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Some people call it writer’s block. Some people call it creative block. Some people just call it stuck.
Whether you are a writer, a designer, a business owner, a manager – all of us, at some time or another, reach that place where it seems like there is no more inspiration. We feel like we have been put inside of a box, and what is needed to take you to the next level is just on the other side of the wall. But how do you break out? How do you find that new way to market an old product? How do you find the resources to do business when it seems like resources are scarce?
Here are three tools that are always at your disposal when it seems creativity is at a minimum, and doing things the same old way is just not working.
- Rest. It seems simple and obvious, but one of the best ways to clear your head is to take some time to rest. Take a nap. Get a full night’s sleep. Go on a short vacation (and actually rest.) Resting can also mean setting aside a project you are working on for a short time, then returning to it with a fresh outlook.
- Change Your Environment. Get out of the office on occasion. And don’t just get out of the office without your work. Try examining your project in different surroundings. Instead of doing a brainstorming session in the same boardroom you do staff meetings, seek out a new location; a coffee shop, a conference room at a museum, someone’s home. Changing your environment may take a little more effort, but the creative return will be well worth it.
- Creativity is fueled by experience. Read a book about flying an airplane. If you happen to be a pilot, read a book about accounting. Take a trip to the big city and see how a similar business works in a different culture. Talk with new people who have new stories to tell you. As we expand our minds by experiencing new things, the storage vault of our creativity is filled up. New experiences may become answers to old problems.
Hitting a roadblock. Finding yourself stuck. Feeling boxed in. These are all just obstacles, not the end of the creative journey. Finding a way out, or around, or under, or over can be as simple as… |
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