Business Fit Magazine January 2020 Issue 1 | Page 34

Mindset & Emotion
Business Fit Magazine regular contributor
and life and business strategist, Ismael Cala,
emphasises the importance of freeing up our
inner child to give us greater creativity and
acceptance of change in our lives.
From the first moment we breath, we live under
a process of domestication that shapes us
during childhood. If we are not aware of what is
happening, we can remain asleep for the rest of
our lives.
During this phase of acquisition of beliefs and
attitudes, we lose, not only the candidness and
freshness that characterise children, but also
our dynamism. These unexpected occurrences,
which are the unmistakable flash of innate
creativity, are withering away. We stop dreaming
that one day we will grow up, to finally become
the adult we never thought we would be.
Being more aware of our creative potential can
be of great value, not only for solving personal
conflicts, but for any challenge which comes
in our way. In addition, it will give us greater
willingness to access the changes and show us
what we are made of.
Recently, Duncan Wardle, former vice president
of Innovation and Creativity at The Walt Disney
Company, said in an interview: “Robots will surely
improve our skills and our senses, but they can’t
feel our emotions, nor match the creativity that
those emotions generate.”
How right he is! It is evident that, to get through
today’s world, it is not enough to learn robotics
and other technological specialties, it is also
essential to awaken our conscience and untie
the knots that bind our inner child. Let him/her
leave and we’ll see how imagination triumphs!
And I ask: where do we leave the boy or girl who
used to dream big? Why do we insist on leaving
them locked in the trunk of memories, when they
never left our side?
The little kid that lives in us, like any child, is
qualified with great aptitudes. An irrefutable
proof that domestication has had its effect is
that we probably reproach ourselves: “I am not
creative”. But, in reality, all human beings were
born to be creative, but domestication has
blocked creativity.
Have you seen how clever children can be? They
have an infinite capacity to create their own
fantasy world, so they end up doing the most
terrible and funny pranks.
We’ve all been like that, but, as adults, many have
embraced the absurd idea that they do not have
enough ingenuity and have preferred to stay safe
in their comfort zone, rather than experiment
and create new things.
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The little kid
that lives in us,
like any child,
is qualified
with great
aptitudes
We should dare and not overlook it. A study at
the University of Bath, which was undertaken
with 798 participants, showed that, although all
of us can be creative, people who are more open
to implement it are more accepting of change,
and more likely to challenge themselves.
Ismael Cala is a life and business strategist, best-selling author, and
international speaker specialising in personal development and mindful
exponential leadership. The New York Times identified him as “the Latino
Larry King”. He is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA),
USA. Founder and president of CALA Enterprises Corporation - focusing on
leadership, mindfulness, happiness, productivity, and excellence.
www.IsmaelCala.com
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