We talk a lot about resilience.
How to bounce back. Stay strong. Keep going.
But we don’t talk enough about creativity.
Not the art kind.
The kind that rebuilds us.
The kind that reimagines our next step when the old path disappears.
The kind that says:
I may not know exactly where I’m going, but I still get to choose how I show up.
Resilience helps us endure.
Creativity helps us evolve.
One holds the line.
The other redraws it.
It’s hard to create when we’re afraid.
Fear can sound like:
“What if I make the wrong move?”
“What if no one cares what I do next?”
“What if I fail?”
But fear isn’t a stop sign.
It’s often just a sign of creative depletion.
A signal that something inside us wants to be restored.
Something that needs space, breath, and a little self-trust.
As a “Me”EO, our job is not just to survive our career.
It’s to design it.
To go from enduring to envisioning.
From reacting to reimagining.
We don’t need all the answers.
We just need the courage to start creating.
Even in small ways.
Rearrange our schedule.
Send the scary email.
Try the idea.
Trust our inner whisper.
That’s what creativity looks like in motion.
We’re not bouncing back.
We’re building forward.
Your Turn
What are you afraid of?
How could you point your creativity in that direction?
What small step will you take this week to tap into your creativity?