Morning Person: Meet Sarah
The August CreativeMornings shindig is just over a week away from happening, so lets take a moment to learn more about our speaker: Meet Sarah!
Who are you?
I know myself as love
What gets you up in the morning?
The potential in every amazing day to give, love and learn
Explain what you do in Five words or less.
I unify and synthesise
What’s a surprising fact about you?
I have had my thin, straight hair permed twice in an obsessive afro quest (as yet unsuccessful)
What is your favourite thing about Auckland?
Without doubt it is the phenomenal humans who live here. There is so much energy in this city, so much positivity and growth. On a personal level I know that it is my amazing community of excellent humans, innovating at all levels with a visceral commitment to the greater good, who will be journeying Auckland into an extremely bright future. I get very very excited when I think about what it means to be part of this, and this is why I am wholeheartedly committed to this city.
Best breakfast you’ve ever had?
Sam Chapman, one of the genius creative minds behind The Matterhorn and Golden Dawn, is an old and dear friend and is renowned for his outta sight, restorative breakfasts. The one that springs to mind was a decade ago on the morning after Sam’s legendary 30th birthday, at a friend’s batch in the Wairarapa bush. We were all still pretty bung as the night morphed into the morning but in true Chapman style he rejuvenated us all with a long table laden with kai made from scratch, with love. I loved that breakfast, good food with dear friends in nature. Ka pai.
Best piece of advice you’ve received?
My Dad once told me, one day as I traumatized myself that I wasn’t making enough ‘Real Difference’ in the world, that ‘All you can do is all you can do’. I love this idea cos while it speaks of a real, ego-less commitment that can only come from reflection and self-knowledge, to me it is also an important message that all people can contribute to the greater good in whatever capacity is right for them and their lives at a certain time.
Who would you love to hear speak?
Ram Dass
What’s your Secret Superpower?
I actually take superpowers pretty seriously. I once attended a professional development session in NYC, run by Noam Chomsky. He said his superpower was ‘the organising of popular opinion’. So freakin cool. I am no Noam Chomsky, but my superpower has a similar role of unifying and synthesising humans, albeit at a more micro level…..My superpower is that I am a love projector. I take particular joy in projecting a loving energy into weird and fascinating spaces, such as subway cars in NYC, and connecting with other humans. If you want deets, check out my blog for my different practices.
When at first you don’t succeed…
…be interested in what is coming next for you, cos not ‘succeeding’ simply means that another path has opened up.
Sarah Longbottom will be speaking speaking at CreativeMornings on Friday 29 August, hosted by Vodafone. Full details here.
Tickets go live Monday 25 August at 11am. Sign up to our newsletter to get a reminder email on Monday morning.
