You asked for it! Here they are! My top 10 Creativity Tips
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#10. Sleep with a pen and paper beside your bed to record night time revelations.
#9. Write at the same time every day so that your muse can meet you there.
#8. When you feel uninspired, make a collage about what writing means to you, why you write, or your story.
#7. Record your dreams, even the ones that don’t make sense.
#6. Instruct your subconscious mind to give you good ideas and good plots. Say something like, “Subconscious, tomorrow give me an idea for a new story.” Then get ready to receive!
#5. Always trust your creative hunches. That is your subconscious mind communicating with you.
#4. Leave your computer on at night. Any time you wake up, go to it and write something (anything!).
#3. Surround yourself with green. There is a documented link between the color green and the mind going into an alpha wave state, which is conducive to creativity.
#2. Look into a mirror and state your biggest goal as if it were already a reality. This gives you the motivation to persist and programs your subconscious at the same time.
#1. Visualize yourself every day as a talented, creative, goal directed person, and you will manifest it.
Now, what’s your favorite creativity tip (either one of these or one I didn’t mention)? Leave a comment and be entered into the drawing to win a free 15 minute phone consultation with me. 3 winners will be selected.
Good morning, Kelly! My favorite isn’t on the list. It is laying down to nap with my arm straight up in the air and letting my subconscious tell me what it wants to do. And the pendulum thing is great as well, although I tend to get confused messages from it!
Yay! The hypnagognic state! That’s actually my fav, too, Cinthia! Thanks for stopping by!!
PS– on the pendulum exercise, if you are getting confusing answers, try to make the question simpler, and hold only that thought in your mind while you use the pendulum.
# 10 – I always keep pen and paper close to write notes on ideas that come to me – especially when I am going to sleep.
But I’m tempted now to repaint my office green!
I love the color green on walls! Thanks for stopping by Cheryl!
I didn’t know that about green and creativity. Now, I’m really glad that my bedroom is painted a very pale green, and this is where I write. I love these tips! Thanks
Hi Vickie! Great to see you here. There’s tons of research on the color green, including its healing properties. I love it. Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Kelly,
Great tips! I keep note cards in my purse (along with a notepad) that say:
You are a writer
You will be published
You can do what you need to write when you need to
You don’t have to write like others
Whenever I feel down about what I’ve written or uninspired those cards lift me up.
Love those positive statements Elke! Thanks for stopping by.
I love them all, but this one has worked for me more than once: #5. Always trust your creative hunches. That is your subconscious mind communicating with you.
Little ideas that start as sparks eventually explode.
You’re so right, Pamela! Thanks for the comment.
I think my favorites are number five and number three! Actually, I don’t know if I can pick one favorite because I also like to keep a paper and pen near my bed. These are all great!
Thanks for stopping by Jessica! I keep pen/paper by my bed, too!!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday! The 3 winners of the free 15 minute coaching session are: Cheryl, Elke, and Pamela!
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