Creativity

We are all capable of being super creative. Today's article is about how to be more creative. I'm calling it that but it should really be called how to be your basic self. Because when you were a child you were extremely creative, we all were. We could build incredible things wit Legos or serve a beautiful 5 course meal with just a plate and a fork. You see, creativity is not something that some of us are born with, it is something that we are all born with. So to be honest with you, all I am really trying to do here is remind you how to be creative, not teach you how to be creative.

Before we go into that however, I want to give you some insight on how creativity works. Your creativity is directly proportional to your commitment. For example, let us say that you are going to ask your partner to be your boyfriend or girlfriend and you make a commitment to making this very special. Chances are, you are going to be very very creative. So if you ever want to increase your level of creativity simply increase your level of commitment. The higher the commitment the higher the creativity. The lower your commitment, the lower your creativity. In other words, you are most creative in those areas which you are you most invested in.

The way to be as creative as you once were is to do things for the purpose of getting things done, not looking the cool, not looking like everybody else. When you were a child you weren't trying to be creative you were trying to get things done. You wanted to build a boat and so you did whatever it took to make that happen. Even if building the boat meant using dog poop to keep it form falling apart. And because of this, you were creative. I'm never trying to be creative by the way. I am simply trying to get to the best solution. In other words, I'm very committed to the solution and so I can be creative in how I get there.

-Enrique the Great