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begin again to morrow. Very often the solution you were looking for
is easily found after a good sleep.
2 Incubation lasting minutes
This incubation process takes place within the creative session.
When you feel difficult to go further, just stop, go into a pause and
make the following exercise:
Call your image resource (A quiet river for example). Vision
it and enjoy.
Then, imagine again your mental office and your advisors
You are now ready for beginning a second round of your
creative session.
External readings
About preparation and incubation go to: www.enchantedmind.com .
Visit the entire site. You will find some complementary explanations
and a lot of interesting tests.
5. Illumination
We are now entering in the creative work and we expect to get an
illumination. I like this word "illumination" because most often an
innovative idea appears like a flash into your mind. It causes a great
excitement and a feeling of happiness and pleasure.
We shall now review the different methods which are expected to
provide you with this illumination.
1 Brainstorming
Brainstorming implies a group of person. In your case, as you are
using creativity to get a new idea for starting your business, the
group could include some friends and relatives.
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