Invent Creativity

Posted by admin at October 16th, 2008

Lets be honest here. We all get these voices that talk us out of things and inhibit us from moving forward. I admit that I get these voices; voices of doubt and most of all fear of rejection. We are wired to talk ourselves, which is what we call the simple concept of “thinking”. Often it is by hearing another story of rejection, or another story of failure. If you are busy listening to this voice how can you actively channel your thoughts to solve the problem?

When I was going to college, I choose a design school where I faced a new unapparent challenge. I was put in a room with hundreds of other creative individuals who had a similar thought process as I did. Eventually we were competing for the A in the class by having the most creative projects and executions. From the very beginning I started to hear that voice, and the times I felt more pressure I would hear more voices of doubt and concern. 

Luckily one day as I was sitting down to work on a project I realized after three hours I had gotten nowhere. My advertising campaign had no concept and the deadline was only a couple days away. At that moment I realized, the only reason I had gone nowhere was because of the voice. That very voice slowed me down and made me feel like I was a creative hack. I mean come on, three hours and no ideas? I realized that instead of focusing my energy on what I needed to solve, I focused it on that negative voice. 

The moment I started to catch myself is the day I started executing my projects more naturally. Ideas started flowing left and right. It was a matter of positive mental clarity. All it took was realizing when the voice becomes negative and hitting mute. Eventually the voice dies down, and it becomes just another sound in the crowd. The real positive voice that helps you solve problems is the one you want to listen to. It is the voice that inspires great ideas. So if you are still stuck in the same boat of problems, what are your thoughts focused more on? Solving it so you can fix it, or wondering about it so you can think about it over and over again?

Happy Thoughts
Mitesh Solanki

mitesh@inventcreativity.com

Posted by admin at June 16th, 2008

Creativity is endless, to any magnitude you desire. Many times creative thoughts are triggered from nothing more than a sudden breath of inspiration. Creativity is triggered when you are out to find the problem, and don’t call it a quits till it is solved. Often time’s people settle. A few weeks go by, and the big idea is nowhere in reach and therefore previous ideas are re-addressed in an effort to salvage something. Don’t get me wrong, re-addressing previous ideas is a great thing, if not a great tool. However, it is how one approaches it.
• Becoming desperate for a solution will not solve your problem.
• Trying to find a gem, so you can just settle will not solve your problem.
• Repeating that you cant come up with a solution wont solve your problem.
All one can do, is understand the problem and break it up into its basic steps. Commit yourself into diving into the issue to solve it. Nobody said being creative was easy, it takes time and patience, which in my opinion is worth the wait. Creative solutions take a lot of thinking and analyzing to really simplify the problem.
Make yourself think in the following terms.
• Know of the problem, very well, and keep it in the back of your head.
• Tell yourself every now and then that you are a creative genius.
• Don’t keep telling yourself to “think” or “figure it out.”
• Always try and keep a fresh perspective.
• Take your head out of the game, and watch TV, read something, go to the movies, or exercise.
• Keep thinking about it in increments of time (5 – 10 minutes) then take an hour breather.
• Don’t force yourself to a solution.
Go at it, and never stop till the ahh haa moment is reached. You may feel like a failure getting there, but once your there, you are a winner!!!
Happy Creativity
Mitesh Solanki