 
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Some people are born with psychological traits — like openness —that can enhance creativity. 
 
But when you compare the lives of highly creative people, there's one common denominator.
 
The desire to be creative. 
 
It's a desire that causes them to live and shape their days in specific ways. 
 
It's a desire that comes more naturally to some than others. But I hope, if you've been reading along with us, that you know it can be cultivated in everyone, including you.
 
It's the desire that makes the difference; giving each of us the opportunity to elevate our own lives in way we might never have imagined.
 
Detail of Julia Margaret Cameron’s portrait of the astronomer and close friend Sir John Herschel, 1867.
Next week, we talk about how successful creatives work differently, not harder. 
 
In the meantime, Angus was honored to deliver the commencement address to The Ohio State University summer graduates. You can catch the whole thing starting at minute 35:20 of the livestream. Here's a tidbit.
 
Antifragility is the power of hearts that get tougher from heartbreak, loving harder with experience. It’s the power of minds that get wiser from wrong turns, fortifying themselves with lessons learned. It’s the power of children, who spend their days running and falling, yet spring back, each morning, to run on again.
 
We are all born with the power of antifragility. It is the gift of nature.
 
And any time you want, you can use its power. All you have to do is activate your gratitude for adversity.—Angus Fletcher
 
As always, thank you for reading,
Sarah
 
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