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Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?

Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?
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  • 04 January 26

Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?

Creatives, as the new year begins, this discussion invites you to reflect on what truly defines success in your creative journey. Does success come from recognition, awards, visibility, and external validation, or from purpose, impact, authenticity, and inner fulfillment? Share your thoughts, experiences, and personal truth as we explore how creatives can redefine success in a way that nurtures both the soul and the craft

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Laura

06 Jan 26

Success in creativity rarely comes from recognition, it comes from purpose and inner fulfilment. Recognition may tag along, but it is never the source.

Creatives create because something within them, like a twitch, gets turned on and spreads like a wildfire, searching for channels of expression. That inexplicable desire exists long before the accessories of external validation and recognition and it stays glued to the core even when the road seems bleak.

Not everyone likes to be seen. Som

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Ziporah NYARIKI

06 Jan 26

Greetings of the new year to everyone. Have a peaceful and successful year ahead.

Success in creativity often wears two faces, and it has been a mistake for several years for one to be mistaken for the other.
Recognition is thunderous. It applauds, awards, announces, and crowns. It is sweet, validating, and deeply human to desire. When the world sees the good work, names it, applauds it, you feel real. You feel chosen. Yet recognition is a visitor, it visits immediately, it leaves, it goes,

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Chukwuebuka Confidence Ogu

05 Jan 26

Success in creativity is often mistaken for noise.
For numbers that climb,
for names that travel faster than meaning.
Recognition is a mirror held up by the world.
It reflects how far a work has reached,
but not how deeply it has touched its maker.
It is fleeting,
dependent on attention,
and fragile in the hands of time.
Purpose, however, grows in solitude.
It does not ask to be seen.
It asks to be lived.
It is present when creation continues
without witnesses,
without reward,
wit

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Hertzel Salamat

05 Jan 26

Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose, inner fulfillment, and authenticity?

Creativity, like success, often begins in simplicity and gradually grows into something deeper and more complex. In the same way, success itself cannot be confined to a single definition. Each person understands and measures success differently, shaped by personal experiences, values, and beliefs — and these differences deserve respect. What success looks like to one may not look the same t

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Mighty Dagwi

05 Jan 26

Success in creativity is more than recognition,It is the desires of the heart---the burning of the soul when it wears heavily,the beauty of seeing your thoughts come to life and speaking to the masses in a way that is elevating,nurturing and positive. When i wrote my novel,the first chapter i couldnt believe it was me putting words together to create something that makes sense. I felt a sense of purpose---an inner knowing that i might just have birthed a new dormant talent and the desire to keep

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Jimi Blessing Eniola

05 Jan 26

What matters is self-approval and one's recognizing his or her true potential.
When a writer knows how to play his or her game, it will eventually become the game of everybody, it started within..

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Ashok Pande

05 Jan 26

*UWL DISCUSSION TOPIC OF THE DAY*
*DATE: 05 January 2025*

*TOPIC: Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?*

As the New Year begins, many creatives like us, pause and ask ourselves a quiet question about success. We work with words, colors, sound, movement and ideas yet the world often measures our work with likes, applause, money and awards. These things feel good and they can open doors. They can help us pay our bills and feel visible ye

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Safa Saajidh

05 Jan 26

Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?
Creativity originates from inner fulfillment. In my case, creativity poured out when I was tested by different challenges, reminding me that life itself is a creative journey. Over time, I realized that I had a unique way of expressing myself, blending emotions with the values I hold deep within through words. This realization shaped my purpose, a purpose I believe I am meant to fulfill.
For those who are

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Wildee Manfa

05 Jan 26

The term "Success" resonates differently with different people! People with different backgrounds and orientations view success with different filters. If you were raised in the ghetto, where life was tough, and survival was the order of existence, buying a car and building a house would be a litmus test of success. If you were raised in rich and influencial home, where basic needs were not even a thought to consider, and doing big things were a natural possibility, success was likely derived fr

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Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana

05 Jan 26

Creativity is inbuilt and it emerges from within. Nothing deters if our creativity attracts and inspires the viewer and the reader. Recognition thereupon comes rushing like a rushing tide and it fulfils the purpose of creativity with a resolve to grow more stronger and more confident.

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Stephen Mugondo

05 Jan 26

Success in Creativity: Fulfillment Over Recognition

Recognition and visibility are often mistaken for success. Awards, applause, and external validation can highlight achievement, but they cannot create meaning.
Purpose and inner fulfillment are what sustain creativity. They give you the reason to create when recognition is absent and the clarity to choose what is worth pursuing. Without fulfillment, recognition is hollow, fleeting, or distracting.

True creative success comes from the ali

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OKELLO DESMOND

05 Jan 26

Does success in creativity come from recognition, or from purpose and inner fulfillment?

According to me, success is a combination of all the values mentioned. First the biggest success will come from purpose and inner fulfillment because, before the vision is made clear practically, it has to stand on a strong and firm foundation base.
What I mean here is that purpose and inner fulfillment emerges into passion and something done with passion bases it's roots too firm whilst developing unbr

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Judith Manase

05 Jan 26

As for me, success in creativity comes from purpose, impact, and inner fulfilment.

I write not just for the applause, but to express the emotions many people are too afraid or too broken to voice. I bleed truth into my pieces so someone out there can read and feel seen, heard, or healed.

When I started my journey as a young, intermediate writer, I used to think success meant recognition the numbers, the shares, the claps. But that illusion broke me. Because not everyone clapped. In fact, m

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