If you want to be creative, you must be comfortable with what you do not know.
Because that is where your creative ideas are going to come from.
And even if you don't know what you are doing, that is okay.
Creativity doesn't require you to know what you are doing.
It requires you to be real with yourself, to challenge yourself, to get out of your safe zone,
to be vulnerable, and to think differently.
To develop your creative muscles, do the following.
Be open to new things. When it comes to creativity, do not be scared to mess up.
If you are scared of making a mistake, then you are not going to get better at
what you do. Do not settle for the known. Because that is not where your growth is
going to come from. We grow when we challenge ourselves, when we do new things,
when we master new things. In his book Decoding Greatness: How The Best in The World Reverse
Engineer Success, Ron Friedman writes, 'Creativity comes from blending ideas, not isolation.''
That is why you shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. Why? Because you can't put new things
together without making one or two mistakes. When it happens, be comfortable with it. Do not beat yourself up over it.
Get out of your comfort zone. You have done it all. You know it all. Now is the time to try new
things, things that will challenge your brain muscles, your brain cells. Instead of doing one thing over
and over again, why not try something different. Instead of working with the same people, if it is possible,
why not work with other people? According to Ron Friedman, 'Instead of enjoying the comfort of working with the same team of colleagues, no matter how successful you might be, if you're looking to produce
creative work, it pays to seek out new team members every new projects.'' When you do that, you will have
the opportunity to know how they work, how they think, and where they are going. As the old saying goes,
Two are better than one.''
'You need clear objectives.' If you want to improve yourself, you need clear objectives. Your journey
will be faster if you know what you want. To quote Ron Friedman, 'If you want to develop expertise,
you need clear objectives, immediate feedback, and lots of repetition.'' If you want to improve yourself,
you must practice every day.
To be authentic, you need to be able to stand up for yourself, for your life, for your relationships,
and for your future. If you are not for yourself, then you are against yourself.
If you want to be yourself, your real self, then practice the following strategies every day.
Always tell yourself the truth. In his book Authentic: How to be Yourself And Why it Matters,
Stephen Joseph writes, 'To be authentic, we need to be able to face up to the truth
about ourselves, no matter how unpleasant we might find it.'' If you respect yourself, others will
respect you. If you are not true to yourself, if you are not being honest with yourself,
you are not deceiving other people; you are deceiving yourself. And it is not good for your
growth and development. Because you can't help yourself. So if you want to move forward
in your life, be an authentic person, no matter what.
Always take responsibility for your life. It is your life. You can do whatever you want with it.
That includes taking responsibility for your thoughts, your feelings, and your actions. When it comes to you,
you are responsible for everything in your life. In the words of Stephen Joseph, 'Authentic people
take resposibility for for their choices in life.'' If you want to be successful, you must be the boss
of your life. If not, you will find it difficult to express your real self.
Do not follow the crowd. If you want to be different, you must do things differently. If you want
a different result, you must think differently. To do that, you must be able to stand on your own.
You must be able to live with yourself. Do not try to fit in. Instead of trying to fit in, why not try to fit out?
To quote Stephen, 'Authenticity requires you to be able to overcome our desires to fit in and be
part of the crowd.'' If you want to grow, don't work to be like other people, work to be like yourself.
Because you can never be like another person. So trying to do it is a total waste of your time.
Always pay attention to how you feel about yourself. In her book Now Go Out There and get curious, Mary Karr writes, 'Don't make the mistake of comparing your twisted-up insides to people's blow-dried outsides.'' That is what you should always do. Do not worry about what others are posting on
their social media accounts. Focus on your own life. Focus on how you want to achieve your dreams.
That is more important than comparing yourself to other people. Accodring to Stephen, 'Authenticity
requires that we are aware of what's going on in our bodies; that we are not only attentive to our
feelings and mindful of our thinking but to all that is happening within us.'' Do not ignore your internal self,
no matter what.
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