Unlocking Creative Genius with Sandra Cavanaugh | Living Life as an Improv
Thu Feb 05 2026
Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Sandra Cavanaugh, a coach, teacher, and author who has spent decades helping people recognize and trust their creative intelligence. Sandra shares how her work with actors, business leaders, educators, and individuals with special needs shaped her belief that creativity is not a talent reserved for a few, but a core part of being human. She explains how improv principles like offering, accepting, and not blocking apply far beyond the stage and into everyday decision making, communication, and leadership. She reflects on how fear shapes behavior, how self-protection limits expression, and why noticing spontaneous ideas is often the first step toward change. She discusses her book Spontaneous Brilliance and how treating life as a continuous improvisation can help people move toward purpose without waiting for permission or certainty. Tune in to hear more about using improv as a framework for life, navigating fear and self-doubt, and making choices that align with creative potential.
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Today on Adeptus On-Air, host Mike Hoffman chats with Sandra Cavanaugh, a coach, teacher, and author who has spent decades helping people recognize and trust their creative intelligence. Sandra shares how her work with actors, business leaders, educators, and individuals with special needs shaped her belief that creativity is not a talent reserved for a few, but a core part of being human. She explains how improv principles like offering, accepting, and not blocking apply far beyond the stage and into everyday decision making, communication, and leadership. She reflects on how fear shapes behavior, how self-protection limits expression, and why noticing spontaneous ideas is often the first step toward change. She discusses her book Spontaneous Brilliance and how treating life as a continuous improvisation can help people move toward purpose without waiting for permission or certainty. Tune in to hear more about using improv as a framework for life, navigating fear and self-doubt, and making choices that align with creative potential.