I often struggle with powerful emotions. In high school, a friend once called me Mr. Negative. To this day, many years later, I am mostly hopeful. But some days, I can still be negative. I think it’s called “realistic.” The truth is that I wouldn’t be in the daily pursuit of a creative career if I weren’t hopeful. I am deeply inspired by the work of other artists and I am daily working on my own art. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I want to share a few thoughts about hope, wonder, and optimism and how you can incorporate them into your work in order to develop a deeper sense of purpose.

What can we do to grow these three areas of hope, wonder, and optimism?

1. Surround ourselves with amazing people doing amazing things

2. Be approachable to others

3. Have new experiences every day

4. Travel

5. You are what you consume