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“From A Tiny SPARK …”

For Impact Ideas | | Tom Suddes

“From a tiny SPARK …
A great fire was kindled …
And it’s flame warmed the world.”

Guy Laliberté, Founder, Cirque du Soleil

I presented a SPARK session to 400 wonderful leaders, board members and development staff from JCamp 180, which is program for Jewish Camps from across the country sponsored by the Grinspoon Foundation.

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As part of my prep, I re-read THE SPARK: Igniting the Creative Fire that Lives Within All of Us.  Great book created by Lyn Heward and written by John Bacon about Cirque du Soleil.

A lot of ‘good stuff‘ in this little book!

I love CIRQUE DU SOLEIL for its passion, creativity and talent.  Here are some SPARKS from the book:

  • Deadlines (and barriers and constraints) are good things!  These provide ways to stay focused.
  • The exhilaration that comes from risking it all!  And challenging thoughts about getting out of our comfort zones and trying something different.
  • Looking at everything through the eyes of the audience.
  • “The trick is not trying to solve the problem before you figured out what the problem is.”

Heward is the former President and CEO of Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Content Division.  She offers some really compelling insights into the power of Cirque du Soleil.

Definitely worth the read.

Special Note:  Great line on Page 52:  “Are you afraid of heights?”  “No, but I am afraid of dying prematurely and unpleasantly (by falling)!”