Everyone is Creative — Make Magic

Everyone is creative, not just artists.

It’s a myth that only highly intelligent people are creative. In fact, research shows that once you get beyond an I.Q. of about 120, intelligence and creativity are not at all related. This means we all have the potential to wield amazing creative power.

Great work comes from a state of flow. When you’re in that state, you’re operating on a different level. You’re completely in the moment and not really aware of anything else happening around you. It’s the zone where magic happens.

While you may not know it, you likely already have moments of flow in your day-to-day life. But what if you could achieve a state of flow more often? On-demand?

Prime yourself to get into that state of creative flow.

Just like you need to prime your body for physical activity, you need to prepare your mind for creative work. Here’s what usually works for me:

• Get up early.
• Drink coffee.
• Do some light reading.
• Simply start something.
• That’s it.

Maybe it’s the ritual. Maybe it’s the time of day, when my mind is fresh and free of distractions. Usually, it works.

Experiment. Find what gets you into flow and go from there. Make magic.

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