Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate? I used to feel this way. I have since learned that creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. Actually, there is no such thing as “being more creative”, you are already a creative being.

I’m sure we can all relate to moments when we felt stuck trying to tap into our own creativity. Did you know that this block is merely your mind at work? Your mind is creating all sorts of assumptions, self-imposed constraints and self-limiting inhibitions. I have found that we can remove these assumptions just by being in the moment; start doing, and stop thinking.

Below is a summary of the seven habits Tina from ‘Think Simple Now’ has found in highly innovative and creative people organized and summarized from Scott Berkun’s “the myths of innovation“.

1.Persistence
Thomas A. Edison “Invention is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration”

2.Remove Self-Limiting Inhibitions
Encourage ourselves to be open to new ideas and solutions without setting limiting beliefs.

3.Take Risks, Make Mistakes
Thomas A. Edison “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

4.Escape
Our environment can and does effect how we feel.

5.Writing Things Down
Many innovators and creative people keep a journal to jot down ideas and thoughts.

6.Find Patterns & Create Combinations
Ideas come from other ideas.

7.Curiosity
Practice seeing things differently!

To read the full article that explains the points above in more depth and also goes onto sharing some of her own techniques that you can  apply to cultivate creativity . To read the full article written Tina click on the following link;

http://thinksimplenow.com/creativity/7-habits-of-highly-innovative-people

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