This document provides 12 ways to jump start creativity. It discusses using stories from others as inspiration, looking at problems from new perspectives, using imagination and daydreaming, overcoming self-doubt and fear, embracing mistakes as learning opportunities, being ready for creative inspiration, taking creative risks, practicing creativity as a skill, immersing yourself in deep focus, finding the right structure and limitations, and allowing creativity to flourish by not worrying. The overall message is that creativity can be developed by challenging oneself in various ways and remaining open to new ideas.

1. 12WAYS TO
JUMP START YOUR
CREATIVITY!
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2. NEED SOME
CREATIVE
INSPIRATION?

3. #1. Stories

4. “D!"’# b$ %&#'%($) w'#*
%#!r'$%, *!w #*'"+% *&v$
+!"$ w'#* !#*$r%. U"f!,)
-!.r !w" /-#*.” ―
R./', E%%$"#'&, R./'

5. Rumi asks us not to remain in the comfort zone
and be satisfied with the status quo.

6. R./' 0*&,,$"+$% -!. #!
%#$p '"#! #*$ +&/$ !f
-!.r ,'f$ &") #! b$0!/$
&" &0#'v$ p&r#'0'p&"#.

7. It is a call-to-action to do something momentous
with your unique experience and your life.

8. “N! "#$$%r w&#$ '!(r #)% !r '!(r
*+f% p#$&, w&%$&%r "#,+-) #r$ +. '!(r
/#r%%r !r '!(r &!bb' !r '!(r
0r%#", +$ +. -!$ $!! *#$% !r $!!
%)!$+.$+/#* !r $!! .%*1.& !r $!! .+**'
$! w!r, !- '!(r /r%#$+v+$'.”―
J(*+# C#"%r!-, 2% Ar$+.$’. W#': A
Sp+r+$(#* P#$& $! H+)&%r Cr%#$+v+$'

9. WHAT IS
YOUR
STORY?

10. #2. Perspective

11. “Y!. 0&" "$v$r %!,v$ &
pr!b,$/ !" #*$ ,$v$, !"
w*'0* '# w&%
0r$&#$).”―
A,b$r# E'"%#$'"

12. Look at the problem with a new pair of eyes

13. ARE YOU DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY AND
CHANGING THE
PERSPECTIVE?

14. #3. Imagination

15. “I/&+'"&#'!" '% #*$ b$+'""'"+ !f
0r$&#'!". Y!. '/&+'"$ w*&# -!.
)$%'r$, -!. w',, w*&# -!. '/&+'"$
&") &# ,&%# -!. 0r$&#$ w*&# -!.
w',,.” ― G$!r+$ B$r"&r) S*&w

16. Unleash your creativity by
imagination and daydreaming

17. imagination +
determination +
desire to launch =
CREATIVE
POWER

18. #4. Self-Doubt

19. “The worst
enemy to
creativity is
self-doubt.”
― Sylvia Plath, The
Unabridged Journals of
Sylvia Plath

20. By endlessly doubting an amazingly creative mind that we all
possess, we effectively shut down the creative process.

21. ARE YOU
DOUBTING YOUR
CREATIVITY?

22. #5. Fear

23. “1$-’r$ !",- 0r&-!"%.
Y!. )')"’# f$&r #*$/ '"
K'")$r+&r#$", w*- f$&r
#*$/ "!w?” ― H.+*
M&0L$!)

24. Acknowledge that fear is always going to be
there...take creative action regardless of the fear.

25. #6. Mistakes and Failure

26. “Cr$&#'v'#- '% &,,!w'"+ -!.r%$,f
#! /&2$ /'%#&2$%. Ar# '%
2"!w'"+ w*'0* !"$% #! 2$$p.” ―
S0!## A)&/%

27. This is the little secret
that all masters have
perfected. They know
that great things are
not built overnight but
with smallsteps
and several
retakes.

28. mistake =
retake

29. ARE YOU GIVING
YOURSELF
PERMISSION TO
MAKE MISTAKES AND
TAKE
RETAKES?

30. #7. Rationalizations

31. “!" #$%"f "&"'( )f
#r"*+%v%+( %, -)).
,"&,".” ― P*b/)
P%#*,,)

32. do not put off creativity for
later...

33. when the muses strike, be ready...

34. “I ,%p$ r%#/&+-) f!r "' "(.%., "'
w#-0%r+-) "(.%., 3!#$+-) !-
/*!(0. 1**%0 w+$& $&%+r
p#..+!-..”― C&+"-%.% D#v+0.,
M(.%. !f W#-0%r+-) P#..+!-..

35. WHEN THE
INSPIRATION
STRIKES, BE
READY!

36. #8. Courage and Risk

37. “W$ *&v$ #! 0!"#'".&,,- b$
3./p'"+ !ff 0,'ff% &") )$v$,!p'"+
!.r w'"+% !" #*$ w&- )!w".” ―
K.r# V!""$+.#

38. ARE YOU
STRETCHING
INTO THE
ZONE OF
CREATIVE
DISCOMFORT?

39. ARE YOU TAKING
CREATIVE RISKS?

40. #9. Action and Practice

41. “Y!. 0&"’# .%$ .p
0r$&#'v'#-. 1$ /!r$
-!. .%$, #*$ /!r$ -!.
*&v$.”― M&-&
A"+$,!.

42. Creativity is a
muscle
waiting to be
flexed.

43. CREATIVE
ACTION = USE
IT...

44. #10. Immersion and Flow

45. “F!r #r$ $! 4+.$, f!r #-' .!r$ !f
#%.$&%$+/ #/$+v+$' !r p%r/%p$+!- $!
4+.$, # /%r$#+- p&'.+!*!)+/#*
pr%/!-0+$+!- +. +-0+.p%-.#b*%:
+-$5+/#$+!-.” ― Fr+%0r+/&
N+%6./&%

46. Flow = We
deeply practice
something
difficult at the
edge of our
ability with
immersion and
engagement.

47. “E-7!'"%-$ #pp%#r. #$ $&% b!(-0#r'
b%$w%%- b!r%0!" #-0 #-8+%$', w&%-
$&% /&#**%-)%. #r% 7(.$ b#*#-/%0 w+$&
$&% p%r.!-'. /#p#/+$' $! #/$.” ~
M+&#*' C.+,9%-$"+&#*'+, #($&!r !f
F*!w.

48. ARE YOU
EXPERIENCING
MOMENTS OF
FLOW?

49. #11. Limitations

50. “B.# !.# !f ,'/'#&#'!"%
0!/$% 0r$&#'v'#-.”―
D$bb'$ A,,$"

51. Creativity needs a framework or a
structure to work within.

52. “Cr$&#'v'#- '% &
%p!"#&"$!.% 5p$r'/$"#
w'#*'" & %#r.0#.r$) &")
,'/'#$) fr&/$w!r2.”

53. STRUCTURE+RULES+
LIMITATIONS + OUTLINES =
GOOD FOR
CREATIVITY

54. DO YOU HAVE RULES
AND
LIMITATIONS THAT
DEFINE YOUR
CREATIVE PROCESS?

55. #12. Allowing

56. “If !",- w$ 0!.,) p.,,
!.# !.r br&'" &") .%$
!",- !.r $-$%.”―
P&b,! P'0&%%!

57. Take a deep breath and gently apply the brakes
to the thinking and judging mind. Replace
thoughts of worry with the possibility of
working with creative inspiration.

58. ALLOW
DON’T WORRY...JUST
CREATE

59. ARE YOU ALLOWING
YOUR CREATIVITY
TO
FLOURISH?

60. MAY THE CREATIVE SPARKS FLY!

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