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Two Loos, No Time
Just think for a moment about your current lifestyle, well everyone’s really. We seem to have no time to wash the car, pick up the kids, go to the gym, cut the grass. And so the list goes one.Read more…Going With the Ebb and Flow: The Creative Cycle
The Four Elements I've often noticed how water can inspire moments of creative problem solving and inspiration.Some people "plant" a problem to be solved under their pillow before sleep. Similarly, when I need inspiration about a project or situation I’m facing, I’ll sometimes, "plant" it before I engage in a water activity such as taking a shower or doing the dishes.Read more…Letting Your Light Shine
This week something interesting happened to me. I made a gift for someone, and they absolutely loved it. As they exclaimed over it and admired it, they asked if it had taken me long to make.Read more…Creative Heroes: Enrich Your Own Creativity by Learning From The Creative Heroes You Admire
Consider this hypothetical question – If, from birth, we were never exposed to any form of creative influence whatsoever, would we be more, or less creative and original ourselves?Since of course it’s impossible to accurately test, we have to accept that in fact we are influenced from the day we are born by thousands of different creative influences and sources, and inevitably it shapes the creative work we ourselves produce.And so it follows, all of us who are creative have heroes of some kind, those we look up to as giants in their field, and who’ve achieved the kind of creative feats we aspire to ourselves.Read more…Increase Creativity: 5 Ways to Shine a Little Sunshine and Watch Your Creativity Flourish!
When it comes to being creative, we all know the feelings of being tired, uninspired and “not in the mood” to get down to creating.Sometimes we can easily overcome these kind of feelings. The motivation to create, and the positive effects we know we’ll produce by being creative, are greater than the negative feelings holding us back, and so we simply get on with it.Read more…Increase Creativity: Understand the Little Words That Make The Biggest Difference to Your Creativity
Through language, whatever language our native tongue may be, we’re blessed with a wonderful, rich, detailed way of communicating with others and expressing our own diverse range of feelings.Sometimes though, it’s just a simple single word and it’s connected ideas and associations that can be so powerful, and make such a difference in our creative lives.Here are some that can be the most significant.Read more…Ditch That Negative Mental Baggage! How to Increase Your Creativity by Travelling Light
Imagine that every time you went anywhere - whether it was to work, to a friend’s, to a restaurant, to the shops – you had to gather up all the possessions you had and take them with you. Every time. Everything you own and have collected over the period of your life, all bundled up together and taken along for the ride.Read more…New Perspectives: Increasing Your Creativity and Imagination Using the Art of Reframing
As creative people, we can, ironically, at times be very un-creative in our ways of thinking. We may have certain ideas, habits or assumptions that are burned into our behaviours and we simply do without questioning whether there is a better way, or even if there is another way at all.What’s Reframing?Read more…Creative Success: Defining Your Personal Vision For YOUR Creative Life
The pressure to "be a success" is possibly greater these days than in any time previously in human society.And it’s not just success in one particular field or area of our lives. There’s an expectation for us to achieve in all things - to be a wonderful parent, a supportive friend, a good son or daughter, a groundbreaking artist AND a community minded member of our society to name just a few.Read more…Creative Individuality: Embracing, Celebrating and Enriching Your Creative Uniqueness
Whilst all forms of creative expression can be categorised into a particular medium or movement (and those that can’t simply invent and define their own), and anyone who creates has their pioneering predecessors and forefathers, nevertheless we are all different and unique.A famous brand of natural mineral water state on their bottles that their water “filters through layers of volcanic rocks, acquiring a unique mineral composition..." and this no doubt is supposed to add to the taste and health benefits of drinking their particular brand of water.Read more…Creativity Killers - 7 Sure-Fire Ways to Kill Your Creativity - And How to Avoid Them
There are many ways we can kill our creativity and severely limit our ability to naturally create the projects we have the talent and desire for. Here, in no particular order, are 7 of the most common Creativity Killers, and how we can avoid and overcome them:Creativity Killer No 1 - Expect too much from yourself. Berate yourself for not creating a masterpiece comparable to Michaelangelo’s Cistine Chapel each time you pick up a paintbrush.Read more…Befriending Your Creativity
Do you secretly hold an “ascetic self-flagellant, it-must-be-hard-to-be-good, that’s for other people” attitude about your creativity?(Don't waste your time telling me you aren't creative--life is the ultimate creative act and you are alive, or else you wouldn't be reading this).Self-care and creativity are best friends--one cannot exist without the other.Read more…Being Labeled Crazy By Your Detractors Has Advantages
So often society loves to label folks who threaten their belief systems, power bases or ways of doing things as crazy. Yes, this is one tactic that the "establishment," associations, governments, academics use to dismiss challenges to their power base, this is typical human behavior. Actually being labeled helps because then you can get away with pushing the boundaries even further and further and further.Read more…Create Your Own Identity
We are constantly imitating others. When we copy other people, we can't reproduce their charisma, talent or success. Externally, we can imitate their life, their way of dressing and drive the same kind of car, but this does not bring us fulfilment.Read more…Creative Compliments and Creative Criticism: How Attuned is Your Hearing?
The average human ear can hear sounds in the frequency range of 20 Hz - 20 kHz, from deep low bass to sharp high end treble and all frequencies in between.Anyone who’s been involved in music production, or simply experimented with the tone and equalizer controls on their stereo, will know how the bass and treble controls, and low- and high- pass filters, can emphasise one end of the sound spectrum and/ or reduce or completely cut out the other.Imagine for a moment that bass sounds, the lowest end of the sound spectrum, represent positive, enthusiastic comments that people make.Read more…Creative Pleasures - How To Enjoy Your Creativity Three Times as Much (at Least!)
How much do you enjoy your creativity? How aware are you of the different phases of creative pleasure? And how many of them are you truly appreciating?Read more…Prevent Brilliant Ideas From Fizzling Between Your Brain and Your Notebook
People are inherently creative.When it comes to creative thinking, it’s safe to say that at one time we have all been guilty of expressing our ideas before they were ready for prime-time at some point. Often when new ideas are being formed the words that come out of our mouths have only a passing resemblance to the brilliant little lights of genius that we originally had in our heads.Read more…Tap Your Creative Potential
Deep within each of us lies a great wealth of creative potential, and I believe tapping into this potential is the best way to solve the challenges that we encounter in our lives. Let me share a story that illustrates my point.A lady takes her pet chihuahua with her on a safari holiday.Read more…Dealing Creatively With Change
Change is all around us, and it’s here to stay. Today, change is occurring at a rate unprecedented in human history, and many the changes are revolutionary, not just temporary adjustments in normal cycles. We are in the Information Age.Read more…Creative Loafing
Have you tried creative loafing? It is a good excuse to relax, and also a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to problems. How does one creatively loaf?Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Creativity category
- Creativity and Original Thinking: Act Like a Child - By: Lucretia Torva
When you feel you are not creative, remember what it was like to be a child. Tap into that fresh and creative point of view. - What is Creativity? - By: Lucretia Torva
Creativity is not mysterious. It can be learned and enhanced with some effort. - Creativity: The importance of Incubation. - By: Lucretia Torva
When do your best ideas appear? Is it when you least expect it? There's a reason for great ideas appearing at odd moments and it's just how our minds work. - Creativity and Original Thinking: Suggestions from Personal Experience. - By: Lucretia Torva
A successful visual artist shares tips and tricks to support creative and original thinking. Your great idea may be one simple step away from taking shape. - Access to the Creative Flow - By: Patrice Julien
Imagine what you call reality as being the images of a movie on a screen, the source being a "realistic" scenario inside the projector you are.Without this "SHIFT" we continue to be the slaves of an illusion of "reality" and the victims of our cultural overlays. To illustrate how those overlays shape the energy around us I will take the example of a very deep evidence we all share : the fact that we have to work to get money... - Lessons From The Subway - By: John Dir
In solving problems, I often recall a valuable lesson I learned while traveling the subway in Washington D.C. Some years back, a friend and I attended a large gathering of people from all over the country. - Perfect Gift Wrap Ideas - Master the Art of Wrapping Your Gifts Beautifully - By: Michael Douglas
Haven't there been times when you've received presents that have been wrapped so beautifully that you've let them remain unwrapped simply to admire their beautiful state? Now you too can wrap gifts to perfection and know that people will admire and remember them for a long time to come. Here's how... - You Can Fly! - By: Mark Hamer
Well, it depends on what you mean by ‘fly’ doesn’t it?Let me explain. If you want to fly in business, or in your social or creative life, to fly means to be able to fulfill your potential, to allow your creativity to flower, to exploit your own uniqueness as an individual, to enjoy the freedom of feeling fulfilled and successful. - How to Draw Fantasy Creatures - By: Will Kalif
Drawing fantasy creatures takes some skills that go beyond the normal realm of drawing because you can’t find a subject to pose for you – unless you live in an enchanted forest! So you are faced with not only the task of learning how to draw you are also faced with the challenge of tapping into your imagination and then putting this down on paper. Here are some solid tips that will help you imagine and draw better fantasy creatures. - Mindfulness and Painting: Playing Without Expectations - By: Maya Talisman Frost
Painting is my new passion. Who knew?A few days ago, I was talking to my mother on the phone.