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Are You Creative

Everyone is creative in one way or another. Being artistic and a genius are added advantage but aren't necessary.

What's important is to use your imaginative faculty. This is a power that everyone has but is not fully utilizing it.


People who are inventive and innovative know how to exercise their brains and mind. They study, think and have lively imagination. They come up with ideas, solutions and answers that others have not thought of. Sometimes, they only make a minor change or addition to an already existing creation but the result of their expression of idea is outstanding


There are only 26 alphabets in the English language but millions of books have been written. There are 12 notes in the musical scale but have you counted how many beautiful songs and music have been composed?


Look around you and you will see all the ingenious creation and most of them are useful to mankind. The beautiful gift ideas and floral arrangements are two examples of being arty. It shows that you don't have to be an extraordinary intellect to produce something.



How to be Creative


bullet2 Be spontaneous.

You dull your life if you continue to stick to your habitual practices and patterns of thinking. The ability to change, try things spontaneously and encounter new discoveries produces the feeling of excitement. Even if you encounter bad experiences, they will become lessons and contribute to your future growth.



bullet2 Push aside the need for approval.

To become innovative and expressive, put aside the need for approval. Build the courage to think and judge for yourself. As long as you rely on other people's opinions before you embark on your endeavors, you reduce your ability to fully utilize your ingenuity. Always remember that your future is in your hands.



bullet2 Overcome your doubts and fears.

If you are timid in your approach, you will see very little progress. Doubts and fears are the hindrance to produce and create. Make a stern resolve to act in spite of your fears. You can do remarkable things and produce outstanding results once you overcome them.



bullet2 Use your imagination.

Your imagination is your tool to break away from the shackles of an uninspired life. You can create colorful experiences, attach them with positive emotions and put in any kind of sound or voices. Whatever you picture in your mind with intensity and repeated will become your experience on the outside.


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bullet2 Observe and scrutinize.

If you want stimulate your creativity, don't take things for granted. Observe everything around you, the inanimate and the animate. Study and notice how things work. See if you can modify, reproduce or make them better.



bullet2 Find out your needs or what dissatisfy you.

Did you know that many inventors and innovators originate things out of necessity? You too can do it if you know your needs. You don't have to invent anything new, just use what's already available and adjust accordingly to your desires.



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Enjoying things we do occasionally and also regularly that we seem are daily activities might just show what we are.

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"The source and center of all man's creative power; is his power of making images, or the power of imagination." - Robert Collier

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