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"Coaching the Artist Within", "Fearless Creating", "A Writer's Paris",
"The Van Gogh Blues", and others. He explains that everyone wishes to
create, but some people nurture and honor this desire, while for others
the urge to create is dimmed. Dr. Maisel encourages poets, filmmakers,
human resource specialists, biochemists, and everyone else to make
creativity their religion.
There are also those, such as Dr. Caroline Myss-a pioneer in the field of
energy medicine and human consciousness-who argue that creativity is
not just an artistic or intellectual inclination; instead, working with
your creative energy is as essential to your health and overall wellbeing as breathing and eating. She has this to say about the creative
energy:
"Creative energy is a basic survival instinct; it motivates us to become
part of society, to become productive, bring things to life, and to
distinguish ourselves from others by what we make, the crafts we
pursue, the skills we develop in business or in cultivating friendships,
the entrepreneurial ideas we conceive, the problems we resolve, and
the children or communities we birth and nurture."
(This was taken from the introduction of my ebook, "How to Be More
Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists").
Create Mindmaps
Write down the issue at the center of the paper. Now draw branches
leading out from the central issue which represent the main
associations that come from thinking of this issue, and smaller branches
leading out from these for sub-associations.
Use lots of colors & pictures.
Follow Pablo Picasso's lead: first learn the rules, and then break them.
creativity tip
Ask Yourself Lots of Questions
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