To Find Inspiration, Dip a SOLO® Cup in the Ocean
And 3 Other Ways to Cultivate Your Creativity and Generate More Ideas
Returning to writing every day has reminded me of how difficult it can be to come up with fresh ideas that I’m inspired to explore. In my struggle against this resistance, I’ve discovered 4 shifts that arm me with creative confidence.
Dip a SOLO® Cup in the Ocean
Ever feel like there are only so many good ideas? Like inspiration is a limited resource? I’ll confess that, at times, an amazing article that I read will not only wow me, but make me go wah as I mourn over the loss of one more idea taken from our limited collective stores.
Although my experience is real, this is not the way things really are, or at least the way they have to be. That reaction comes from my scarcity mindset, created from my fear and forecasting nothing but finiteness all over my future.
The good news is that just as our minds can paint that picture, we can also cover the canvas with a thick layer of white acrylic and start over. For creative confidence, mindset is everything. So, let’s change it.
You’ll need to start with your present mindset. How do you view these things? Are creative ideas and inspiration found in…
