Invent Creativity

Posted by admin at June 7th, 2009

It isn’t very difficult to find yourself depressed and worried about loosing your job in these tough times. But if you are one of those not-so-rare individuals who have lost their job, finding another position to meet your lifestyle needs is rather difficult.

In fact, I can jump on all major news sites, BBC, CNN, Washington Post, and within ten seconds I will come across many negative articles on the Economic conditions. So where can you find hope? The better question to ask is how can you use a creative outlook to empower your future?

Simple

First and foremost, let me point out that this is easier said than done. I believe it can be achieved if you have the right work ethic. This is the time to work harder than ever. There was a time where employees used to work hard to make a bonus on their next paycheck. Today you have to work harder to keep your job. Your loyalty to your company means nothing. The honest truth is that many of us went from being ‘a person’ to a ‘burden number’ overnight. That is a shame.

But there is hope, and more success ahead for those who seek to find the fortune during this downturn. Basic logic suggests what goes up must come down and vice-versa. There will be greater days ahead and for some those days have already begun.

The Fundamentals

When the market is low surprisingly opportunity is created. More and more people need help during this time. The fact you need to grab a hold of is that businesses are comprised of people. Do you see where I am going with this?

If you offer something to this world that is competitively different than conventional thinking, you will win during this upturn. Remember the system is broken and corrupt. If you can offer a solution that fits somewhere into the puzzle you can bring an advantageous approach. Creativity is the center to problem solving. It suggests new methodologies of approach and ways of thinking. The only thing required is that you take your skills and see how you can improve your industry. The web has opened many doors for all kinds of businesses that bring simple solutions to ordinary daily problems. These solutions are superior only because they are simple and we then begin to think ‘it is about time.’

Take Action

What industry are you in and what are you doing differently than your competitors? If you do not have an answer for this, maybe it is time to stop and do some brainstorming. Set yourself up to create a culture, not a company. Set yourself up to make a difference. Conventional thinking combined with personal greed has ultimately resulted in this mess. I think it is time that small businesses conquer corporate America and replace some of the existing Fortune 500 and 100 organizations. It is time for change and change comes through creative problem solving. Will you be one of the innovators of this next upcoming era?

Happy Creative Thinking!
Mitesh Solanki

Posted by admin at May 3rd, 2009

Sometimes the smallest things can spark the biggest ideas.

That is why I decided to publish on inspirational post that I personally reference frequently. Enjoy and Happy Inspiration!

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The Secret to You

Posted by admin at March 29th, 2009

It is time to take your mind on a quick journey down imagination lane. Imagine yourself driving what appears to be your dream car. On the radio so happens to be your favorite song. The road is traffic free, and you are on your way to something exciting. Something that is daring and very unusual for you and rather contradictory to your personality. But the excitement keeps you driving, and your favorite song keeps you relaxed. In this story I also mentioned you were driving your ‘dream car.’ How do you suppose you achieved that dream car? And why all of a sudden are you doing something contradictory to your personality?

My friends welcome to the concept of The Law Of Attraction. In this post I am going to cover not just what the fundamentals are of this principle but how creativity falls into play and how you may reap the benefits.

The Law Of Attraction

It is a rather simple concept. You attract events, emotions, and outcomes into your life by what you think about. The mind in itself is very powerful. Just think back on your life, play-by-play, and all the decisions you made and the outcomes that came of those decisions. In reality there is one consciousness and that is solely yours. When you dream, you live in the same world, but imagine a progression that has immediate change. When you dream your thoughts mature, worries mature, and most of what you think about subconsciously manifests. In other words your dreams are already hinting on what you maybe attracting into your life. Don’t believe me?

The Proof

Ever had a bad event happen one day and thought to yourself this is a bad day? Behold the rest of the day just seems to get worse. It didn’t get worse because it was a bad day. In fact there is no such thing as a bad day if you think about it. It happened because your intentions were focused on the continuation of being a bad day.

Lets take a look at something as simple as your career. You are interviewing for a job and come to find it is either you or one other applicant. There are several ways you can think about this scenario. (a) You have competition or (b) you know your good and have a lot to offer and see this as your job. I am sure there are more scenarios out there, but these are the ones I am going to use.

Competition already means you know you have a chance of NOT successfully getting the job. If you focus your thoughts on competition, did you really focus on yourself first? However lets say you are more focused on yourself and your intention is to get the job. Did you allow for any distractions? I can say from personal experience the times I had the most pure thoughts were the times I have successfully accomplished an undertaking. The times I have had negative thoughts I have had unfortunate circumstances that I believe were apart of the attraction of my intentions.

There are a few ways you can think and focus your intention on. You can believe that life is all about uncertainty – and that is the life you will live. Understand one thing. You create your life. You are responsible for your life and way you live it. It is your decision to take action and to move your life the way you want it to move and how quickly you want it to progress.

On the other note focus your mind on love and happiness and you might be surprised where the love comes from. Ever seen individuals who live very simple lives with little to no material value but have great happiness within them?  

Make It Work For You

The first thing you have to do is probably the hardest of them all. Be true to yourself. You must be honest about the reality in which you live in and consciously accept everything within your reality. When you do that you are ready to make drastic changes. Ever hear those stories about those who go from rags to riches. You think they finally accepted reality and stopped fighting it?

Now it is time for you to control your desires and think more positive. Life is for your taking and it can be as fulfilling as you desire it to be. Remember the story I started with above, how many times a week do you take ‘me time’ to sit down and think about your dreams or where you would like to be? If the answer is yes, have you started to actively pursuit them?

Creativity & The Law of Attraction

Creativity is about problem solving. If your life is not moving in the direction you desire it to, it is time to stop and solve your problem first. Use your natural curiosity and imagination to piece a life together that isn’t just rewarding but very much fulfilling. That is in your hands.  

Mitesh Solanki

mitesh@inventcreativity.com

Posted by admin at March 28th, 2009

Before I start this post - I wanted to quickly give a thank you to a friend who inspired this post. With that said lets start cooking up some creativity. Culinary Art is defined as “the art of cooking.” Spawning not just great smell and flavor but artistic presentations that commit themselves to visual appeal.

Cooking essentially boils down to putting things together in creative ways. It manifests curiosity, understanding of ingredients, and most importantly the preparation to be open. Like all creative undertakings there is always room for change and sudden enhancements. A musician will have an idea how to play out his/her next song, but will try things out of the ordinary to spawn something fresh. A photographer will go into a shoot with ideas and will be open to change depending on varying circumstances. A chef is no different. A recipe will be used with all the correct ingredients, but as the meal is prepared and the ingredients come together there is change. Change in the order of mixture and often times new ingredients come into the mix. Each time the meal might taste different yet fresh.

I recall some of my college days where I would drive to a grocery store in an effort to inspire my intellect. We were inundated with projects, at times asked to roll out four to five advertising campaigns in a given week. With that rigor keeping the creative flow can be daunting. At times one would feel like a “creative hack.”

The Trick

Creativity means to “create” something “new,” “fresh,” and “original.” If you continuously challenge yourself outside of your career it keeps your imagination and personal curiosity at an ultimate high, enabling you to become a problem solving genius.

Next time you are at a grocery store think about putting a dish together from scratch. Just walk through the isles and see how you may take different ingredients and whip something together. Do not go in with the intention of making something already. Go in without intent.  

• Let your curiosity sore
• Imagine what the flavors will come to if you mix them together
• Go home and try it, see if your imagination was correct

Challenge your curiosity through the culinary arts!

Happy Cooking

Mitesh Solanki

mitesh@inventcreativity.com

Posted by admin at February 8th, 2009

Ideas tend to have a short shelf life. Put it this way, you have an idea now but it can be easily forgotten within seconds. That is why I am starting off with this quick warning: Carry something around where you can take quick notes of your ideas!

With that said here are ten quick tips on how you can get inspired!

A great way to find inspiration is by looking at the World around you. There are thousands of places to find great ideas, and sometimes they are locked away in paintings, architecture, nature, and the Internet. I am not condoning plagiarism, but rather pushing for the unexpected inspiration. Look at work around you, does it make you think, “why didn’t I think of that?” Bare in mind the best ideas are the most simple. Complex ideas are only more difficult to comprehend let alone execute. Simplify your thoughts when observing.

This is a bit dangerous and I only recommend this idea to those that are comfortable being in the spotlight. For instance, you have no idea. No Problem.
Walk up to your colleague, boss, partner, spouse, whomever you would share your idea with. Tell them, “I have a great idea.” Now its time to start BSing your way through the mess you got yourself into. You would be surprised how many wonderful ideas you can come up with when you put yourself on the spotlight. If you don’t believe me, try it for yourself. Works for me every time!

Do yourself a favor. Don’t think. Just touch your pencil to the pad and draw lines, circles, triangle and other shapes. Start bringing objects together. Eventually you may come out with a distinctive character and your strokes will mold an image. This is where you are letting your subconscious do the talking. When in this state of consciousness, ideas can flow more naturally.

This may sound counter intuitive but follow me if you will. Lets say you have been focusing relentlessly to solve your problem. However, there is no solution in sight. See the problem?

Your mind can only sustain its quality of thoughts for a very small amount of time. Many advertising agencies hold ten minute brainstorming sessions for that reason. Creativity is heightened when your mind is stimulated. Being around things that distract you is apart of the stimulation. Call up a friend, take phone calls that are routinely disturbing, watch TV, or better yet look to procrastinate a little. It will be time well spent over getting nowhere.

My friends would be surprised to hear this one. The world knows me as a person who hates the thought of writing, yet I have a journal of random thoughts… :/

Writing helps you get things out of your head and achieve mental clarity. Writing expresses thoughts and moves the process forward. It is a way to achieve and solidify an idea. The grammar does not have to be near perfect, just enough for you to understand your personal thought process.

Reading descriptive words helps stimulate the mind. Imagining the descriptions the author portrays helps your imagination increase its capacity to visualize. They say active readers are great problem solvers – not because of the knowledge they gain from reading (although that is apart of it), but mostly because they are exercising their imagination without even knowing it. So do yourself a favor, read.

Heck Yeah! Working out is a great way to freshen up the mind and get loose (for lack of a better term). Go at it, and watch the results it can bring for your creativity.

I have written a few posts on how music can help the imagination create new ideas. Music that caters to your niche can help you focus and adapt your thought process to that angle. An example is you are working for a surf company. Classic Rock and Reggae are great genres of music that can help position your mindset to solve your industry problems.

If you are that stuck don’t be a hot shot. It’s ok to ask someone for help. In fact bouncing ideas can only lead to greater idea discoveries. I use this method very frequently. Everyone has a different way of looking at life, it’s another lens to help you get to the, “why didn’t I think of that” solution.

This one is by far my favorite. Fear is what holds many people back from achieving goals and achieving a dream. Failure comes to mind and while that is not the only fear, it is one that strikes everyone at one point or another. Confronting that fear and overcoming it helps feed your inner ego. We all have one and the fact that you overcame a fear helps boost your confidence. Makes you feel better about yourself more fulfilled and most of all more confident in your undertakings. So make a note to actively confront your fear. It is one way to become inspired.

Happy Inspiration, and as always I would love to hear what things help get you inspired.