While working through my own personal geography I have been spending a lot of time thinking about my home, one of the most important spaces in my life. As I have studied the environment of my home I have begun to realize the huge impact it has on all of the different spaces in my life. My home space affects my work, my business, my family, my health, my ideas, and my overall mood.
This work around my home space drew my attention to this TED video on architecture. As I experience my own perspective shift on the importance of my home, this TED video provides an exciting perspective shift on how we build.
The scifi geek side of me finds this whole idea very cool.
A shorter TED video on perspectives. Although short, it still gets you thinking, which is what is so wonderful about TED videos. Watch…..then think. See what comes up for you.
This week’s TED video had a big impact on my own creative thinking as I work through my idea of personal geography. Check out the intriguing art of Tom Shannon then continue reading below.
In the video Tom Shannon discusses the unseen fields interacting in the universe and how these invisible forces help him to craft his art. This is how I see the concept of personal geography: all of the different seen and unseen spaces and forces that are helping you to craft your life.
You can simply allow these forces to guide your life or, and for me this is a more empowering view, you can take control of designing the spaces and forces in your life so that your personal geography is not simply a response to circumstances, but is intelligently crafted.
Tom Shannon’s art provides an excellent image of this concept. He uses the natural forces of the universe to create his art, but he also adds his own control over the designs through the creation of his pendulum. He is using the natural spaces and forces to his advantage by designing how they interact with his art.
How can you design the spaces and forces of your personal geography to positively interact with your life?
Welcome to a new idea here at Sunday Night Success: the weekly TED video.
Ted “is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading” that puts on conferences where thought leaders give talks about “the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world.” Attendance at TED conferences requires an application, not only to speak, but to sit in the audience.
One day I will sit in that audience and listen to these thought leaders live, but until that day (not to mention the day when I give my own TED talk) I have TED.com to fill my mind with amazing ideas and inspiration. I start every weekday with a TED video for inspiration, it is a source of creative energy for me. I would love to share this inspiration and energy with the readers of SNS.
Starting today, and every Friday, you can visit SNS to watch my weekly favourite TED video and see what helps me tick.
