Three Creative People You Should Meet

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Amazing! That’s what you say when you encounter something new and exciting. Something different. Something outside the box. That is what creativity is all about. It’s discovering new things. It’s taking an existing item and tweaking it. It’s dreaming up a new idea, writing it down, and taking action to create it. It’s fun to [...]

Creativity: Looks vs Content

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As a creative, I love to invent and modify things. The status quo can be boring, and I love to put my unique signature on most things that leave my desk. I’ve learned though, that my creativity is many times inwardly focused. I like to change things and do things MY way. While this may [...]

Creativity & Organization: Add Emotion

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As a creative, one of the hardest things to do is to share our ideas with others. We have a picture in our heads of our creation, be it a book, recording, or possibly a painting or an invention. We can see it clearly, but we need to share our ideas with others to bring [...]

Creativity & Organization: Be Specific

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When the topic of creativity comes up, most creative people are listed as right brain thinkers that have a big picture view of life. They stand back and look at the forest as a whole. Broad topics like world peace and ending poverty are common. While this broad view is a great place to start, [...]

Creativity & Organization: Turning Ideas Into Reality

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I just came away from an intense encounter with a group of creatives. Ideas were flowing, presentations were given, and real change is in the wind. After spending a week on the Re:create cruise, I’ve come back home to plot a course for success. For me, success may be a published book, a speaking opportunity, [...]

A New Creation: Marketing Yourself In 2009

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As I was reading my daily devotional today the scripture verse really hit home. The verse said… Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). While this verse is a staple of the Christian faith and has been [...]