RELEASING CREATIVITY SOME OF THE MOST HAPPY , WEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN our society are those individuals who are creative. I believe everyone has the ability to be creative in some arena in life. Some individuals find outlets within which to release their creativity. Other people never do. Creativity may range from writing the great American novel to putting together an intricate business deal to creating a culinary masterpiece for you and your guests at a dinner party to hitting a great golf shot to save par on a difficult hole, and virtually every other range of human activity. If you ever feel as if you’re not creative, it may be because you are trying to release your creativity in the wrong area. Most experts would agree that Michael Jordan was among the greatest basketball players ever to play the game. His highlight film would certainly qualify him for what I would call a creative genius. But when Michael Jordan decided to be a baseball player, he could only manage to be a mediocre Minor League player. While it’s remarkable that someone could switch sports and still be competitive at all, his creative genius was only evident in one area. What if Picasso had never painted, or what if Beethoven had never composed? Would they have been known as creative geniuses in other areas of life? I believe that they have given gifts to the world for generations to come because they found their unique creative outlet. How, then, can you and I find our creative outlets? I believe it is a matter of removing everything that is not your creative outlet, and that which remains will be your passion in which you will excel. I always enjoy remembering the story about the Renaissance sculptor who bet a friend that there was a beautiful girl playing a harp inside a solid block of marble. His friend took the bet, and the sculptor began chipping away. It wasn’t long before the beautiful girl playing the harp emerged. His friend, while paying off the bet, asked the artist, “How did you know she was in there?” The artist replied, “I could see her with my creative eye. All I needed to do was to get the rubble out of the way.” You and I have the ability to create masterpieces in our own field. But we must get the distractions and assorted rubble out of our way. As you go through your day today, look for ways to think and act creatively. Within your personal and professional life, an artist will emerge. Today’s the day! Stovall, Jim (2014-08-19). Wisdom for Winners: A Millionaire Mindset (Kindle Locations 690-711). Sound Wisdom. Kindle Edition.
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