You Are Creative!
Over on Successful and Outstanding Blog(gers), Liz has written two follow-up posts to Monday’s 10 Reasons Creative People Make Us Crazy. The points she makes are important and I think somewhat telling.
Creativity isn’t Limited to a Few
In the first of the two posts - We’re All Creative #1: The Bunnies Prove It - Liz makes it very clear that she believes EVERYONE is creative. That’s a belief that we share - it is, in fact, the premise of Your Cre8tivity.
Creative does not equate to artistic. Creative means having the ability or power to create. Every single person in the world is creative. We couldn’t communicate with each other if we weren’t - We all create sentences that make sense to other people every day. We create stories and histories every time we talk about our activities with some one. We create solutions to problems and find ways to get around obstacles.
People who define creative to mean artistic are limiting themselves, not to mention others.
Creativity is Essential
Do you work? Are you a parent? A student?
If so, it’s pretty well guaranteed that you’re applying creativity during your day. Have you ever found a shortcut that saved you some time at work? Ever convinced a toddler to do something they didn’t think they wanted to do? Ever brainstormed ideas for a term paper?
That’s creativity at work.
Today, Liz posted about the importance of creativity in the workplace, but the argument can be extended to cover all areas of life.
If we don’t move forward, we get left behind. The only way to move forward to see or believe in something other than what’s right in front of you - an exercise of imagination. Imagination is creativity. Your dreams and goals are, at their roots, expressions of your creativity.
Still say you’re not creative?
Convince me. 
