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It's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they
don't. The power of innovation. If you've ever marveled at somebody's
creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just
takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten
were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is,
everybody has potential.
You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never
commit the same mistake again? It's the same with innovation. It takes a
bit of practice and a lot of time before this mind function comes easily
when called. This article will teach you a few tips on how to bring
innovation into your life.
- Don't listen to what other people say. Follow
the beat of your own drum. Allowing for the input of other people
will only bring cacophony to the music you are trying to make. If
you have an original idea, don't waste your time and effort trying
to make people understand. They won't. And the help you will
probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all those
geniuses listened to their peers, we would probably still be living
in the middle ages.
- Spend time on it. I cannot
stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip to tell
you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky
time management but with a little discipline you'll be able to
squeeze both in.
- Exercise. Take a
walk. Run a mile or two. Send all those endorphins coursing through
your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and
allows for anything to pop up.
- Record your dreams. Aren't
some of them just the craziest things that your conscious mind would
never have thought of? If you've had these dreams before, and I'm
sure have, this only shows you the untapped innovative power you
have lying within. So jot down those notes. Those dreams may just
create an innovative spark in you.
- Find your own style. You can
always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You'll know Hemingway wrote
something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same
with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is
uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of what you
were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you
are.
- Don't hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don't
need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The
same way with writing. You don't need some expensive fountain pen
and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling
wrote the first book of the Harry Potter Series on bits of tissue.
So what if you've got an expensive SLR camera if you're a crappy
photographer? Who cares if you've got a blinging laptop if you can't
write at all? The artist actually reduces the number of tools he has
as he gets better at his craft: he knows what works and what
doesn't.
- Nothing will work without passion. What
wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? What is
the one thing that you'll die if you don't do? Sometimes people with
talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think the hare
and the tortoise. Ellen DeGeneres once said that if you're not doing
something that you want to do, then you don't really want to do it.
And that's true. Sometimes you just want something so bad you become
a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you
going.
- Don't worry about inspiration. You can't
force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to, for those
unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea
could strike you on the subway, yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul;
you have no sheet of paper to scribble down a thought that could
change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within
your arm's reach at all times.
I hope this article has helped you bring more innovation
into your life. Keep in mind that you're doing these things for your own
satisfaction and not anybody else's. But soon enough they will notice,
and everything should snowball from there.
Dare To Achieve More!
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