Where Light Gathers

Create 15 minutes where you can be alone and all is quiet.

Turn off all your devices.

Consider the thing(s) you want to bring into the world.

What holds you back?

Ask why that is.

Think about the answer, and ask why that is.

Ask Why five times. You’ll likely get the shape of the things that limit you. The things that scare you.

Does this make you see those frightening things in a new light?

Tread lightly. Leave it better than you found it. Be the host.

All wonderful concepts. They speak to stewardship. Taking care of others, or the places you inhabit. How might we apply this more to taking better care of ourselves?

How are you acting as a steward of yourself?

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You are under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.

A quote from Alan Watts.

What a simple and powerful idea. This is the growth mindset. It's why it's OK to “flip-flop” and change your stance on something. What did you learn in the last five minutes that makes you rethink what you think? How does one keep themselves open to this line of thinking?

We learn something new, and adjust. It's part of the process. Continuous growth. We used to think the brain stops learning and growing once we hit adulthood. We now know this isn't true.

Let's challenge ourselves to keep this top of mind.

Hello, I am Chad Moore.

I hold this principle:

Creativity should not be stunted by our own limiting beliefs, inefficient processes or habits forced upon us.

I feel it’s my duty to use whatever skills and knowledge I have to prevent that loss of creativity.

I explore my own creativity by drawing, animating, performing standup comedy, and storytelling.

Are you a leader working in creative spaces, looking to develop and hold clarity, purpose, and meaning in your work? To grow your skills and relationships? I can help you can make the meaningful shared experiences and works of art we all need so much.

If you’re on a design and/or development team that feels stuck, I can help you build a safe space to talk about progress. To challenge your own limiting beliefs. To support collaboration and creativity and build a growth mindset.

If your organization seeks to improve how it collaborates and communicates, I can help by coaching, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating workshops and events.

Email me to talk about how I can help.

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. Then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; He lives as though he is never going to die and dies never really having lived.

The Dalai Lama

Something to reread when I'm looking to be more mindful of the now.

Tired: Go Fast, Break Things. Wired: Go Fast, Learn Things. Expired: Go Fast (alone), Horde Things. Inspired: Go Far (together), Learn and Share Things.

I’m curious. When you think of starting something creative, and you hear the lizard brains voice in the back of your head. What does it say?

You’re too much of this or not enough of that to make this thing.

Something like that?

You can reply and tell me, and we can have conversation about it if you’d like.

Or you can write it down on a post-it or scrap of paper.

Or say it out loud.

Think about it once it’s out in the ‘real world’ and out of your head. It probably feels wrong once written or spoken aloud. Maybe even silly?

You can start.

It’s OK.

Storytelling and interactive experiences connect humans. We all need stories to understand each other and our human condition. Everyone is a storyteller in some way, we all know this, deep down.

Stories and interactions are gifts to the world. Imagine our world with just 10% more of the untold stories, and unshared experiences which are held back by our own fear and doubts.

What better shared understanding would we have of each other?

How much progress would we make towards the light?

I know in my bones that I'm here to help people tell these stories. To help them create shared experience and understanding.

I commit to a coaching practice that helps leaders in creative spaces design and build experiences the world needs. I help them create huge touching works full of empathy and fun, which connect us all.