Creativity is an important and integral part of everyday life. At the same time, many people feel like they're not creative at all. We can all be creative, and creativity is one of the most important skills we can develop as humans. It's worth investing your time and energy into cultivating it to make yourself better not just as a person but as a professional as well. The more you do this, the more rewarding your life will be.

“Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way." -Edward De Bono

“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has had an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference.” -Nolan Bushnell

How can a person increase their creativity?

Being creative is not something that you’re born with. It is something that you need to work on and nurture. The following are 10 ways of increasing your creativity:

1) Keep a journal

2) Learn about different cultures

3) Keep an open mind

4) Experiment with different materials or art projects

5) Be inspired by someone else's work (a quote, painting, etc.)

6) Write down your thoughts, ideas, and inspirations

7) Get inspiration from the world around you (nature, sounds, etc.)

8) Get inspirational messages from others on social media or in real life

9) Look at your surroundings for everyday inspiration

10) Create something on your own by taking a writing, painting, or drawing class.

Tomorrows guest Nir Bashan is an expert at Creativity. He’s the author of The Creator Mindset: 92 Tools to unlock the secrets to innovation, growth, and sustainability. Nir and I talked about a lot of different areas where creativity originated from, its impact, and lack thereof in the world today. Tune in and see how you can benefit from creativity in your career and life. Thank you for listening to the valueverse podcast.

Nir Bashan

https://www.nirbashan.com/