Lisa Nicole Bell: How Creativity and Curiosity Can Fuel Success (Episode 246)

<p>Key Takeaways:</p><p>[4:54] Lisa would consider herself mentally ambidextrous. She likes structure and hard problems but also enjoys free thinking. Both these qualities help her as a storyteller and entrepreneur.</p><p>[5:04] Lisa talks about deciding that she wanted more out of early retirement than sitting and eating pancakes all day!</p><p>[8:36] As a polymath, you can both be multidisciplinary and singularly focused.</p><p>[12:44] Sometimes people put themselves in a prison of their own making. Lisa talks about how we can lean into creativity and fun rather than being stuck feeling like we have to do one thing.</p><p>[13:21] When we start thinking about making decisions that affect our evolution, we tie in three factors that make them super hard and high-stakes: we make a decision, it is non-reversible, and it seems like it’s non-recoverable.</p><p>[15:02] Sometimes we think that we are failing, when we're really in the middle of succeeding, but the only way you know that is to know that you are trying a new thing and experimenting.</p><p>[27:00] Lisa discusses how her definition of success was flawed and how she was basing success on outcome rather than creating a process that really reflected where her money and time were going, and if this matched her values.</p><p>[38:26] Lifestyle changes can take time.</p><p>[1:04:29] It’s often what we are ashamed of and embarrassed about that can lead us to really get what we want.</p><p>[1:08:03] Lisa’s challenge to you: make yourself a “to don’t” list.</p><p>Mentioned in This Episode:</p><p><a href="http://www.productiveflourishing.com"><i>Productive Flourishing</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.productiveflourishing.com/start-finishing/"><i>Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done,</i> by Charlie Gilkey</a></p><p><a href="https://www.productiveflourishing.com/academy/">The Academy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hellomomentum.app/">Momentum App</a></p><p><a href="https://www.lisanicolebell.com/podcast"><i>Behind the Brilliance</i> Podcast</a></p><p><a href="