𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹?

In Episode 1, we explored why so many people feel stuck—not because they lack ability, but because the frameworks they were taught no longer fit the reality they’re navigating.

In this second episode of Creative Wayfinding, Nicole Shannon goes deeper into what happens psychologically when uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change disrupt our sense of direction.

Why does confusion feel personal?

Why does hesitation feel like failure?

Why does pressure shrink our perception of what’s possible?

Blending cognitive science, nervous system research, and lived experience, Nicole examines how disorientation arises—and how creativity functions as a trainable system for restoring agency.

This episode introduces the seven Creative Capacities that regulate whether our thinking contracts under pressure or expands into possibility. These capacities determine whether uncertainty leads to paralysis—or to growth.

🎧 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

✧ Why rapid change increases cognitive load—and why we often internalize it as personal inadequacy

✧ The difference between problems that can be fixed and challenges that must be navigated

✧ How perception narrows under stress—and how it can widen intentionally

✧ The seven Creative Capacities that support resilience, clarity, and forward movement

✧ Why flow state represents integrated alignment between cognition and action

✧ How strengthening these capacities supports fulfillment—not just performance

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https://www.createpotential.com/creative-wayfinding-podcast/episode-2

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