“The best way to get a good idea is to get a
lots of ideas”
(Linus Pauling)
People who are closed off
to new ideas and suggestions don’t make many friends. They also don’t make good
bosses, employees, spouses, parents, teachers, ministers, youth workers, etc. Creative people are never threatened by new
ideas. On the contrary, they encourage new ideas and outlooks. A creative
person appropriates time to hear and absorb new and off-beat solutions.
Listening and
considering the new and the
unorthodox doesn’t mean that you must act irresponsibly and do weird things
just to call yourself creative and inquisitive. You might end up adopting very
little of what you hear and learn. However, being open to the earth-shattering
proposal when and if it comes is how you make opportunity in life. As you know,
people can’t actually manufacture opportunities. Making opportunity in life
refers to the manner of living that remains
open and ready to great new ideas
when they emerge. Being vigilant and prepared is impossible when your eyes,
ears and mind are closed.
Creative people are open to as many alternatives as
possible
Lord, Give
Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)
*I
recommend you to read Danny Cox and John Hoover’s Seize the Day (Book-mart Press, 1994), “Step Two: Developing
Strengths” page 77-118.
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