I recently joined my friend Dr. Greg Wells at his podcast, Sharpen Your Edge. It usually airs at LinkedIn on Thursdays at noon et.

One of the themes we talk about is how creativity is innate and every person is creative; indeed, many of us draw in school, we just stop somewhere along the way. I mentioned adult coloring books, and Greg elaborated on that (“It’s super awesome for decompressing”).

We also talked a lot about the origin story of my book Creative Doing (I go into that really in-depth for Human Parts!), how my passion for reading and blogging—and my parents’ support of both!—really helped me tap into my creative operation and passion.

I really appreciate Greg’s work, he’s been constantly writing as well. Check out his upcoming Powerhouse, and his latest, Rest, Focus, Recharge.