Creativity is about the process. It is about the fun. It is about getting out of your comfort zone. Creativity is about challenging yourself to think differently, to see things differently.
If you want to be creative, to bring out the best in you, you must first believe in yourself.
Be comfortable with yourself. Do not worry about making a mess. It is going to happen.
If you really mean busines, you can't avoid making a mess. It is part of the game.
To embrace your creative self, let us start with these quotes from Carrie Bloomston.
If you want to be more creative, do not worry about making a mess. In her book The Little Spark: 30 Ways to Ignite Your Creativity, Carrie Bloomston writes, 'Life is filled with opportunities, and if you are worrid about getting dirty or making a mess, either metaphorically or for real, then you will be limited in your possibilities.'When it comes to doing something new, something that you have not done before, you are going to make lots of mistakes. But that is okay. You can't avoid them. When you make mistakes, learn from them. Use your mistakes to make good decisions. It is important. Why? Because you are not going to grow, you are not going to be creative if you are scared of making mistakes. Remember, without mistakes, there can be no progress.
To embrace your creative self, do not focus on being perfect. If you do, it is going to cripple your dreams. It is a dream killer. Do not focus on being perfect. Focus on getting it done. Focus on getting better. The reward is not the destination, the reward is the process. So if you want to grow your creative muscles, you must focus on getting better, not getting perfect. To quote Carrie, 'Perfectionism is the enemy of the creative art.'
And to embrace your creative life, according to Carrie, 'You must disrupt your normal patterns so you can see the world with new eyes.'' That is true. If you want something to change, you must change how you look at it.
And that is creativity- looking at things differently.
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.
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