Live Better: Get Creative

10 Steps to Creativity

You're a genius. We all have some kind of genius. For many of us... Our life experiences, whether at home, in school, or in the workplace sometimes cast a shadow over our inner creative genius...

1. Become a kid again. Watch what little kids do... What did it feel like when you were playing and feeling free to use your creative innocence and imagination.

2. As you go about your day, notice the inner voices you hear. "I'm too old to be doing this." "I can't draw...I'm not artistic." Don't let your inner voices stop you. If your intuition says "Go for it", then do it.

3. Start using positive statements through your day and repeat often to reinforce changes you'd like to make in your thinking. Develop affirmations that feel good to you, like, "I am a talented, creative person." "I am an ARTIST."

4. Take pride in your creations. Have a place to display what you create.

5. Look at the people in your life you consider really creative. Study them closely. Ask them questions. Interview them...

6. Storyboarding: an adaptation of the method used by movie makers to visualize the action in a particular scene from the screenplay before shooting. This technique can also be used for problem.

7. Re-programming: NLP for short, this is a way of "re-programming the brain" using various techniques such as modeling and self-hypnosis. One of its leading proponents, who has added many of his own ideas to basic NLP theory is Anthony Robbins.

8. Exercise your "creativity muscle." Creativity is a lot like a muscle. It's stronger when it gets plenty of exercise. Learn more about problem-solving techniques and try them. Challenge yourself with creative problems and puzzles. Seek out people who are different from you (people from different places and people who hold different beliefs). Try to see things from their point of view. Seek out new experiences that force you to stretch your mind and emotions. Every week, try something new — a class, a lecture, an event — that's not something you'd usually do.

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