Key Ingredients in Anomaly’s Process

While I appreciate step-by-step instructions as much as the next person, that approach has never felt quite right for Anomaly. Anomaly's process is a bit more like a coveted family recipe - a list of key ingredients, but the measurements and method are open to interpretation.

Those key ingredients are:

• Slowing Down

• Getting Curious

• Reconnecting to Creativity

• Discovering New Ideas

• Scaling Your Impact

Many of my clients follow this list of ingredients in order, and there is logic behind choosing to do so. Slowing down creates the space necessary for reflection. It allows you to get curious about the stories you’ve been telling yourself and the identities you’ve outgrown. That curiosity opens a door to new creative perspectives, solutions, and even new Ideas. Some of your Ideas might start as simple passion projects and some may lead to entirely new vocations. Either way, your Ideas become the catalysts to (re)discovering a sense of purpose, fulfillment, and impact.

But the real power comes when we all allow these ingredients to marinate and meld together. For example:

• Engaging in a creative activity might be how you practice slowing down.

• Within the space created by slowing down, a new Idea might spring to mind without a single question consciously asked.

• Or, through curiosity and reflection, you might come to realize that “scaling your impact” actually looks like scaling back.

In the next few articles, I’ll be exploring the what, why, and how of each of these ingredients in greater depth. We’ll look at some of the science behind why slowing down matters, explore curiosity as a skill to be strengthened, and compile insights on creativity, Ideas, and impact from a handful of inspiring thought leaders.

My goal with this series is to shed light on Anomaly’s process and invite you to take a few steps towards discovering an expanded view of who you are and the impact you can make in this world.