{"id":181,"date":"2014-02-13T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/the-tempest-inside\/"},"modified":"2014-02-11T03:59:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:59:18","slug":"the-tempest-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/the-tempest-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tempest Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fireworks\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally posted back in late 2012, it’s one of my favorites and timely considering this.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you have a tempest inside you? I do.<\/p>\n

I can’t speak for you, but I’ve learned it’s the catalyst for my creativity<\/a>.\u00a0Pulsing and demanding to get out, I don’t fight it any longer. I used to see this, at times, as a curse. A cruel burden to carry in an even crueler world.<\/p>\n

The tempest I write about is the one that is a gift. It’s the type that spurs on great pursuits and the impossible. Yes, the impossible stuff. It’s the evidence of authenticity and clarity.<\/p>\n

I’ve heard many a great thinker (Seth Godin<\/a>, Scott Griffin<\/a>, Sir Richard Branson<\/a>) who has said that future will not be kind to the doer, but will embrace the creators. Before you think me special, being a creator is in everyone. Don’t wait until your forced into being a creator. By then it may be too late. The issue comes down to the willingness to let this creativity out.<\/p>\n

I am a man who allowed the “world” to dictate my view, and it cost me. My story is in process and it is happy. Happy, because I chose to embrace the “tempest” and let it launch my creativity.<\/p>\n

The following are some things to consider about the tempest:<\/p>\n