Dr Nora Gold - Create space for creativity

10 Lessons Learned

Dr Nora Gold asks us “If not now, when?”, explains why we need to “be kind to ourselves”, that “You define success” and more. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.

About Dr Nora Gold

Dr. Nora Gold is a dynamic professional with a multi-faceted career. She is the prize-winning author of three books of fiction. The first, Marrow and Other Stories, won a Canadian Jewish Book Award and was praised by Alice Munro. Fields of Exile won the 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Award and praise from both Cynthia Ozick and Irwin Cotler. The Dead Man (2016) won a Canada Council translation grant, resulting in this book’s publication in Hebrew, and an excerpt from it appeared also in Hungarian. Her fourth book, consisting of two novellas, will be published in 2024.

Dr Gold is the founder and editor of the prestigious literary journal Jewish Fiction .net (www.jewishfiction.net), which publishes first-rate Jewish-themed fiction from around the world, either written in English or translated into English from 18 languages, and which has readers in 140 countries. To date, Jewish Fiction .net has published over 500 works of fiction never before published in English, including fiction by such eminent authors as Elie Wiesel.

She was also a former social work professor and researcher who received 7 funded research grants, including from The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, focusing on women’s health, mental health, disability issues, and antisemitism).

Dr Gold is a community activist involved in various social issues, including feminist empowerment, who has served on numerous boards, task forces, and committees, and has been recognized by the Toronto community as an Outstanding Volunteer.

She has also founded or co-founder of three socially progressive organizations in Canada, all focused on social justice and promoting dialogue and equality between Jews and Arabs in Israel.

For more details about Dr. Gold, visit noragold.com.

Episode Notes

Lesson 1: If I am not for myself, who will be? 07:21
Lesson 2: If I am only for myself, what am I? 14:29
Lesson 3: If not now, when? 19:48
Lesson 4: You define success 27:31
Lesson 5: The perfect is the enemy of the good
Lesson 6: Be kind to yourself 33:33
Lesson 7: Create space for creativity 38:16
Lesson 8: Take action against distraction 41:55
Lesson 9: Read, read, read, read, read…fiction 46:37
Lesson 10: You only go round once 54:39