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If you missed the story, there is a girl in England who played classical
compositions on the piano and violin, at age three — very well.
At age ten, she wrote an entire opera — for each instrument in the
orchestra.
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Realize, the 60 Minutes show is down one (Charlie Rose, the sexual
harasser), but they’re up one (Oprah Winfrey, champion of the people).
If Oprah, with her decades of interviews of spiritual types, can’t explain
Alma, then let me give it a shot.
According to Mr. Lennon we must clear the air to get our creativity
rolling. In case you were reaching for a can of Febreze, it’s not that, or
every sta er at Bath and Body Works would side hustle for start-ups.
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But because we are all human, and Alma at least dresses like one, we
might have more of a connection to her than 60 Minutes thinks.
After all, 60 Minutes had to have been intimidated by little Alma in this
exchange:
CBS’s Scott Pelley: “Alma, some people say you are the second Mozart.”
Miss Deutscher, with the easy 3-pointer from the back court, “I imagine
myself the rst Alma.”
Clue 1
It’s your job to keep your inner self clear so that creativity can come
through. Don’t expect people to do it for you. Represent. Don’t let
people label you or put words in your mouth.
Clue 2
Block their crap before you get contaminated. Politely set their ass
straight. Almaize them. It’s the new mic drop.
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The whole “Cinderella being picked by the Prince because she had the
right shoe size” wasn’t happening for Alma.
So, she did what creative types do: she created an entire opera about
Cinderella with better messaging and got it performed on two
continents.
Clue 3
When you keep your internal air clear, your thinking sharpens and
becomes profound. You know your next step. You can see it and
execute. Your inner creativity is helping you get there.
Alma also hired musicians, told the conductor how to conduct her
opera (thank you), and because she is the boss (while we talk about
how to be the boss), she featured herself playing the piano and violin in
her own gig.
Clue 4
Learn to play the piano and violin. Kidding. Do not whine and say
“Alma’s di erent.”
Then go to do action. Learn skills. Create a job for yourself. Wear a pink
dress while doing so.
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Notice the blonde woman who’s not playing. She’s saying inside, “One day, when I grow up, I want to wear a pink dress in the spotlight just like Alma.”
I know — she’s age-shaming us now, but just stand up and take it.
Clue 5
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Alma, age six, with the music professor trying to dupe her. Her face shows her inner open channel as she prepares to school the professor and put him in
his place.
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on break.
Why?
Because of our obsession with choice (C)— what others might think of
us.
We might interrupt their meal. They might think we’re a weirdo. We need
to conform and t into society; right? We shouldn’t draw attention to
ourselves, I don’t even know who I am — nobody introduced me, etc.
Well, study up here because Alma is so above our fray, she cultivates
her open channel anywhere and anytime.
I bet if she’d been asked, “Alma, as you walk around the grassy knoll
singing opera loudly while we eat, are you not worried that you don’t t
in with the rest of us?”
To which Alma would retort, “I quite imagine that one day everyone
will put their creativity rst.”
Alma knows better than to take a break. We take breaks and get lulled
into the sofa for extended periods of time with the bright-shiny-object
of our time: the cellphone. Alma’s out there setting the world on re.
Clue 6
Taking breaks lulls you into more breaks and soon you’re clogged up
with victim justi cation for nonstop breaks. Once your wheels get going
with ful lling activities you nd your work joyfully playful.
It’s not well known, but creativity can be perpetual, not occasional, like
an asteroid passing close to the Earth.
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Conclusion
Alma is an extraordinary person with extraordinary clarity.
What greatness could you share? How could you Almaize your world?
As she said, “I’m a happy person and I want others to have happiness
too.”
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