“The creative person is flexible – he is able
to change as the situation changes,
to break habits, to face indecision and changes in
conditions without undue stress.
He is not threatened by the unexpected as rigid,
inflexible people are”
(Frank Goble)
New ideas sometimes need to change direction, shape,
size and composition along their developmental path. None of that upsets the
creative person. Although it’s more
convenient for new ideas to work perfectly the moment they’re conceived, that
rarely happens. A creative person will nurse a new idea along and make whatever
investment in it that’s required.
Part of remaining flexible
is the willingness to abandon an idea if it proves unworthy of further
development. Forcing a square peg through a round hole for the sake of pride is
not the kind of attitude you’ll find in a truly creative person. Creative people don’t think in terms of
failure, but in terms of learning from every experience. To the creative person
a failed idea represents knowledge gained.
Creative people stay flexible at all times
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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