L-R: Michael Hyatt, Pete Wilson, Randy Elrod, Ken Davis
While I’m certain I’ll be processing what I learned on my re:create conference Caribbean cruise for quite some time to come, here is a brief overview.
The sessions were packed with encouragement and ideas. I hope my notes are sufficient to unpack them.
My four takeaways from 2011 re:create cruise with Randy Elrod, Michael Hyatt, Pete Wilson and Ken Davis (and their fantastic wives) are:
1. Discipline is the key to creativity.
Michael Hyatt and Ken Davis’s talks centered heavily on the role discipline plays in creating art and living fully. Creating is work. Living intentionally is work. And to accomplish anything takes consistent effort.
2. Obedience is the key to faith.
Pete Wilson talked about how pain in life is inevitable; how we respond makes all the difference. We’re to live like someone who is confident God is with them (even when it feels like He’s not). Obedience and principled living carry you through the hard times.
3. Knowing who you are is the key to becoming who you were created to be.
Randy Elrod’s talk was deep – intellectually and emotionally. It centered on the roles that empathy, intuition and charisma play in your art. He encouraged us to find the place where our passion intersects a need. There we will find our creative sweet spot.
4. Cruises are not for me.
The conference was the reason I went on the cruise, and thankfully I was not disappointed. But I found that cruising in general does not suit me well. Between feeling woozy 80% of the time and feeling trapped on the boat, I’m confident my future vacations will be on dry land.
Other than that, I’m grateful to have heard the powerful life messages from these accomplished artists and for the whispers of grace for my own life throughout the week. My heart is full and stirred.
What speaker or author has inspired you lately and why?
Sounds like a really great time. I wish I could have gone.
Thanks, Kyle. I wish that too!