In my search for my own creativity, I was wondering at some point... When we are kids, we dare to lean in and embrace our
creativity. Then we go to school. We have to meet standards, we are graded and often judged (worst case humiliated) by
teachers or classmates. We become adults who don’t do things for the first time anymore, who say that “I don’t have time for
these kind of things”. What happens then to us? We become afraid to create because we are afraid of judgment and we start to
believe that we really don’t have time to waste on ‘these kinds of things.’
But what if creativity is the key to develop any skill? What if it is anything but waste of time?
As Einstein once said: “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” What if it is the most important element to enhance our way of
thinking, our intelligence and our logic?
She thinks creativity is
often misinterpreted as
something connected
solely to art or
handcrafts, while she
believes that creativity is
a human trait and we
can cultivate it when we
have the right tools,
people and atmosphere
around us. The same
happens with talents: all
of us have them- she
says.
Her goal is to serve
people in their process of
finding these traits in
themselves while she is
exploring them inside
herself as well. She likes
to walk her talk.
Her dream is to travel
around the world
offering her workshop
where quilling (paper
stripe technique) is used
as a tool in developing
self–expression and
creativity combined with
coaching tools. Another
dream is to have a dog
soon.
Her motto comes from
Gandhi: “Be the
change you want to
see in the world.’’
How Can You Develop Your Creativity?
As much as I like to talk about creativity, I think it is also important to do it.
Here are three exercises that may help you to clear your thoughts about your creativity and
put things into perspective. Enjoy and please share your conclusions with me (you can find
my e-mail address below).
a. List three things you are creative at. Write next to each what effort (how much time,
money, courses etc.) you make to develop those skills.
b. If you use to-do lists in your daily/weekly tasks, try one only with drawing. The
aim is not to make it beautiful, the most important is you recognize what task your
drawings refer to. After completing the day/week with this new to-do-list write down
your observations about using a new to-do list (compared to the old one).
c. If you have a difficulty, problem, you are in a bad mood take a big sheet of
paper. Draw 20 things that are positive about your difficulty/problem/mood and 20 that
are negative.
If you are further interested in the topic, you might want to read two books: “Sir Ken
Robinson: The Element” and “Austin Kleon: Steal Like An Artist.” Both wonderful and very
practical books.
Please remember creativity is our human trait, share it with the world!
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Judit Osika is a
creativity coach and
quilling artist based in
Budapest.
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