Over the course of my life, I’ve restricted the flow of my creativity. I’ve done so in numerous ways. By not laughing and playing enough. By always being serious. By being appropriate and well mannered, always too conventional. By resisting the whisperings of intuition and the gut-feeling guidance of Spirit – that energy that animates us all. Over the years, I […]
Read More →Spirit of Purpose · How To Live A Creative Life Keep Fear From Killing Your Creativity Author Joseph Chilton Pearce said, “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” By it’s very nature, creativity is about taking risks. Exploring the unknown can be frightening. Sticking with the status quo may […]
Read More →Success.com asked members of the Young Entrepreneurs Council how they strengthen their problem-solving skills. Here are four of their answers. Exercise creativity like a muscle. WPBeginner’s Syed Balkhi suggests writing, doodling or brainstorming. Express any idea, no matter how absurd, then whittle down your answers to the most useful ones. Change your perspective. Stephanie Wells of Formidable Forms says […]
Read More →There’s much to learn from the philosophy and approach of one of the world’s most innovative companies. I’m talking about Amazon. Let’s take a quick look at some of the company’s Leadership Principles – the norms that guide day-to-day behavior. Earn Trust. Leaders listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. They are vocally self-critical, even when doing so […]
Read More →Delivering negative feedback or criticism is rarely easy. Receiving it may be even more difficult. But researchers at University of Toronto found that how people receive criticism depends greatly on the source. Through field and lab experiments, they discovered that when negative feedback comes from a boss or a peer, the receiver’s creativity level drops. The researchers concluded […]
Read More →Brainstorming has long been a productive way to bring new ideas to the fore. Research at University of Texas Austin suggests that you can kick your brainstorming up a notch. They studied three groups. One group was incentivized based on the number of ideas they generated. One was given a flat incentive, while another group received nothing. Each […]
Read More →In today’s business environment, creativity is an asset. Yet, when Gallup spoke to over 16,000 employees, they found companies rarely have an expectation of creativity, allow time to be creative, or provide a safe environment for the risk taking that is inherent to creative pursuits. Besides being risky, creativity is hard to measure unless it’s quickly […]
Read More →Fear Of The Unknown Is Choking Out Your Creativity For most of us, uncertainty is frightening. We try to control as much as we can. We want to know what’s ahead, and what the results of our actions will be. This felt need can stifle our desire to explore and discover new things – in […]
Read More →We’re conditioned to believe that if we’re not actively engaged in doing something, we’re not using our time wisely. But being in constant motion doesn’t equal being productive. Sometimes taking time to stop and think is more valuable than pushing yourself to exhaustion. One of the great secrets of successful business people is their commitment […]
Read More →Keen observers of self and others have a competitive edge. But, too often, our willingness to pay attention is dialed down too low. Much that we should see, and could capitalize on, passes us by. We’re blinded by the habit of inattention. We’re no longer fully present, noticing what’s going on within us and around […]
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