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You are creative, even if you don’t think you are.
I hear this a lot: “I wish I could be creative.” “I’m not creative.” “I don’t know how to be creative.” “I work at a job with zero creativity.”
It frustrates me when people say this stuff. They’re typically those who work in stereotypically non-creative jobs.
Newflash: OF COURSE YOU ARE.
Stop telling yourself you aren’t.
“But,” you say, “I work in an office all day and…”
“Shhhhh,” I interrupt, tenderly putting my finger to your mouth. “Let me explain.”
Creativity is all around us
Like many of you, I take the train to get around the city. 99 percent of the time, train conductors use the loudspeaker to make announcements about track changes, delays, what stop is next, etc.
This morning, on the train coming in to work, the conductor announced our stop, then told us all to have a great day and “to sparkle.”
THAT’S CREATIVITY.
It’s all about your perspective. It doesn’t have to be something big. Creativity doesn’t mean painting giant wall murals or playing music or writing a screenplay or any of the other traditional ways we define creativity.
