I’m reading this amazing treasure chalked full of inspiring, yet simple ways to tap into one’s creativity. Children are the root of everything. They’re full of uninhibited curiosity and creativity. As we get older, many of us a forced to adhere to a rigid style of learning and expressing ourselves. The uninhibited slowly becomes the inhibited and we forget how to let our minds be free. Truly successful creatives have unlearned “the learned”. They understand the importance of work hard, play harder.
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. Curiosity gives us the opportunity to explore, research and play with ideas that are just begging to be brought to life. We all have ideas. It’s what you choose to do with them that sets you apart from everyone else.
I’m about half way through this book and nearly every page is marked up with scribbles of excited ramblings. I love it! Here’s a few of my favorite take aways thus far.
” Attitude is more important than facts.”
“Those who believe they can, can; those who believe they can’t, can’t. It’s as simple as that.”
“The only way to know you’ve gone far enough is to go too far. And going too far is called failing. But if you don’t go far enough in searching for an idea – if you don’t fail – you can’t be sure you’ve got the best idea. Don’t try to avoid failure. Embrace it. It’s a sign that you’ve gone far enough. You don’t know you’ve succeeded until you fail.”
“Failing makes you fearless. Failing sets you free. Failure can become the motivation to keep trying.”
“To swear off making mistakes is easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas.” -Leo Burnett
you’re amazing. love it