How much of your life do you spend simply killing time while waiting for others?

And at the same time feeling you really could be getting on with something more creative..?

We all seem to have busy lives these days and anything that can help us to make better use of our time is usually gratefully welcomed.

The act of creating each day and getting into this rhythm and discipline is one way we can begin to work towards this.

Even if we do this however, many of us find we still “waste” much time in waiting around for others.

Thoughts come to us in the same manner that we project thoughts. The thoughts you think have their genesis in the giant library of the universal mind and become part of your thought process because you have somehow been stimulated to think them through your experience.

All thought is creative and every thought we have goes out into the pool of collective consciousness and is received from the pool of collective consciousness. Our thoughts create at one level and are not as powerful as words or action, which build on the initial thought in order to manifest that thought into our reality. Everything starts with the thought.

One of the oldest questions and dilemmas for artists and creative people is the consistency of their output.

Is it better to maintain a steady output, write/ paint/ compose a little each day, even if it’s just for ten or fifteen minutes?

By developing this kind of “everyday creativity” habit we create an ever-open channel for our creativity to flow steadily through.

It never becomes intimidating or disheartening if we create a little less some days because we know that the next day, or the day after that, we’ll return with something amazing again.

The Tools of the Trade

The art of Copywriting is perhaps the most in-demand aspect of the literary industry today. Copywriting is the act of writing copy (an article representing a product, indirectly) for a business or business representative involving the service or product that the client represents. Though the demand for this skill is on a constant rise, the act of becoming a copywriter isn’t really all that difficult.

First, you have to have the skill and yearning of a writer. If you don’t know what either of those are, you likely aren’t cut out for this occupation.

Finding your creative groove is another way of saying finding your creative voice, expressing yourself in a way that’s purely and honestly you, sharing the things you’re compelled to share with the world through your art and creative work.

Another, equally important, part of your creative groove is creating in a style and a rhythm that works well for you and allows you to create as freely as possible. This includes having (take a deep breath here) habits and systems in place that allow you to be as creative as possible.

Do you know why you believe the things you do? Because you are the one telling yourself what to believe. Since you would not believe that you would lie, therefore anything going into your mind simply has to be true. This is how your subconscious works. To the subconscious, there is no difference between fantasy and reality. That is the job for your conscious mine to sort out.

One of the keys to being more creative is BELIEVING you can be more creative.

If you have the belief and the mindset that your creativity is limited, and that someday – maybe today even – it’s going to run out and you’ll never create anything worthwhile or interesting again, what kind of effect will that have on how you create?

Here are some likely ways this will have an negative impact on your creativity:

- You’ll feel you have to make your creativity last, you’ll have the rationing mentality. This means you’ll only allow yourself to create in small bursts, or only work on small projects, just in case you “run out of fuel” half way through.

Let’s face it. If you’re an Author who has just self published your first book, you are completely, and I mean completely, on your own when it comes to promoting and marketing your book. Many first time self-published Author struggle for years trying to gain exposure for their book. If you’re like any newbie Author, who’s green to the book marketing game (and believe me, it is a game) chances are the first thing you did was race down to the nearest bookstore, or goggle Amazon.com and purchased a few books on “how to market your book”, which is all fine and dandy, providing those techniques work. Here’s a few of the common book marketing tactics:

One of the quickest and most effective ways to kill your creativity is to try to live up to a whole collection of “shoulds” defined by other people.

“You should do this”, “You should do that”…

What does it really mean to be creative? Follow what you’re told you “should” do? I don’t think so…

Here are 7 of the most deadly “shoulds” to avoid to help you be more creative on your own terms:

Do you proudly shout about your creativity from the rooftops?

Or instead do you keep it hidden away and only talk about being creative with a few carefully chosen trusted friends, as if you’re members of some secret taboo society?

If you’re more like the second description, maybe it’s time to come out of the creativity closet a little. At least open the door and have a peek around!

Here are 5 reasons why your creativity is a NOT a dirty secret and can be openly and proudly celebrated: