Can You Lose Creativity?

A few years ago…one of my sisters asked me “How do you stay creative? I don’t know if I can stay creative on a daily basis like that…I would stress out!”

After she asked that question, it really stuck in my mind and thoughts crept in my mind:

What if I there comes a time that I can’t come up with a creative solution for my clients…

What if I do lose this gift of creativity that I have and just get stuck or come up with nothing…

What if I just lose the passion to do what I do…

I, I , I, (Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!) Yikes…I had to eventually stop asking myself those kinds of questions since they were not true.

Sometimes doubts will pop up in your mind, but I find it comforting to know that if you continue to do something you actually love doing, you won’t get tired of it. Simple as that.

There are those days when you feel “un-inspired” , but here are a few things that I do to snap out of it:

• I take a walk or exercise…just break out of your normal routine and do something different.
• Go somewhere quiet and just sketch or write…sketch out your thoughts…and try to doodle something off the wall. Perhaps it will spark an idea.
• Have a conversation with your friends or family and have a good laugh…ask them how their day is going. Sometimes just releasing thoughts in your mind will do the trick.
• Get inspired…go to a movie, go to a local bookstore and just get lost in subject matters you are interested in.Go somewhere and surround yourself with creative people…creatives tend to bounce sparks of ideas with one another.

These are just some techniques I use, ultimately there is no one-size-fits-all solutions to maintaining your creativity.

Just remember, breathe…you can’t lose your creativity.

What are some techniques you use to stay creative and productive?

Thanks for reading.

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