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Your Own Olympic Torch: An Olympian’s Secrets for Success

Today begin the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Every Olympiad I am inspired by the athletes. In honor of today’s big event, I am turning the Wheel of Creativity Q&A with a few questions for Anja Bolbjerg, two-time Olympic skier.

The 12 Days of Creativity… Day 6.

“In order to create something new, you must first go through the dissolution of the old.” You know you’re in Station 6 when your primary experience is P – A – N – I – C! The creative process is fraught with setbacks and storms. They are frightening; but they are not the enemy. How do you welcome the storm?

An original egg

Several weeks ago, when I was doing my grocery shopping at Carrefour (the WalMart of France), I saw this egg in the tray. I picked it up and held it in my hand; and instantly we drew a small crowd of people who found the egg equally disturbing. “C’est bizarre” was their assessment. Well, that cinched it. I had to have it.