This morning whilst doing an early turbo session I re-listened to a Happy Place podcast hosted by Fearne Cotton, where she interviewed Take That’s Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald – I was transported briefly back to my carefree university days.
In the interview they talked about imposter syndrome, creativity and family, but it wasn’t until the last 5 minutes where they touched on the subject of AI. It’s a topic that I’ve talked about with colleagues and clients, touching on how it could potentially impact their business to how they can utilise AI in their business. From a personal stand point, I’ve played around with it and I understand the benefits – it can reduce human error, automate repetitive tasks and processes, smoothy hand big data – but I don’t believe it will replace creativity as it can only gather content from what’s already out there. It was great hear Gary’s view on AI.
“AI can’t come up with what I come up with next. All it can do is base its prediction on what I’ve already done.”
Gary Barlow
Key takeaways
Listening to the broader conversation Take That had with Fearne, here’s some other takeaways that might resonate with you.
- Do the thing that got you recognised, that you love, that speaks to your soul, not the thing that runs alongside it.
- Ideas come from our creative genius. Flying solo is good, but greatness also comes from collaboration – it’s a combination of song writer, musicians, production, stage design and creative.
- Spaces like recording studios have magic in them – we can feel it, like energy, we step into a space where our creative juices and ideas start to bubble up and ooze out.
- Focus on the fire in your belly – if it doesn’t make you excited, and each-other excited, you don’t have anything. Be led by Love, be inclusive, and above all, be who you want to be.
- Family is everything; it’s having the right group of people around you, not just ‘yes’ people, we need people who are going to say ‘no’ so we can have an honest dynamic conversation.
- Put your phone away – don’t leave it face down in the table, put it away, out of sight, out of reach. This will help you be fully present in the moment.
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Imposter syndrome and doing what you love
It was interesting to hear the band talk about coping with fame. The contrast of feeling not worthy, then blocking out adoration to be able to cope. It just goes to show you never really know what’s going on behind closed doors, we all wear masks at points in our lives to conceal our insecurities.
“Go back to the thing where people first noticed you… don’t focus on fame, focus on your soul skill. Focusing on the partner to that skill will get you lost. Keep going back to that well, that’s the real reason you’re here.”
Gary Barlow
I love being surrounded by people who are creative, where there’s a mutual exchange of energy, where we fuel and inspire each other – it currently doesn’t feature AI. Will it in the future? Possibly on the data front. Creativity however, will always originate from your intuitive creative genius.
What’s the soul skill you bring into the world? Where’s your Happy Place?
Let’s talk – colourful conversations
As a brand strategist, colour consultant and coach, I work with heart-led people and businesses who are looking to make a positive impact in the world. If you’re looking to stand out from the crowd and distinguish your brand for all the right reasons, do get in touch, I’d love to talk.
With joy and colour,
Emma 🧡
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