The 7 Secrets to Creativity
by Kurt DuNard The Exceptional Life Coach
Do you sometimes wish you were more creative? Do you find it hard to come up with perfect gifts for your friends and family? When you are asked to give a speech, is it hard to think of the best words that will keep everyone interested? Are your solutions to problems the same ones that did not work before but you are thinking if you just do it with more vigor then they may work? We need to exercise our creative muscle or it will atrophy and turn to flab. Creativity is what made America great and the lack of it could bring us into decline.
Creativity is related to the imagination and our muses. You could say there is something spiritual about it. If we were created in Gods image, then the image that is the most like God is our ability to create. God and man create. Our highest calling is to create whether it is in our jobs building a business, or in our hobbies building a piece of furniture or making a great risotto. We need to create or we will feel unhappy. There will always be something missing that we cant identify without creativity. Work or creativity is very important for happiness and we should find how we can increase that happiness or be more creative.
Being creative is the process of changing our world for the better. People, who create, do. People who are letting their creative muscle atrophy are spectators on life"they arent doing. Our culture is making more and more of us into spectators. It is seducing us with entertainment to take over our brains to a state of unfulfilled happiness. Like junk food, this kind of happiness is short lived and not very nourishing. Here are seven secrets to increasing creativity in your life.
When we read a good book, we exercise our imagination. Because we must imagine everything the words tell us, our imagination/creative muscles are exercised. We must imagine how the characters look, the tone of their voices, the scenery, and everything about the story. Have you ever read a fantastic book and then saw the movie and were greatly disappointed? The book was more gratifying because more of your imagination and brain were used. The movie took over your brain and left nothing to the imagination. It was a little flat for satisfaction.
1) Read instead of go to movies or watch TV. Do activities that will activate your imagination and let you think at your own pace. We can think about a thought that is written, but the movie keeps playing and rarely lets us reflect.
2) Stop being a transmitter and start being a receiver of creative thoughts. If we are constantly being entertained or being concerned with every issue about our jobs and home life, then it is not possible to tap into great creative ideas of inspiration. Those creative ideas will make a profound difference in your life. Meditate, contemplate, pray and listen for answers, for at least fifteen minutes every morning. You will be amazed at how your life improves.
3) Make sure you get enough sleep"most people need eight hours. Without enough sleep, it is hard to receive inspiration from the muses. Of course, once you receive that inspiration you might have so much adrenaline that you can work for three days without stopping. You should not be falling asleep during meditation.
4) Exercise every day. You need to make the blood bring lots of oxygen to your brain. One of the best places to meditate is during exercise. It is a non-thinking activity that allows creative thoughts to come into your head. If the body is unhealthy, then creative thinking may be delayed as we are dealing with a handicap that could be overwhelming.
5) Eat a healthy Mediterranean kind of diet and drink plenty of water. If your diet makes you unhealthy and lethargic, then it is hard to be creative. One of the problems, as people become sick or overweight, is that they lose energy and need to sleep more. Again, if you are struggling with an unhealthy body, then it is harder to be creative and one of your first priorities should be to become healthy.
6) Have lots of experiences and meet with lots of people. Have you ever noticed that when you come back from vacation that you seem to be better at your job? This is because you have become a little bit more creative. The stimulation of travel and meeting new people has increased your brain activity and you are literally thinking more and thinking more efficiently. The more experiences we have and the more people we interact with, the more creative we become. I think it would be safe to say that a child that learned a musical instrument or a foreign language is most likely going to be more creative.
7) Be thankful for the creative thoughts. People who celebrate and are thankful to the muses, the universe, or God for the inspiration, are more likely to have more creative thoughts. Many authors when asked where they get their ideas are frustrated because they dont know how to answer this question. It is a mystery to them and they are just thankful for receiving the ideas. As you do more creative projects and are more thankful for the inspiration, your creative muscle will grow and you will be more creative.
If you are really searching for happiness, then you need to search on how you can be more creative. It is all of our destinies to be creative in one way or another. The big secret is what is your biggest goal where you can be the most creative? If you know this, then you have almost won the game of life.
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Be an active participant, not a Matrix like drone of a spectator. There has never been a statue built in honor of a spectator.
– Kurt W. DuNard
Kurt DuNard, The Exceptional Life Coach, is the author of EXCEPTIONAL LIFE: Living the Life You Were Meant to Live. High achievers seek him out to pinpoint their souls goals, increase abundance, and find more happiness and joy. If you think you would also like these things, then receive your FREE success tools from Kurt DuNard now at www.DuNard.com.
About the Author:
Kurt DuNard, The Exceptional Life Coach, is the author of “EXCEPTIONAL LIFE: Living the Life You Were Meant to Live.” High achievers seek him out to pinpoint their souls goals, increase abundance, and find more happiness and joy. If you think you would also like these things, then receive your FREE success tools from Kurt DuNard now at www.DuNard.com.
