Creatives are people willing to imagine a better world, and work towards their vision, building on a foundation of practice, discipline, and solid values. I work with creatives both in my writing mentoring and in my organizational consulting, and have learned a great deal about the courage it takes to commit to innovation and invention. I’ve also learned a lot about ways to minimize the stress of being brave and creative in a world that doesn’t always seem to reward us for choosing to thrive and innovate. Above all, we need to learn how to make fight or flight work for us, not against us!