September 9, 2012
Creativity
We have all been there. Planning, writing, blogging, tipping and then we hit the wall with no creativity left to continue. Seems to happen frequently with some, while others never seem to have a problem cranking out volumes of interesting, valuable information.
As an entrepreneur, executive or specialized staff working in an organization, you need to keep up with your creative edge. Creativity helps you and your business stay on the leading edge as it is applicable to so many facets of business. Business plans, marketing plans, product and service offerings, campaigns, projects, methods, processes … all require a significant degree of creativity to make things stand out. Creativity takes plans, products, and processes to the next innovative level, sometimes leading to a competitive advantage over the competition’s standards.
Here is a brilliant infographic from Copyblogger, that illustrates some major creative blocks and how to bust out of them to maintaining your high level of creativity.
Source: Copyblogger
Summarizing some tips to bring out your best creativity:
- Maintain creativity as a priority in your business and personal development
- Take a breather – writers can face exhaustion; take a break mentally and physically and watch creativity come back
- Jump on some ideas after researching, reading and analyzing others’ work
- Take mental notes of objects, scenarios and people in your environment and how it relates to your topic (you will be surprised at the content you can create from this)
- Diet – the brain needs nutrients; many studies have show that healthy diets fuel the brain
- Ask a colleague for input, ideas, co-authoring (will generate ideas and content that you would add on to others)
- Colors can activate creativity; tune into, focus on colors
- Sound can create a response in you
- Confidence – high level of confidence and you will be always ready to go
- Don’t get stuck in perfection; no one is perfect
- Don’t feel your work isn’t valuable as your work can have a significant impact on 1 person, 100 people, or a massive crowd
- General rule – quality is always best; don’t feel pressured to pump out massive volumes of material
- Set up a schedule of focused time; distractions and not getting organized can cause stress which causes mental blocks
More on creativity:
- Creativity – Psychology Today
- Creativity for Life
- Strategic Creative Management
More on business and entrepreneurship:
- Back to Business This Fall
- Business Plan – The Next Steps
- Business Intelligence – Keeping you Wired In
- Marketing Tips for Better Customer Engagement and Results [infographic]
- Business Tips – Maximize Performance and Business Development Results
- High Performance – Star Qualities to Get You Noticed
- Productivity – 6 Small Steps For a More Productive Day
Business information, resources and tips for the entrepreneur
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