Recently I wrote about whether the company you keep is killing your creativity, both the people around you externally, and the company you keep in your mind, your own negative thoughts, and inner critic. The other side of this of course is to be aware of, and grateful for, all [...] Read more »
21 Ways You’re Killing Your Creativity Without Even Realising
Usually if we want to be more creative, we look at the new things we can do to help us. But what is equally, if not MORE important, is to be aware of your current ways of thinking and acting that actually sabotage your creativity. Here are 21 of the [...] Read more »
Increase Your Creativity By Celebrating Your Senses
An absolutely essential aspect of being creative is your awareness of the world around you, being tuned into your senses and experiencing them as fully as you can. Imagine if one or more of your senses were blocked, or you lost them completely. Think about how drastically your ways of [...] Read more »
Why You Must Reach For The Magical Elusive Third Level Of Creativity
There’s being creative, and there’s being creative. Then there’s being CREATIVE. Let me explain. We all create non-stop, the way we think, and see, and act, and behave is a constant creative outpouring and expression of ourselves. No-one else quite does things the way we do. Just try to stop [...] Read more »
Is The Company You’re Keeping Killing Your Creativity?
However strong and focused we believe we are, all of us are vulnerable to the influences of others. When those people are positive and encouraging, this is obviously very good for us, and can inspire us to be more creative, and achieve and enjoy more than maybe we could do [...] Read more »
Don’t Just Be Inspired, Become The Inspiration
Where does most of your inspiration come from? Personally, I follow many different people online and read a handful of articles about creativity, self development, simplicity and minimalism and other related topics every day. It helps keep me focused and inspired, and feel part of a wider community of creative [...] Read more »
Why Saying “I Don’t Have Time To Create” Is A Lie
I know, I know. If only you had more time, of course you’d be more creative. But there are so many other demands in you life, that putting aside time to do something as “selfish” as creating art always gets bumped way down the to-do-list, and never really gets a [...] Read more »