Have you ever caught yourself working on a project and asking, “what is the fastest way to get this done?” Other questions we might be, “what is the easiest way, or what is the most efficient way, or the most cost-effective way?” But rarely, if at all, have I found people asking, “What is the most creative way to do this?” Why is that?
Read MoreStaying creatively full is looking for ways to stay way ahead of a creatively dry place where you have lost the stimulus and need to find it even to keep moving. Keep creativity at a maximum level by maintaining an offensive stance rather than a defensive one and reacting to what you don't have.
Read MoreAlbert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” I have an idea journal and I use it to log ideas for possible paintings and record concepts I can bring into a painting. It is my imagination station, where all these ideas culminate. Yet imagination and creativity are different.
Read MoreAt times, the right side of the brain, the creative side, seems in conflict with the left side of the brain, the logical side. However, there is one activity that you can do that will engage both. I call it Doodling while you are Noodling.
Read MoreToo many people depend on you for you to get out of the creative zone. Your business needs you to be creative, your family needs you to stay creative, and you need yourself to remain creative. I experienced this reality in a simple way just the other day.
Read MoreYou Have the Power to Unlock Creativity! Aren't those brilliant words to say to yourself every day? Whether you are an artist like me or a businessperson, you need creative solutions every day.
Read MoreWhat do you do with a second-rate idea? The easy answer is to toss the mediocre ideas out the window. Yet how one approaches those second-rate ideas is different if you are the giver of the idea than if you are the receiver of the idea.
Read MoreWhat does Fog have to do with leadership? From an Artist’s Perspective, I think a lot. Should we accept the fog or try the best we can to get out of it?
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