Creativity - 5 Ways To Ensure Your Creative Life Is Built On Firm Foundations Not Shifting Sands
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Self Improvement
To achieve anything of significance, to be able to create a body of creative work you’re proud of and have a consistently rewarding life of creativity, you must have strong foundations to build upon.
You’re probably familiar with the story of the wise man who built his house upon the rock. By choosing a strong foundation on which to build his home - rock - when the rains came, the wise man’s house stayed standing.
His neighbour was less patient in building his house and wanted to erect it as quickly as possible. He didn’t care much where he built it and so his house went up on sandy ground.
When it rained, while the wise man’s house stood firm on its foundation of rock, his neighbour’s house begin to crumble, as the sands beneath became soaked in water and began to shift.
Which of the two neighbours are you most like in your creative life?
Do you have strong foundations that can withstand any kind of weather, rain or shine, sun or storm?
Here are 5 ways to make sure you have solid foundations in place so you can become as creative as you have the potential of being:
1. Create everyday. The only way to long term consistent creative output is to develop patterns and routines. Creating for a minimum amount each day is the easiest way to do this. As you get used to the daily act of creating, you can then increase the time you spend each day.
2. Healthy creative environment. Think for a moment about where you do most of your creating. Is it set up to make creating as easy as possible for you? Or do you have to fumble through lots of clutter before you can even start creating? Keep your creative space organised in the way that will best inspire you and allow you to create freely.
3. Strong creative beliefs. Do you believe that you’re creative and resourceful? Do you trust your creativity to always produce something interesting and stimulating? If not, it would serve you well to spend some time weeding out any negative beliefs and replacing them with some that are more empowering for your creativity.
4. Support network. What kind of network do you have around you to support your creativity? Look at the people you spend most time with, are they enthusiastic and positive about your creative life? Are there groups, clubs, forums or organisations you could join to give you more support, encouragement and guidance?
5. Creative stimulation and ideas. Do you have a steady new stream of ideas and inspiration flowing into your creative life? Do you absorb artwork, books, music and places that fire your imagination and spark off your creativity? Do you have a method to capture your ideas when you have them or do they drift by unrecorded, never to be seen again?
These are 5 crucial foundations that need to be strongly in place if you’re to lead a fulfilling creative life.
Which of these areas do you feel are strong for you already? Which could you pick to spend a little time on to improve, so you find it easier to create all the things you know you’re capable of creating?
Pick one area today, list 3 things you could start to put into action in the next 48 hours, then do them…
Decisive positive action now will serve your creativity well for years to come.
Want to learn more about how to increase YOUR creativity?
I invite you to get your FREE copy of the powerful and practical “Explode Your Creativity!” Action Workbook at the CoachCreative website now: www.CoachCreative.com
From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin
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