Most people think creativity is about art. Ben Rennie thinks that's exactly the problem.

Ben is a designer, author, and now a lecturer at UNSW, and in this episode we go deep into the stories behind his book Lessons in Creativity. I read this book a few months ago, and it genuinely changed the way I think about creativity, confidence, and what it means to actually live a full life. Getting Ben on the podcast felt like a milestone.

We talk about writing the book as a promise to his dying mum, deleting 38,000 words and starting again in Byron Bay, leaving a $1M consultancy because it was destroying his mental health, discovering his Indigenous heritage in his 50s, and how chasing curiosity is the only antidote to fear.

This one goes deep. I think you're going to love it.

What we cover:

• Why creativity is not art; it's the belief you have the right to create
• Fear vs. curiosity: why you can only choose one at a time
• Writing Lessons in Creativity as a promise to his mum
• Deleting 38,000 words and starting over in Byron Bay
• Leaving a $1M business to go skiing in Lake Tahoe with his family, and why it was the richest period of his life
• Discovering his Indigenous heritage after his mum passed away
• The "poor vs. broke" mindset his dad taught him
• Writing your personal manifesto on a napkin
• Why 90% of his readers are women and what that tells us about creativity
• Execution: why intention comes before everything

Get Ben's book: Lessons in Creativity; search for it wherever you buy books.
https://benrennie.com/products/thepractice

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