Barriers of Creativity #10: "I'm Not Creative"

Creativity, like common sense, is supposed to be common. Creativity is natural and spontaneous. Yet it is not exhibited as frequently as it should. Experts believe that there are several reasons for this. These reasons are called ‘Barriers to Creativity’. ‘Barriers’ are the thing that stop us from thinking creatively and the reason that make us not as creative as we should be.

Barrier #10: “I’m Not Creative”

Thinking and believing that you are not creative is the most damaging barrier to creative thinking. It is a self-fulfilling prophesy. Believing that you are not creative make you think and behave not creative. It is a mental block. We give up even before the battle is fought.

People who think they are not creative never put themselves in a position where they could use their natural creativity. They do not allow themselves to get into an imaginative frame of mind. The creative person has the confidence and faith that his ideas will go somewhere.

We are all creative!

Lord, Give Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)

*These 10 barriers to creativity are taken from creativity expert Roger Von Oech’s A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative book. Summaries mine.