Break your Routine and Unleash your Creativity
Small children are known for their imagination.
During play, a child lets their imagination run wild: creating scenarios and
characters. As a child, it is natural to imagine and invent magical, fantasy worlds
and persons. In general, putting themselves in someone else’s shoes or another
world!
During childhood, a lively imagination
comes naturally, it is part of one’s exploration and discovery. As we grow up, many
of us tend to leave our imagination in a closed corner of our minds, or, it
somehow disappears from our daily lives. Life experiences and perceptions, tend
to make us more rational and conformist, afraid of taking risks or doing things
wrong.
Research has shown, that, there may be a factor
in one’s upbringing, which makes some people more creative than others. Other research,
shows that we can all learn to be more creative.
As adults, we can all benefit from taking periodic
breaks in our routine, to enhance our creativity. These breaks, can give us a
different view on what we do and in seeing problems from a different
perspective.
Take time out for the following:
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Do
something different which is not part of your usual routine
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Travel
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Listen
to Music
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Dance
(let your hair down!)
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Note
down your thoughts and ideas
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Get
out into the open air and walk and/or practice sports in a group
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Paint,
Read, Write, Compose, Theatre practice
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Surround
yourself with people who inspire you.
Creativity can be
unleashed and nurtured in adults.
If we combine a child’s imagination with an
adult’s knowledge, this should be a winning combination. An adults creativity
has a multitude of advantages, such as, problem solving, thinking out of the box
or building a new box!
However,
having a great idea and making it a business or accomplishment, implies effort
and determination. We will not all become the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, but if
we try, we will, hopefully succeed in bringing our ideas or passions to life.
LIVING ABROAD OR TRAVEL UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY
As an Expat, you have taken a break from your
routine, from past conventions and perceptions. You have created a new
environment and way of living. Use this time to observe all that is different in
your surroundings. If you incorporate the new findings and experiences with the
skills you already possess, this may lead to innovative ideas. These innovative
ideas, may also lead to, career opportunities on your repatriation.
Creativity is one of the most sought of skills
in today’s workplace. As a returning Expat, this is something which you should
highlight in your professional experience.
We live in a connected world where things
change quickly. To be successful today, people and businesses must regularly innovate
and have new ideas. To be in the flow, you must continually advance.
“Life is
like riding a bicycle: you don’t fall off unless you stop pedaling”
Claude
Pepper
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