“Creativity with Food” by Hong Yi |
“One is not born a
genius, one becomes a genius” (Simone de Beauvoir)
Creativity cannot be taught in the way that you can
teach maths – nor by merely reading books or thru this blog articles – but it
can be encouraged to grow and cultivate.
If you decides to be creative, you’re conditioning yourself to be creative and welcoming
good ideas into your mind. You don’t need to be a genius like Albert Einstein
or cleaver like Edward de Bono or multi-gifted and talented like Leonardo da
Vinci, all you need to do is to open yourself to the creative spirit that lies
within you. Everybody have the capacity to be creative. So, be confidence and
get started!
Here are some tips from
Robert Allen, author of How to Be a
Genius, on how-to fan your creative spark into a flame:
§ In future,
all your ideas (however trivial they may seem) have to be collected and kept. You never know when an idea will come in handy, or
when something that seemed unimportant when you first thought of it will suddenly
become of vital importance.
§ Pick some
creative projects to get yourself started. It helps to have several projects on the go at the same time, as they
tend to cross-fertilize each other. It also helps if the projects are of quite
different types.
§ Work on your
project regularly and methodically. Don’t
ever just sit around waiting for inspiration. If one project gets bogged down,
turn to another and work on that. Make sure that you set yourself goals and
deadlines – if you don’t do this, you may find that you run out of steam and
fail to finish things you’ve started.
§ Try to keep
your attitude as flexible as possible.
Your subconscious mind has an agenda of its own and, in order for your efforts
to succeed, you need to prepared to change your plans to accommodate whatever
your subconscious prompts you to do.
§ Remember to
have fun! Creativity is hard work but
it is also enjoyable. Don’t get so focused on attaining your goal that you
forget to enjoy the creative process.
§ Remember that
having bright ideas, though very important, is only a part of the creative
process. Once you have the idea you then have to work hard to bring it to
fruition. This is the part of the
process that defeats many would-be creative people. They enjoy the processes by
which bright ideas are born but lack the energy to see their project through to
the end. What a waste of good ideas! Make sure that you are a worker as well as
a dreamer.
Be creative, let’s get started!
Lord, Give
Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)
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