“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” 

— Mary Lou Cook

To be perfectly honest, I never considered the meaning of the word “creativity” as taking risks or breaking rules and certainly not making mistakes… however, now that I really think about it, those words describe the process of being creative in the most sincere way.

Like a lot of people, when I think of someone who is creative, what immediately comes to mind are writers, artists, musicians, chefs… you know, that domain of certain people born with an innate gift to receive wonderful ideas and execute them with their own unique and fabulous style. This definition, however, actually feels remote and quite arduous, and it’s probably the reason why so many people say that they don’t feel creative… and that too is the very reason why I don’t consider myself to be very creative as well.

So let’s put an end to that definition…lay it to rest right here and now, and embrace M. Cook’s definition as mentioned above.  It’s far more inclusive, accurate and honoring of our human experience. 

Here are three tips to help ignite your creativity:

I hope that by suggesting a new way of defining the word “creativity”, you’ll see that you have been, and always will be, a creative being…. the Universe is watching to see what’s coming next from wonderful you…and whatever it is, it’s perfect.