Develop Your Creativity

When we think about being creative, a lot of people only think about the arts. Of course art requires a lot of creativity, but so does solving problems, learning how to get any fun out of life when you’re stuck in the doldrums, starting up a business, trying to figure out how to get your kids to do their chores, and on and on. We all have creativity, we all need it, but we need to work at developing it in order to use it in our everyday life.Read the following article by Marianna Glynska to get some good tips on how to develop your creativity in your everyday life.

When I was about to graduate from art school in the U.S., I had a conversation with one of my instructors about art, creativity, job and life in general. He was asking me if I had any plans for the future and what I was going to do upon returning to my home country, Ukraine. I didn’t know the precise answer to the question, as I didn’t have exact plans for the future. In the middle of the conversation the instructor mentioned that “regardless of the plans, it’s just good to stay creative with your life, no matter what life path you would choose and what kind of job you would do”. And that was one of the major things I’ve learned in grad school — get creative with your life, take risks, be open to new possibilities, turn your failures into advantages and get the most from what your life has to offer. Since then I’ve been using the word “creative” in a much broader. Making art is just part of being creative — the most important thing is to make one’s life a great work of art.

Opening a HR or design agency, setting up a small business or opening an online shop, creating a new entertainment park for children or adults requires a lot of creativity, no less than painting a mural, creating a new sculpture or working on a series of photos. The essential thing here is to choose something that you personally like a lot and get creative with it.

One should also be aware of the fact that together with creativity comes a lot of hard work. Only the people who are devoted to what they do, spend a lot of time polishing the skills, can embrace the routine work, will succeed.

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