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The Business of Being CreativeFor most people, the word creativity is more easily applicable to art than to business. In whatever business you find yourself, know you are working with dynamic and creative mind tools.
These tools all have lives of their own. So to take those things, to work with them and reorganize them in new and different ways, turns out to be a very creative process. Whether your field be business development, bookkeeping, computer programming or even parenting, the tools remain the same.The Business of Being Creative
10 'Artsy' Activities That Save Business People From BurnoutMany people concentrate most of their energy and attention on business and become almost one dimensional. There are "artsy" activities that are just as valuable as work because they help maintain sanity and prevent burnout.
Life should be a balance. It should not be all work and no play. Play prevents burnout by re-energizing the spirit, relaxing thinking and reducing stress and tension. Even business people need to stop and smell some roses once in a while.
10 'Artsy' Activities That Save Business People From Burnout
How To Entertain A ThoughtAfter studying scores of great thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci, I think I've stumbled upon what really set them apart from the rest of the folks living (and thinking) at the same time. It's remarkably simple. They learned how to entertain a thought.
Aristotle said, "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
Hmmm. To entertain a thought without accepting it. We need to do that. Everyone needs to learn how to be good host or hostess to new ideas. In fact, our goal should be to become the Martha Stewart of mental entertaining! What if you treated a new thought like a guest?
Creativity Hotel
How Do You Treat YOUR Guests?As creative people, ideas are our currency, our lifeblood. Creativity itself could be defined as "having and developing ideas". If we have no ideas then we have nothing to build upon, nothing to cherish, nourish and encourage to grow.
Our minds at any one time are full of ideas of different types, sizes, ages and levels of attractiveness. So how can we ensure we encourage this development of ideas, this creativity?
Creativity Hotel
How Do You Treat YOUR Guests?
Creativity Calling on the Radio!
Though we may not all fully comprehend the science behind how sound gets from a CD played by a DJ at a radio station to our radios and finally into our ears, we've all experienced the concept of radio broadcasts enough to take them for granted as a part of our daily lives.
There are stations to cover every possible taste in music, conversation, news, culture and a thousand other topics, every conceivable channel any of us could ever need. The choice is overwhelming.
But what if there was another channel? A secret personal channel available only to you? A channel that only you knew the frequency of and only you had the right receiving equipment to pick up the broadcasts?
Creativity Calling on the Radio!
How Well are You Maintaining Your 'Creative Home'?
Taking care of ourselves, doing all we can to maintain our creative environments and abilities, is often the key to greater creativity. This means enabling you to increase creativity in terms of quality as well quantity.
Much like an old run-down house with poor central heating, rattling windows and a leaky roof, if you don't take care of yourself creatively -- and look after your Creative Home -- then slowly and steadily your creative energy will be wasted and you'll be frustrated and struggling to produce the kind of work you want to.
So here are five of the potential danger areas where your creative energy may be trickling, or gushing, away from your Creative Home, and how to combat them:
How Well are You Maintaining Your 'Creative Home'?
Soul Of Artist, Career Of Accountant
"I have always wanted to be an artist, but somehow I ended up as an accountant. My job is okay but I am feeling increasingly frustrated because I never developed my talents. Where do I begin?" Right here -- seven tips to get started.
Soul Of Artist, Career Of Accountant
10 Ways to Boost Your Creative Power
No matter what line of work you're in, or what you do in your free time, we all need to rely on creative solutions. Have you ever been in a creative void- the kind of slump you can't get out of, like writer's block? Ever just stare at a blank canvas, word processor, desktop, or work space with a seemingly hollow skull?
Of course you have. It happens to all of us. You may be an artist stumped for ideas for paintings, illustrations, or drawings. Perhaps you're a designer tired of churning out the same old things with your clients sharing the same sentiments. You could be a freelance [fill in the blank] and need to really knock 'em dead with some fresh ideas. Maybe you're like me and you just need to spice things up and are looking to increase your creative output.
10 Ways to Boost Your Creative Power
Unlock Your Brain
5 Keys to a Creative MindsetWith the world moving at such a rapid pace, and technology becoming obsolete in a matter of weeks, now more than ever is the time for us to stretch our creative skills and mindset.
A creative mindset is not the same as an artistic skill; creativity is the mental phenomenon of getting ideas and finding solutions. It comes out of the blue, some say is divinely guided. If you've ever had a great idea, you know what the exhilaration feels like.
Unlock Your Brain
5 Keys to a Creative Mindset
How to Nurture and Develop
Your Natural CreativityCreativity is not a talent which is divinely dispensed to a few, but a trait we all own. True, some of us seem to be born with a stronger creative drive, or are gifted in a particular area, such as math, music, writing, or art. But we all have the capacity to express ourselves creatively. And all of us, whether particularly gifted or not, need to nurture and develop our creative abilities in order to grow towards our potential. Here are three ways to help you care for and enhance your natural creativity.
How to Nurture and Develop
Your Natural Creativity
Holy Mess, Sacred Chaos
And the Inner Creative ChildRecently I was shopping at my local art store. Now when I go shopping for art supplies I buy LOTS of stuff because I have the excuse that I am buying all these great things for my students and classes. It's actually one of the best parts about being a creativity teacher.
So this one day I was pushing my shopping cart around and it was practically filled to the brim with all kinds of goodies, but mostly tempera paint, which is the kids paint that I use in my workshops.
I was standing in line waiting to check out when for some reason I turned around and saw this adorable little girl, maybe 6 years old, clutching, and I mean white knuckle clutching these two bottles of tempera paint and looking up at me with the most wide eyed, plaintive, almost pleading look. I was actually a little taken aback by the intensity of her gaze and not sure what it meant, because she didn't say anything, she just stared at me.Holy Mess, Sacred Chaos
And the Inner Creative Child
Creativity Means Detach From Outcomes
Enjoy the process of creation for its own sake. So, if you want to produce better quality creative material, strive to be more exotelic. Love the work more than what it produces. See, it's REALLY easy to create for the wrong reasons. Money. Fame. Ego. Power. Approval. All are outcomes. Which doesn't mean they're bad things! They just suggest that your creative process is results-based, not process-based.
Creativity Means Detach From Outcomes
Creativity Requires That
You Get Out of the House!
- You're an artist.
- You work at home.
- You're self-employed.
- You have no coworkers.
- You attend very few meetings.
- You wear your pajamas all day.
- Your studio is your spare bedroom.
- Your work includes LOTS of solitude.
- You have clients, but you mainly interact with them via email or phone.
Well then. A job description like THAT can only mean one thing: You need to get the HELL out of the house! See, as a creative professional, getting out of the house and into the world is crucial component to supporting, enriching, inspiring and informing your art. Here's why:
Creativity Requires That
You Get Out of the House!
The 5 Fundamental Laws of Creativity
Whatever your favourite ways of creating are, there are powerful principles that everyone who's creative (and by that I mean everyone on the face of the planet) can be aware of to help them be as creative as they can possible be.
Here then are the 5 Fundamental Laws Of Creativity:
1. Ideas are the root of all creating. Everything we create begins with a spark of an idea. Creativity defined in its simplest terms is bringing stuff into being that wasn't there before. That starts in the mind with a phrase, an image, a theory, or a melody.
The 5 Fundamental Laws of Creativity
We've all been there ... grappling with a problem that just does not budge no matter how desperately you need an answer or how hard you work to find one. This is truly one of life's most vexing moments. Some people seem to enjoy solving hard problems ... the way some seem to enjoy solving hard puzzles. (I say "seem" because neither of these appeal much to me ... and so I have to believe the sincerity or the grins and whoops of joy that go with a break-through moment from people I know who define this as "winning" ... and celebrate the victory.
Problem Solving
Practical and Spiritual Strategies
From Creative, Joyful Problem Solvers
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Excerpts from our creativity class.
It teaches techniques for developing creativity,
provides practical information about living a creative life
and is available on CDSupporting Your Creative Soul
Your creativity is a "work in progress" ... and always will be. You will always be working to improve, strengthen, develop, learn, discover or invent elements of your creative life and perspective. That's what a creative person does. In fact, that's your real job as a creator. The things you create are just the areas where you practice your skills. The product that results demonstrate how well (or not) your creative skills have brought your vision into reality. To a true artist, the failures can be even more instructive than the successes -- although I admit they're not nearly as much fun.
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Supporting Your Creative Soul
Bonus creativity class bits and short creativity lectures
Includes excerpts from our latest in-development creativity class
available in our Premium Members sectionResting ... versus Being Stuck
There's an important difference between "being stuck" and "needing to rest." Objectively, the inactivity may be the same ... but the feeling is very different. We need to rest when we've been hard at work long enough to feel the strain and exhaustion. We need to rest when we've finished a major project ... and aren't quite ready to start anything new.
Resting ... versus Being Stuck
Positive attitudes promote creativity
Creativity is enhanced by positive attitudes and a supportive mindset. Emotions like gratitude and joy are known to boost the development and expression of creative ability. Most of all, inner permission to be an artist, helps in living a satisfying creative life.
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Positive Attitudes and Creativity
The left brain and right brain approach creativity differently
Drawing On Creativity
You see, the left side of the brain excels at verbal, analytical, rational and logical tasks. It's the dominant half. It takes over most of the time, using words to describe and define, figuring things out step by step, drawing conclusions based on facts and logic, and thinking in a linear way. The left side of the brain jumps right in with words and symbols, and is such a bully that it takes on even those tasks it isn't likely to perform well.
Now, the right side of the brain is completely different. It relies on nonverbal cues to process perceptions. It's good at tasks requiring the ability to see similarities, to understand how parts fit together as a whole, to make leaps of insight (those a-ha moments), and to perceive overall patterns at once. It tends to hang back a little, letting the left side take over most duties.
Learn more about left brain / right brain strategies
Drawing On CreativityMind Mapping For Creativity
I don't take notes anymore. Instead, I create one wildly colorful, creative and inspiring page whenever I need to make a decision, prepare a presentation, or plan an event. That whole two-column plus and minus approach? Gone. Bring on the Mind Maps!
Learn more about mind-mapping and
left brain / right brain creativity
Mind Mapping For Creativity
Developing Creativity
Unleash Your Creativity
Creativity is a mysterious force that visits us with great ideas, new ways of seeing the world and the courage to do things differently. Revitalizing your creative talents will help you in the most unexpectedly wonderful ways: a new business idea, a renewed commitment to self-care, an appreciation for the beauty that lies all around us.
Learn more practices that encourage creativity
Unleash Your Creativity
7 Easy Creative Rituals to Spark Your Imagination and Inspire Your Soul
Creativity is a mysterious force that visits us with great ideas, new ways of seeing the world and the courage to do things differently. Revitalizing your creative talents will help you in the most unexpectedly wonderful ways: a new business idea, a renewed commitment to self-care, an appreciation for the beauty that lies all around us.
Learn more about rituals to boost creativity
7 Easy Creative Rituals to Spark Your Imagination and Inspire Your Soul
Simple Ways to Turn Your Creative Spark into a Flame
Creativity and innovation begin with the spark of an idea. But for so many, the process ends there with no plan to manifest. Understanding simple ways to turn your ideas into action will give you the edge to turn that spark to a flame and rise as a leader in innovation and creativity.
These ten simple tools not only jumpstart your creative spirit, but they help you maintain and sustain the idea flow. Making these steps a part of your life will reinforce a solid creative foundation in your life, facilitate innovation, and ease your problem-solving process.Learn techniques that develop creativity
Simple Ways to Turn Your Creative Spark into a Flame
Dealing with Writer's Block and Artist's Block
Overcoming Artist's Block
Part 1How many times does an artist stare down at that blank piece of paper thinking "What on earth do I paint - Where do I put my first mark?" More often than you would imagine! It happens to all creative people actually, from visual artists, designers, poets, through to musicians and writers.
Learn more about dealing with artist's block
Overcoming Artist's Block
Part 1Overcoming Artist's Block
Part 2Once you are ready to start working again you will know it instinctively. All artists go through periods of 'creative block' - it's normal, but after one such episode there are ways of stimulating ideas and getting the creative juices flowing again.
Learn more about dealing with artist's block
Overcoming Artist's Block
Part 2
Strategies for Living a More Creative Life
9 Ways to Live Creatively
Creativity -- according to Webster's it means having the ability or power to create; characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative. Ok that sounds great, wouldn't we all like to be more creative every day? Sometimes the hardest part to trying something new is the first step. Here are nine inspired steps to help you start living a creative way of life:
Add a more creative dimension to your life
9 Ways to Live Creatively
Sometimes the Best Creative Advice is "Just Do It"
Make Your Brain Your Slave
If procrastination has you in its grip, try bribing your brain. Promise yourself if you work for just 15 minutes, you can turn your attention to something less stressful or more pleasurable. Because of your brain's Drive for Closure, once you start, your brain will push you toward completion.
Add a more creative dimension to your life
Make Your Brain Your Slave
7 Creative Problem Solving Tips
So, you have a problem that you need to solve quick. You have agonized over this issue for hours, days, months, or even years and you still can't resolve it. Well, don't worry my friend; the answer is already within you. You simply need to call forth your creative energy in order to bring the answer into your focused mind.
Learn more about creative problem-solving
7 Creative Problem Solving Tips
Creative Inspiration
Connect With Your Creative Dream
We get so busy in our day-to-day life, with all the doing and actions and daily chores, that we can quickly lose sight of the BIG PICTURE. What's it all for? What are you working towards? If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?
Find your creative inspiration by connecting to your creative dream
Connect With Your Creative Dream
Connect with Your Body
When we're in the creative flow, we can sometimes forget we even have a body, because our minds are exploding with color, sounds, words and images. But when unhealthy habits sap your body of its vitality and strength, your creativity and productivity will be sapped as well.
Connect to your creative inspiration
through awareness of your physical body
Connect with Your Body
Coping with Criticism and Rejection ...
while working to develop or maintain the creativity in your lifeCreativity can be frustrating and hard to maintain, especially when your creativity is blocked by criticism, rejection and a lack of support for your efforts. Here are some real life stories and therapeutic suggestions of how to cope with the situation when this happens.
Learn how to deal with the pain of criticism and rejection
Coping with Criticism and Rejection
Enhancing creativity by using your intuition
Spark Your Creativity Via Your Intuitions
Worried that you're not creative? You are, but you may be out of touch with it. Your intuition can lead you into a world of novel ideas, experimentation, and brainstorming that will perk up your work life and stimulate innovation and problem-solving.
Learn about the link between creativity and intuition
Spark Your Creativity Via Your Intuitions
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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship
to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
~ Queen Elizabeth II ~
Born April 21, 1926
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