Increase Creativity A-Z - N Is For Nurture- How To Nurture Your Creativity & See It Blossom

Your creativity is an organic, living, evolving entity.

And, like plants need sunlight, water and nutrients to grow and blossom, so does your creativity.

If you put a plant in a dark cupboard, with no sunlight and no water, however hardy it was, it wouldn’t survive very long in such harsh conditions.

And yet sometimes we expect to treat our creativity with the same kind of neglect and then be able to create freely and abundantly at the snap of our fingers.

To get the best from our creativity, to be as creative as we can be and to create consistently near our creative potential, we have to nurture and take care of it.

Here are some of the key ways you can nurture YOUR creativity and watch it blossom and flourish:

1. Ample sunlight. Your creativity can’t exist in the dark for long with no outside stimulus. Give your creativity regular fresh input and stimulation by reading, taking in new art, visiting new places, interacting with other creative people, and a variety of other ways.

2. Lots of watering. Giving yourself recognition and reward for creating. So few people are brave enough to step and create the things that really matter to them. Be proud of yourself when you do, and acknowledge the commitment you’ve shown to your creativity.

3. Regular weeding. Too many weeds and a plant will be choked of the nutrients it needs. Similarly, too much clutter around you, mentally and physically, will severely limit your creativity. Stay on top of the kind of baggage that can drag you down.

4. Careful Pruning. What you create is yours. So you can shape your creations the way you want them. But remember too, to listen to and respond to the unique natural flow and rhythm of each creative project you’re working on.

5. Re-potting. When a plant gets too big for its pot, it needs re-potting into a larger pot so it can continue to grow. Has your creative ambition outgrown your surroundings? Do you need a new creative space to really be able to do justice to your creativity and what you want to achieve?

Take these 5 crucial elements to nurturing your creativity on board today. By truly giving it the care it deserves, you’ll find you’ll increase your creativity no end.

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