Tag: Creativity
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Blog #269 – Creativity Comes When you are out of Ideas
As soon as you think you have exhausted all of your resources. As soon as you think there is nothing else you can do. As soon as your back is up against the wall and there are no more options. This is when you are the most creative.
You have tried all your ideas so you have to come up with new ones. These new ideas are often so creative that you do not even think it will work. Try it anyway and see what happens.
This is running into the wall as compared to running through the wall. There is no such thing as writers block. Just keep writing.
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Blog #224 – How many attempts should you do before you give up?
Do you have an outcome you want to happen?
Striving for goals requires relentless passion and flexibility.
Most of the time your first idea is not the one that works. Most of the time people give up after their first failure.
You may try 100 things and the right answer is a combination of idea 3, 18, and 81.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
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Blog #47 – Check in and Begin again
Restart and do it again
Come back to where you were at.
When in the state of flow we are always going to get distracted. A thought will pop in your head or your phone will vibrate causing a chain reaction of distractions and wasted time. Sometimes the distractions are necessary but often times our lack of control follows the rabbit down the hole.
Check in with yourself. Where is your awareness?
Are you thinking about whats for lunch? or the feeling in your stomach when you are hungry? the sound of the air conditioner? a tickle on the bottom of your right foot? are you creating stories and conversations in your head when scrolling through social media? did you click on the ad and go shopping on Amazon? did you let youtube auto play the next video and 5 video’s later you get back to what you were doing?
No matter where your mind goes check in and begin again.
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Blog #41 – Trust the Process
Trust the process
Trust the process
Stop not trusting the process.
If you have a creative process then you know what it is like to not trust the process. You know what it is like to over think and over analyze every little detail because things have to be perfect. The work is a reflection of you and people will judge you for it. They will say things about you that hurt and worst of all they are true.
Your work does suck! It’s true nobody likes your work! It’s true no one knows who you are! It’s true there tons of people that have more likes and followers. It’s true that your never going to be a star! All of these things sting because they are true. Whatever someone says is true to the person that said it. In that person’s mind I am worthless. They are their own judge and jury for my work. Their opinion is as valid as the next person’s.
The next person is a fan and loves everything you do! You can do no wrong! They worship the ground you walk on and support your work. They have your work in their house and it brings them joy everyday. Your work has changed their life for the better!
Each of these people are going to happen to you as long as you keep putting out work. No matter what you will get better over time if you are trust the process. The ride is going to be a roller coaster so buckle up and be tough enough to handle anything.
