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AP 086: How Embracing "The Mess" Leads to More Creativity || with Cori Connors

About Progress

Cloud10

Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

“There are all sorts of ways for us to make a nice big mess and come out with something glorious in the end.”   I knew Cori Connors growing up as the "Mom" of the neighborhood--the one always ready to laugh with instead of scold you, eager to cheer you on, and willing to sit with you when you're down.    She is an angel to many, and she also has an angel voice backed by her record-selling songwriting abilities.   Cori talks about how creativity cannot flourish while in the restraints of perfectionism; that in order to really get to the meat of who we are and the gifts we have, we need to get comfortable with being messy.   Cori shares how we can better discover our talents and offer our own weirdness to the world with a bold confidence, one centered in love, curiosity, and imperfection. That's what Cori does, and she can tell you the truth--life is better messy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Seeking the Truth Never Gets Old.

0:03.0

Introducing June's Journey, the free-to-play mobile game that will immerse you in a thrilling murder mystery.

0:09.0

Join June Parker as she uncovers hidden objects and clues to solve her sister's death in a beautifully

0:14.4

illustrated world set in the roaring 20s. With new chapters added every week,

0:19.3

the excitement never ends! Download June's Journey Now on your Android or iOS device or play on PC through Facebook

0:28.1

games. Welcome to About Progress, a podcast devoted to ordinary people who are striving to improve themselves, overcome obstacles, and make

0:45.8

something special of their lives, all my maintaining a healthy balance.

0:50.8

In short, people who know life is about progress, not perfection.

0:55.0

Thanks so much for tuning in today.

0:59.0

I have such a special treat for you today. One of my lifelong heroes and

1:04.0

encourage her is on the show, Corey Connors. I want to introduce her with a

1:10.7

short story for my childhood as it is my first memory of Corey Connors, although it's also my most embarrassing moment.

1:18.0

When I was around seven years old, I was playing in a t-ball league that was very basic and the long story

1:26.1

short is throughout the game I really needed to use the bathroom but I kept

1:30.5

putting it off for a multitude of reasons,

1:33.4

one of which was I wanted to make sure I didn't miss my turn

1:37.6

to go up to bat because there was a boy in the stands that I also wanted to impress with my batting skills

1:47.3

So by the time I finally was up to bat I had to go the bathroom so badly and I was really confused at how my coach was

1:57.5

shouting at me when he was supposed to be pitching the ball and telling me to hold

2:02.2

still but I found myself dancing all over the home plate and

2:06.0

before I realized what was happening I saw the other team pointing and laughing at me and

2:16.4

I'm sure you know what happened I peed my pants on home plate and the amount of humiliation I felt then is totally I mean it's still my most embarrassing moment to date. My next

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