In this episode of the show I talked with you about the importance of our hands in our creative lives; it’s significant. The more we use our hands—gesturing or holding something—the more effective we are at tapping into our creative minds.
For this column I’m not going to revisit this radio show. It’s a show about how important it is to allow folks to use their preferred behaviors when working on a project, by the way.
In last week’s show I shared thoughts about the concept of common wealth as the most effective way to maximize our return on resources to benefit each of us and all of us.
Regardless of what challenges you face as you make your way in the unknowable future the best preparation you can invest in, so you can create advantage for you, your family, your business, is to develop your most creative and entrepreneurial self.
Carl Nordgren, host of the Exploring Your Creative Genius on 97.9 The Hill and writer of the Exploring Your Creative Genius column on Chapelboro.com appears on the Grace, Grit & Hope podcast in October to discuss his upcoming book.
In this show, I shared a series quotes from artists and thinkers that related to being creative, then added some of my thoughts. Here are a couple more. The first was too long for the radio format.
The most recent show is a collection of creative exercises that are proven to help you grow your creative capacities; most are easy to integrate into your day. When you play with these exercises your brain changes and the next creative challenge you take on will have benefited from your exercise; it’s very much like strengthening a muscle through exercise.
Last week’s show explored the brain and how it achieves a creative state. One point made and developed more fully here is that our brains are most creative when both hemispheres are working together.