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Your Life is a Book Not a Page

2/25/2016

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Just Keep Swimming. -Dory
I have a tendency to over dramatize things. When I’m sick I want everyone around me to feel bad for me and when I’m happy I just can’t figure out how anyone else could possibly be sad. Maybe I’m just an egocentric, self-centered, narcissist. It’s dangerous to take a snapshot of a moment in your life and pass a self-verdict that such a shot is an accurate summation of your life in its entirety. Maybe you don’t do that. I do. There are days I feel that a gray veil has been placed over the world. Other times, the birds are singing and the sky makes me want to fly. (Please note that I do not do drugs…except for the occasional Prilosec to abate my acid reflux or a friendly Tylenol to massage my aches and pains).
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Life is a book that has already been written by God. Sometimes we find ourselves on a page or a chapter we don’t particularly like or approve of. Other times, the chapter just simply does not make sense. My simple recommendation is to keep turning the pages. Take Spiderman for example. On page one you might read about a guy getting bit by a spider. Who wants to get bit by a spider for heaven’s sake!?…and a radioactive one at that. Some people might get discouraged and stop on that page. Who wants to read about a guy getting bit by a spider? I’m sure Peter Parker was not particularly fond of that page either. But flip a few pages or chapters ahead and you have a man in a really cool outfit climbing buildings and shooting spider-webs out of his wrists. That’s pretty sweet if you ask me. You see, the pain only makes sense in the context of the entire story. Some people want Spidey-sense without having to get bit by the spider. Some people would say Parker was unlucky to get bit by a spider. I would say he hit the jackpot.

We all have a tendency to complain…about everything. Of course, complaining about the present is kind of silly in the context of the entire story. Spidey stopped complaining pretty quick once he realized he could jump off of buildings and not die…HELLO awesomeness.

Let me sum up this ragged tale. Don’t envy great people, because they probably went through a lot crap to become great…or else they got bit by a radioactive spider. Don’t get discouraged if you are currently wading through a pool of dung as it is such swimming lessons that make for greatness. The End.

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Why You are Not as Creative as You Could Be

2/22/2016

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An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. -Edwin Land​
You were created to be creative. You are hardwired to think creatively. Unfortunately, most of us do not experience creativity at the level we are capable of. Creativity is the root of all greatness. Many books have been written on the keys to success and so forth and many of those books are very much worth reading. There is something to be said for hard work and perseverance. There is no substitute for those brothers of success, however shoveling dirt from one pile to another is hardly worth the sweat. Creativity is not a substitute for hard work and perseverance, but is rather the spark that makes such work worthwhile. Hard work without creativity is worthless, as is creativity without hard work. 

What is the difference between you and the great Creatives of our world? Is creativity a gift for only a select few? Yes and no. Are there some outliers like the DaVinci's and Steve Jobs' of history who have a unique gift for thinking creatively? Yes, but I would like to put forth that creativity is like a muscle. Although there are a gifted few, we all can increase our creative prowess just like we can build any other muscle, namely, through proper exercise and use. Trust me, you have much more in you than you realize.

Why are you not as creative as you should be?  I'm sure the answer varies by person, but generally the answer is fear. This is the part where you roll your eyes, and think you are about to get a bunch of psycho babble. Well, I'm no psychologist, but humans are pretty much all the same. From a very early age we are encouraged to be creative. We draw pictures that look horrible and are told they look beautiful. We pretend to be our favorite superheroes and dream of one day conquering the world. We are asked what we want to be when we grow up and are met with encouragement no matter how crazy our answers are. Then, as we get older, something happens, and society is less interested in us expressing our creativity and more interested in conforming to best social practices. I'm not sure exactly when this happens, but it definitely happens. One minute, you are a knight, conquering the world, the next minute you are forced into doing things the way everyone else does things.

Some people never stop dreaming and these people are the people we admire or denigrate. You see, most people can't handle being on the tails of the Bell Curve. Most people can't handle the baggage that comes with being creative. Think about Steve Jobs for a moment. Imagine his life. Once he proved to the world that he was a creative genius he was then under almost constant pressure to continue coming up with the next life changing Apple product. Rarely was an Apple announcement met with neutral opinions. No, people either loved or denigrated Jobs' newest brain child. Human beings are excellent observers of other human beings and we quickly realize that creative people are either loved or hated. Have you ever met someone who had no opinion of an artist? Start talking Picasso with someone and you will be met with adulation or laughter. This is the price the Creative must pay and the question you must ask yourself.

Can you handle the praise and the persecution of being creative? Are you afraid of success? What if you tell someone your ideas and you get laughed at? What if your ideas are met with praise? Can you handle the stress of having to be creative a second, third or even fourth time? What if your creativity runs out? What if people love you because of your creativity? Fear is the root of your monotonous life. Before we begin to start talking about how to increase our creativity we must sit down and take stock of our own thoughts and emotions and recognize that fear of failure or even success could quite possibly be the thing that is keeping us from stepping out and being creative.

Ok, so you agree with me that fear is the problem. What do you do now? Here are five things to remember before you read any further:
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  1. People will judge you
  2. People will love you
  3. People will dislike you
  4. People will judge you
  5. People will judge you

So what? If you spend your life worrying about what other people say or think about you then you will never reach your full potential and you are giving people way too much control of your life. Wouldn't it be stupid if Bill Gates took all his critics to heart? Everyone knows Microsoft has plenty of haters. So what? Bill Gates is a billionaire who has produced a product that most everyone in the world who uses a computer uses or has used at some point in their life. Forget the critics. What if Jim Carrey stopped making movies because of the people who don't think he is funny? Do you think successfully creative people have no critics? Do you think they have magically received nothing but praise, adulation and encouragement their entire lives? Of course not.

There will always people who don't like what you do. How many amazing inventions would we be without today if their creators had listened to their critics? Didn't someone once say that the idea of a horseless carriage would never catch on? Didn't someone once say we would never go the moon? Didn't someone once say the world was flat? The neigh sayers are a dime a dozen. Me, I'm going to the moon.


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Run Forrest, Run!

2/20/2016

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I can't remember whether I have ever sat down and watched Forrest Gump all the way through or not, but every once in awhile when it is on TV I'll watch it for a bit. Whether you’ve seen the movie or not, you’ve undoubtedly heard the famous line “Run Forrest, Run.” Something struck as I watched the scene where this line is first used. The boy Forrest was spending time with his best friend Jennie. As they walked home, they were confronted by bullies who began throwing rocks at Forrest. Forrest was hit and fell to the ground. As he began to get up Jennie yelled, “Run Forrest, Run!” Forrest, who by the way is a mentally slow child with leg braces, began to feebly mosey his way into an awkward movement which increased in speed with each strange step. As he got faster and faster, the leg braces busted off of his legs and what began as an awkward “waddle” turned in to a full out run.

What would have happened had Forrest not encountered those bullies that day? What would have happened had Jennie not been there to encourage him to run? It seems to me that his enemies were the catalyst to a major blessing in his life, namely walking without braces. Sometimes I get tired of the troubles that come my way. Sometimes I feel like giving up. Many if not most of us if we were in Forrest’s place would have looked at Jennie like she was crazy for telling us to run. “Can’t you see these leg braces?” we would say. But what if, in spite of your circumstances, in spite of your past failures, in spite of what you see…what if you tried again? What if you tried to run again? It’s easy to stay on the ground, but faith gets up, in the midst of flying rocks, leg braces, and discouragement and says, “I will Run.” The worst that could happen is you end up on the ground again, but what if, just what if, this time, the braces come off, and the crutches you’ve been holding on to for years, that have held you back will fly off in the face of your adversaries? Run you weary…Run.

P.S. I’m tired of writing, but I’d love to talk about the importance of having people like Jennie around you to encourage you at the right moments. I’d mention the fact that it was probably Forrest’s low IQ that made him more willing to try to run with such a hindrance on his legs (that what we perceive to be our weaknesses can in fact be blessings in disguise). I would mention that his leg braces, which began as a blessing, became a hindrance and how it is important to understand the seasons of our life and that what once was useful and good can become a hindering crutch stealing our potential right from under our noses. Maybe another time. Cheers!

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How to Learn a Foreign Language in Less Than A Week

2/19/2016

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Listen and Repeat. 
Just Kidding. Shame on you if you actually thought you could learn a foreign language in less than a week. Oh what a wicked, wicked microwave generation we live in. Anyway, although you cannot learn a language in a week's time it is possible to pick up enough lines to maybe ask some foreign girl out on a date (smoothness sold separately).

Anyhoo, in my endeavors to learn languages I have purchased quite a few programs. While they all make grandiose claims about their inherent greatness, many if not most come up quite short on performance. I've tried Michel Thomas, Berlitz, Living Language, a French Course in France and even this one that threw out French words in sing song (I know alot of people have probably heard of Rosetta Stone but I have not used it enough to really render an opinion). If you already know some of your target language and you want to hear some extra phrases or something then maybe one of those might be ok. If, however, you want to go from zero to hero in as short a time as possible and have fun whilst doing it, then you must needs get on the Pimsleur boat, baby. Pimsleur is by far the best language learning system I have ever tried. It will, in a short time enable you to pick up the skeletal system of a language making immersion and other systems exceedingly more worth your while. You can buy the first 10 or so lessons in Barnes and Noble or wherever and that will get you as far as asking a girl out on a date, but you can purchase like 90 lessons online. They are expensive, but trust me, it's worth it. I learn by listening and interacting though so if you learn by reading or some other way then it might not be the best for you.
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Secondly, after you have immersed yourself in Pimsleur and feel that you are ready to see some real world language speaking in action then go check out French in Action. This site is awesome. They have 50 something episodes of this little-mini French learning show. Check it out!

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Dream Big

2/18/2016

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Chad Bozarth
this is not a Nintendo game.  There are no continues and there is no reset button.
PictureMe in 2nd Grade
I remember Second Grade like it was yesterday. Although in many ways Second Grade seems like a whole ‘nother life ago I remember it well. I remember I had a crush on my teacher, Ms. Hogan. I remember recess when I would go underneath a building and play GI Joe’s with my best friend Marc. I remember playing soccer in the field outback, Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, and this rich kid at school who had those special pump tennis shoes. Man those were cool, at the time anyway. I remember dressing up like Superman and feeling like I had a million years ahead of me to live and conquer the world.

Those were the good days. But days, turn into years, turn into grades gone by and you suddenly find yourself out of college and well on your way to your destiny or whatever. Life used to be filled with possibilities when you were young and not surrounded by life-cynics. If you’re anything like me, you probably dressed up like Batman or Robin Hood or some other such thing too. But somewhere along the line you stopped dressing up. Life has a way of kicking you in the gut and forcing you to breathe in the funky air of your reality. Life turns into an 8-5 and you don’t even dress up like Batman on Halloween anymore.


Why am I writing this? One, because I’m a sentimental type and I like reminiscing about the past. B, simply because the future businesses, non-profits, etc. that will change the world will be formed by people who have decided to reject cultural norms, refuse to be thrown into a box of cynicism and “such and such can’t happen because,” and embrace a lifestyle of creativity, dreaming and dressing up. It’s never too late to dream. You never hear anyone say, “Man, I wish I would have continued with the status quo, same old same old.” You only have one life.  And this is not a Nintendo game. There are no continues and there is no reset button.  “Game Over” means Game Over. A canvas with a few mistakes beats a “clean” blank canvas every time. Carpe diem. And remember, it's not enough just to dream big. Bonsai's may have big dreams, but the pot restricts them. Sometimes you have to uproot yourself and find a bigger pot. Sometimes "you have to put your body where your destiny is," as my dad used to say.

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How to Crash a Valentine's Day Party

2/12/2016

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I wrote this years ago, when I was single. Being single can be awkward. Thankfully I'm married now. I'm still awkward, but I have a gorgeous, awesome wife so who cares? boom.

The thing that I love about Valentine's Day is it is nothing but conducive to a host of various feelings, awkwardness, infatuation, love, etc. While true love is celebrated, Valentine's Day can largely be what some folks have called "single's awareness day." I think it's a bit funny myself, because don't girls like creativity and random acts of kindness? Valentine's Day is obligatory and not so romantic in my opinion. If you have to show love is it really romantic? Romance is birthed from passion not obligation. Now that I am married, I have changed my mind on this and have concluded that Valentine's Day is a fantastic day. I love celebrating love and any excuse to go out with my girl is fine with me. Anyway, that's a side note. I love Valentine's Day because unless you have a girlfriend or wife or mother or sister you will be taking out then you will most probably end up in one of two awkward positions. Either you will be out with some girl you don't really know and be forced to fumble through awkward conversation as it is Valentine's Day or as I did last night, you could find yourself amongst a group of people that you don't really know that well, if at all, forced to fumble through awkward conversation. Oh how I love walking into a stranger's apartment forced to introduce myself to a group of other relative strangers. What must I do, but eat the food, make general conversation, play a game and then leave as quickly as possible? I love awkward situations though, because they provide me with a nice story to tell whenever I find myself in another awkward situation, which knowing me, will most assuredly be sooner rather than later. What's the moral of the story? When you're feeling awkward, don't worry, just run with it and don't forget to enjoy the food while you're at it! ​

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Brainstorming and Power Teams - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime

2/10/2016

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Robin: "Gosh, Batman, is there anything you don't know?" 
Batman: "Oh yes, Robin. Several things, in fact."
Chad BozarthMe, with my #1 teammate
Batman has Robin,  Ironman has the Avengers, Superman has the Justice League, Robin Hood has his band of merry men, heck, even the Lone Ranger has Tonto. The list for great partnerships and teams, both fictitious and real could fill up a book by itself. All of these heroes of fiction were highly capable of great feats individually yet, they still chose to either have a partner or be involved in some type of team of sorts. Remember what happened when the teenagers on Captain Planet put their powers together? The point is, that while it's great to be great individually, the power of a team exponentially increase the impact and effectiveness of an individual.

There is a reason sayings like “two are better than one” have become cliches. They are true. Think about the great manifestations of creativity we enjoy every day. The majority of them are actually the result of a team working together. I know of no Oscar winning films that were made without a team. I know of no great companies or products that were not the result of teamwork. Bottom line: teams are important.

In our individualistic culture we tend to idolize the power of one and the magnificent feats achieved by amazing individuals like Kobe Bryant or Tiger Woods. The problem with aspiring to be like these people is that quite frankly you probably never will be anything like them. We have so many self help books that kiss your butt and tell you that you can be an amazing person. While that's true for some, more than likely you will not be the next LeBron James. So what? You have been given seeds to be great in your own right. You might not change the world, but you could very well change your own world.

So, how do you find a team? I have no magical formula or mystical answer. Forming a proper team can be somewhat difficult, but definitely possible and worth the headache. There are thousands of people out there, just like you, desperately wanting to create something worthwhile. For me personally, I am friends with a group of guys that I run ideas by all the time. I met them years ago in business school and utilize them to this day. In fact, I would say the greatest benefit I gleaned from business school was not any particular academic knowledge, but rather the interesting people I met with whom I was able to form long term friendships. My first little business I attempted was the result of working together with a classmate. Now, I'm not suggesting you spend thousands of dollars to go to business school to make friends. That's not very cost effective, but you will have to do some work.

My greatest opportunities for teamwork have rarely happened by chance. For me personally, I have three particular areas that I focus on in my life: business, acting, and missionary work. All three of these things are my passions and the places I direct the majority of my energy to. For all three of these areas of my life, I have strategic relationships that help me not only be more creative, but help me to accomplish my goals.

Concerning business, I have an important group of people I met in business school that I use to brainstorm and bounce ideas off of concerning entrepreneurial endeavors. I also have a smaller group at work that works together to accomplish goals specific to my day job.
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Concerning acting, I take a weekly acting class with a veteran in the acting field. Not only am I constantly being challenged by her, but the class is filled with many different interesting people who help me be more creative. Further, meeting these like minded people in this setting has afforded me many excellent relationships and opportunities to creatively collaborate on different projects.

Concerning missionary work, I went to a Bible College and go to church to continually expand and sharpen my understanding of the Bible. I have traveled extensively and have a network of relationships all over the world. These relationships have taken time to develop, but are well worth it.

Ok, let's talk a bit about brainstorming. Once you have your team in place you will have to figure out a way to effectively facilitate the quick exchange of ideas. I have done everything from meeting at Starbucks to using Google Docs. Choose whatever is best for your team.
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In regard to your team, it is very important to be a part of a group of people that are humble and non-judgmental. It is better to work alone than to share ideas with arrogant people who will put you down. You do not have time for negative people. I am friendly to most everyone, but I do not allow negative people to have close proximity to me nor do I share ideas, goals or plans with them.

During your brainstorming and exchanging of ideas it is of the utmost importance to never be judgmental of other people's ideas and to never pre-judge your own idea. It is true that when you are engaged in the free flow of ideas, some ridiculous things are bound to come up, but those ridiculous ideas could spark a revolutionary idea in someone else. And when I say don't pre-judge, I mean don't pre-judge. If a giant, pink elephant with wings pops into your head, throw it out there. You never know what that will spark in someone else. The Ad Agency that came up with Chick-Fil-A's “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign surely did not prejudge ideas. Cows encouraging people to eat chicken is pretty crazy. Crazy, but effective.

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Thorns and Roses

2/9/2016

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Life consistently proves itself to be ironic. One day, at the same hospital the sounds of a new born baby drown out the sobbing of the newly widowed woman down the hall, weeping over her husband's death. The county courthouse, in the same day, sees two happy people, commence their life together with sacred vows, whilst just a few hours prior, two, not-so-happy people, sign the divorce documents amidst verbal curses. Joy, sadness, hope, depression, all too often seem to occupy the same vehicle. We take one exit after another in hopes that we could rid ourselves of one or the other. The roller coaster can quickly become hard to bear. Oh that we could be all or nothing...oh, but the hope intrudes upon the depression so that we cannot resign ourselves to the mire of our own self-loathing. Oh cursed hope, why doth thou taunt me so? We marry snapshots of our emotions and believe the lie that we are what we did or what we feel. In reality we are neither what we did or what we feel. Feelings are fleeting, yet they somehow seem to define so much of our life experience. Some would say, how could we know the truth if it were not for the lies? Or, how could we know light had we not known darkness? Maybe. But it seems that for whatever reason, we must consign ourselves to the fact that we are all roses speckled about with thorns. Don't deceive yourself into thinking you are all fragrant petal or all sticky thorn. The pride of the petal quickly turns the scent sour, and the insecurity of the thorn boggles the mind of those looking in who see and smell the beautiful petal. Yes, we are all roses speckled about with thorns.

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Honesty and Creativity

2/8/2016

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If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. -Jack Nicholson
Have you ever watched a movie with horrible acting? Have you ever sat back and thought about what made the acting so horrible? It’s fairly easy to point out bad acting when you see it and when you see good acting sometimes you almost don’t realize how good it really is because the good one’s make it look so easy. I’ve been taking acting classes for about five years and have a whole new appreciation for the craft of acting. It’s funny. I used to think that the key to good acting was looking good and having a great personality. I thought if I had a bright smile and a twinkle in my eye that I would magically be discovered in the mall and instantly be propelled into a major motion picture. I was wrong. I thought the key to good acting was, well, good acting. That’s not the key at all. The secret to good acting is honesty. When you see a good actor cry in a movie they are really sad, not pretending to be sad. When you see a good actor angry in a movie they are really angry, not just pretending to be so. That’s the reason bad acting sticks out like a sore thumb. Bad acting is the result of someone pretending to be sad or angry or happy. The people who win Oscars are masters of feeling real feelings. When they cry we cry. When they laugh we laugh. We become so immersed in the movie, we forget we are watching actors at all. A great actor will make you forget you are watching a movie at all. That’s the secret. Back to my acting class. So instead of teaching us how to lie well, my acting teacher (Nancy Chartier) takes great pains to help us be true to the moment. True acting is reacting, not forcing fake emotion. She spends hour after hour in class stripping away the fake masks, emotions and ways of being that distort and diminish our true scent. Like the smell of an old shoe in a room filled with roses, our self-conscious walls taint our true selves and hinder our true scent.

True creativity is impossible without honesty. All creativity is a risk. To truly be creative, means to open yourself up to possible ridicule and rejection. To be creative requires the removal of the walls of separation we put up to fit in and be willing to lay our very selves bare.

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The Seinfeld Principle

2/7/2016

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Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. -Steve jobs
My wife and I had the super cool opportunity to go watch Seinfeld perform at the WinStar last night in Thackerville, OK. (we took the picture above, that's why it's so fantastic) We've always loved watching Seinfeld's TV show so it was special to see him do stand-up live. 

I love Seinfeld (the TV Show). Many people do not. Regardless of your personal opinion regarding the merits of this American classic, I put forth that there are a few important lessons we can learn from Seinfeld on the road to becoming more creative. If you are a comedian, preacher, teacher, host or any other type of public speaker, you would do well to watch a few episodes and contemplate Seinfeld's brand of humor.

I remember watching a special program about the making of Seinfeld one day. In it, Seinfeld and show creator, Larry David discussed the spark that would later turn into the show. They were walking through the grocery store one day and an idea hit Larry, what if they made a show about nothing? On the surface this sounds ridiculous. What does that even mean to make a show about nothing? I remember they actually used this particular concept in an episode. George tried to sell this idea to a Network. So, a show about nothing huh? Can you imagine what people's reactions to this must have been? What if Larry David and Seinfeld would have listened to their critics?


I don't want to spend a lot of time talking about Larry's creativity and guts to move forward with such an outlandish idea, but want to focus further on Seinfeld's brand of comedy. Each show begins with a snippet showing Seinfeld, who is a stand-up comedian, both in real life and in the show, doing his act. It doesn't take long listening to his act before you realize that he is a different brand of comedian. He is not wild and crazy like Jim Carrey. He is not off the wall clever and multi-personalitied like Robin Williams. Seinfeld stands in front of the audience and begins his act by saying things like “have you ever?” or “you know what it's like?” He connects with the audience not through his vast intellect or wit, but through a special brand of empathy. Seinfeld masterfully focuses on everyday events that everyone has experienced and paints a picture of these events, describing each detail meticulously. This is an excellent method for anyone trying to be a comedian, but is also extremely useful for those of us who want to be more creative.


Sometimes the key to being more creative doesn’t start with lightbulbs, sparks or other forms of “inspiration.” Sometimes looking at everyday situations and thinking about them for a long period of time can breed high levels of creativity. I don't want to veer off into too much of  a rabbit trail, but this an integral component to effective communication. Empathy, personal identification and common experience can quickly create an effective atmosphere for a receptive audience.
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Not only is this type of observational thinking effective for communicating it is also a highly effective method to nurture creativity. Yes, many great, world-changing ideas have come from a “spark” or “lightbulb” moment out of no where, but many times these sparks are the result of mulling over a particular problem over and over again. Below are some steps to take and questions to ask yourself to try and cultivate your inner creativity. Make sure you keep a notebook, scrap of paper, napkin or computer handy so you can be ready when creativity hits you.
  1. Look at any object you use every day and think about it for at least 5 minutes. It may seem weird at first, but take about 5 minutes and just think about any, normal object you see or use everyday. Maybe it's a toilet, coffee maker or pencil. Just pick anything. Mull over it for 5 minutes and wrie any observations or ideas you have down.
  2. Think about routine activities, tasks or errands your perform for at least 5 minutes. Again, it might seem a bit strange but pick anything you do at least 3 times a week and just think about it.
  3. Think about the purpose of the object or activity you thought about and then do your best to make fun of it. Everything has a purpose. It doesn't matter if an object seems stupid to you, it was still created with a particular purpose in mind. Now that you have grown accustomed to thinking about everyday items and tasks. I want you to take some time and do your best to make fun of that item or task. Don't stop there, make fun of the person who made the object (in your mind of course...not to their face). Even if you like the item or think it is useful, make fun of it anyway. Make sure you write down the observations that begin to come when you start making fun of these things.
  4. Write down what you would change about the object or task. Now that you've had your fun making fun, put your money where your mouth is. You think you're so smart. You had the nerve to make fun of someone else's creation so now it's time for you to bring out your suggestions for what you would do to change it.
  5. I don't actually have a step five so feel free to make one up.

Congratulations, you have just been creative. Ok, so maybe you didn't have any world changing ideas, but I'm willing to bet you did have a few meaningful things come to mind on how those objects or activities could be changed or improved.

Bonus: Not only have you just proven to yourself you can be creative, but you have also learned the secret to effectively communicate your ideas to an audience. Next time you need to communicate to a boss, co-worker, or audience, think about Seinfeld and the power of observation.

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