Consume
I know a girl who leaves a DNA trail in every car she gets into. Yep, she plucks a hair from her head and leaves it in the car in case she gets murdered. She might be a little obsessed with Crime Scene Investigation shows.
Hang Out With Failure
Today’s creative draino – hang out with failure. There’s a mystical power in failure. You might say success is made of failure. If no one failed, there would be no success. Success requires risk of failure.
Community Pool: Camron Ware
One question. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learn about creativity? Camron Ware answers: “There isn’t really anything new. Each idea is just modified.”
My Current Block
We all go through creative blocks (even those of us who blog about getting through them). My current block has to do with writing. I’m working on writing a book. I have so many ideas. So many quotes. So many stories. But when it comes to putting them together, I’m stuck.
Encourage Someone’s Dream
Sometimes encouragement is all you need to get your creative juices flowing again. But asking for encouragement rarely yields the desired results. After the awkward chuckles, if someone does encourage you, it’s hard to take the encouragement seriously. What a dilemma!
Priorities
Dreams are expensive. Getting inspired often doesn’t come cheap. When creativity involves travel or education, people can get scared off. The resources just don’t seem to be there.
Dance Your Butt Off
Creative block? That’s nothing a few hours at the club can’t cure. But if you’re like me, the club might not be able to handle your moves. That’s when I start dancing with myself.
Community Pool: Blaine Hogan
One question. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learn about creativity? Blaine Hogan answers: “Those who produce the most meaningful work have found a way to defeat resistance. They’ve found a way to overcome fear.”
Befriend Someone Scary
This is a real conversation I had. Guy: My friend Foodstamp can hook you up with a cell phone for $20, one time fee. You just can only make calls, you can’t receive them.” Me: Um, that sounds illegal. Guy: No way. Not if you don’t get caught.
Ask
Make an ask of yourself. When you have a big dream, asking others for help is often the only way to accomplish it. Unfortunately, it’s scary to ask others for help. “Will they reject me? Will they be annoyed with me? Will I lose all my friends and become a homeless genius like in ‘The…