A good friend of mine recently told me how much she loved my DIY projects. Which of course was totally awesome to hear, until she said, “I could never be that creative!”
You guys, my eyes were opened. I have been failing my blog’s purpose. Because while all the DIYs I make are definitely fun and self-gratifying, the real reason I blog is because I want to inspire you to create.
I’m going to let you in on a secret: There’s nothing special about me. I’m not some sort of creative genius (definitely not!), who inherited the right genes or is intrinsically inspired. Before I started this blog in 2013, I was in a post-college, six-year creative rut. And before that, I was just a girl who liked art and sometimes tried to make some of her own.
Which means, if I can do it, you can do it.
So for my dear friend (you know who you are), and others out there who feel like you aren’t creative, I’ve come up with ten tips on how to be creative — even when you think you’re not.
Practice, practice, practice.
Creativity is a muscle that you can train just like a sexy, rippling six-pack.
When I first started my blog, I worried I wouldn’t have enough project ideas to keep it going. Now I have two notebooks full! This isn’t an accident; it’s because I practiced. The more you exercise your creative brain, the stronger it will get.
Or, in the words of Maya Angelou:
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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