Ruminations on leadership and creativity
Look around; people are everywhere, constantly doing, doing old things, new things, borrowed things and yes blue things. Why do we do the things we do, what makes us change, how can we do things that differ from our norm?
The answer to change lies in leadership. Yes it’s a term that has been bandied about and talked almost to death. The goal of this post isn’t to be more of the same.
The goal:
To be a good leader in all areas of life. Specifically by having creative lifestyle.
On a basic level all change arises from a new idea. An idea that is introduced to other people via leadership. So to create change we have to first harness the power of creativity.
A good leader is one who is the catalyst for beneficial change in people.
If you don’t like the results you are getting, try something different, anything
How then do we create?
Creativity, metaphorically speaking, is like a person’s muscles. Some people naturally have more and some naturally have less. But anyone can exercise and become stronger. Conversely anyone can stop exercising and lose muscle and creativity.
If you don’t use it you lose it
Little things make a difference
If you want to lift heavy weights – start by lifting light weights over and over again
If you want to create great change in the world – start creating small change in yourself
The goal isn’t to become Arnold Schwarzenegger or Albert Einstein, the goal is to create a healthy sustainable lifestyle of change and creativity. Just like you would exercise all your muscles instead of one or two we need to exercise all our creative muscles.
Like anything else it needs to become a habit to make any difference.
Here is a short list to prime your pump and get the process started.
The 10 step creative workout for a creative lifestyle
1. Stop wearing a watch for a week and watch how it affects you
2. Explore, go somewhere locally that you have never been before
3. Return from shopping via a different route
4. Volunteer at a local charity to experience more of your community
5. Discover how common machines you use actually work
6. Listen to different styles of music
7. Look at your past, see how other have affected you positively and thank them
8. Read a magazine you normally wouldn’t
9. Walk somewhere you normally drive to
10. List 10 things you’re most proud of accomplishing and 10 more you want to accomplish
Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results
When are you most creative?
