I remember giving a talk a while back on productivity and focus. And one of the corporate team asked that, given the amount of structure and discipline I was espousing, what did I do to keep INSPIRATION alive? Because surely inspiration would be stifled by so much structure?!)

“I schedule it in!” I said.

And although it got a laugh, I wasn’t joking.

Most people wait for inspiration to hit. An unexpected bolt from the blue that’s nothing to do with them or their setup. But we can do so much better than that!

So, a little coaching challenge for you …

Why not build inspiration into your day? Why not create the space that near-guarantees inspiration can come through?

How? Easy. There are any number of good ways to do that …

Carve out time on the calendar. Go for long walks. Exercise. Have more conversations. Accept book recommendations. Attend talks you wouldn’t normally. Reverse-engineer more of the circumstances when you’ve recently found yourself inspired.

How often are you hit by inspiration? And if it’s not enough for your needs: how are you keeping inspiration out of your day?

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