I love being creative. I think it adds colour to life. There are a number of things that I do to  keep my creative thinking constant. I came across a blog recently that listed out 33 Ways to Stay Creative. (www.theworldsbestever.com). I thought it was a great list and there are a lot of things on the list that I do. But it did get me thinking about some additional things that I do that aren’t on the list. So here is the list I took from that site and the I added some of my suggestions.

• Make lists
• Carry a notebook everywhere
• Try free writing
• Get away from the computer
• Be otherwordly
• Quit beating yourself up
• Take breaks
• Sing in the shower
• Drink Coffee/Tea
• Know your roots
• Listen to new music
• Be open
• Surround yourself with creative people
• Get feedback
• Collaborate
• Don’t give up
• Practice Practice Practice
• Allow yourself to make mistakes
• Go somewhere new
• Count your blessings
• Get lots of rest
• Take risks
• Break the rules
• Do more of what makes you happy
• Don’t force it
• Count your blessings
• Create a framework
• Stop trying to be someone else’s perfect
• Clean your workspace
• Have fun
• Got an idea? Write it down
• Read a page of the Dictionary
• Finish something

Here are my additions for how to be creative:-

• Be a reader of blogs
• Allow an idea to ruminate for a couple of weeks in your brain and heart
• Understand the power of your imagination – and use it.
• Give yourself to developing your ability to think creativity
• Be Positive. Negativity and creativity don’t work together
• Keep learning new things.
• Commit to getting out of the comfort zone
• Be a Yes Man. Say yes to as many opportunities as you can.
• Brainstorm with people around yu
• Hang out with kids, they are amazingly creative
• Pray in tongues
• Write
• Take time to think
• Travel and immerse yourself in other cultures
• Back yourself. Actually have a belief in yourself
• Manage your emotional stress as emotional stress and creativity are diametrically opposed
• Read widely
• Ask lots of questions
• Exercise and get some endorphins pumping through your body
• Put the hours in. Being creative takes time.
• Everyone is born creative yet we lose it when we are rewarded for colouring inside the lines. Start rewarding yourself when you colour outside the lines and it works.
• Be Passionate
• Make a list of things you love

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Peter

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