Elizabeth Gilbert: "Nurturing Creativity" at TED Conference

Many of you know Elizabeth Gilbert through her book, "Eat, Pray, Love" a fun and inspiring memoir of her self-awareness romp through the "I" countries; Italy, India and Indonesia. Last February she was a speaker at TED: Technology, Entertainment, Design - a conference that brings together the top influencers in those three areas.

I encourage you to watch this video of her TED talk as Elizabeth muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses. She shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. As you know, I call this genius the Inner Wizard. It's a funny, personal and moving talk for all who are interested in pursuing their creative dreams.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

The New York Times named "Eat, Pray, Love" as one of the 100 most notable books of 2006. In 2008, Elizabeth was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, by Time Magazine. As a prolific writer, Elizabeth is tapped into her Inner Wizard who inspires her to constantly reach for the unknown, put herself 'out there', and rededicate herself each day to the work, and life, she loves as a writer and story teller.

Asked "What was the biggest surprise about your journey through the "I" countries?" Elizabeth's response was:

"How well it worked. I found exactly what I was looking for during that year of traveling. In fact, I found more than I’d dared to hope for. Looking back on it now, though, I think that this amazing result was sort of inevitable. I’ve come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call “The Physics of The Quest” – a force of nature governed by laws as real as the laws gravity or momentum. And the rule of Quest Physics maybe goes like this: “If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared – most of all – to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself….then truth will not be withheld from you.” Or so I’ve come to believe. I can’t help but believe it, given my experience." - Elizbeth Gilbert

Those are these words expressed by someone with an empowered Inner Wizard who lets the Inner Critic come along for the ride - in the back seat, safe and powerless, with a bankie and a sippy cup.

You can find out more about Elizabeth Gilbert and her work at http://www.ElizabethGilbert.com


Valery Satterwhite is an Artist Mentor who specializes in empowering creative people to succeed in their craft and business. She teaches creative people how to tap into and trust their intuition, acknowledge their truth, and disarm their fear and self-doubt. No longer willing to continue as a starved creative spirit who lived conditioned inauthentic life Valery spent years developing and implementing a proven unique "Inner Wizard" methodology to empower other creative people to express their full potential in their craft and business. Join now to create more profoundly, more prolifically, and more profitably at www.InnerWizard.com. Get Free "Artist Resource Directory" too!