What does the word Creativity means and how to be more creative?
It is made from a word Create, lot of people think that creativity is all about coming up with lot of different ideas and stuffs, but it’s not like that.
Well, creativity is about creating things; it’s about coming up with new combinations, putting things together in new ways that are particularly valuable to other people.
But if you have created something and that is not valuable to someone else, then it’s not that creative as far as my concern. It’s not just brain storming, but it’s about making things more valuable for others.
Now, how can you be more creative in a day and implement more things and make it happen?
1. What is the number one priority in business now a days?
Is it: Profit, growth, managing people, hiring talents, creating good products, etc? No, the number one priority right now is avoiding distraction and interruption.
You’ll see the moment you begin your day the professionals out there will try to grab your attention by lot of different ways; whether that is a product marketing, sales call, some offers, marketing mails, etc, they have this all day long split testing to grab your attention. So, first of all we need to focus our mind and our attention of our body into the things that create the most Value to our business by leaving behind all distractions, and rather work for your customers, understand what's their desire and expectation from your product and how can you take it to their level of requirements by implementing the required changes.
2. When you wake up what you should do?
What people usually do, they check their emails, text messages, voice mail and getting on the things what other people expect them to do, put their mind on others agenda in short what they all have for them due to this what happens we get caught up and several hours of our morning productive time is wasted, then by the afternoon we remember, “ohh! That part of my business which we call making money may be now I should get into that”!
I suggest that put at least 2hours of your productive time for yourself where you don’t check your email, text messages or what others are looking for and rather invest that golden time for your business on how to make your products better, involve with your customers to understand the issues, improve your marketing. In business if we are not growing then we are actually not successful. If you do these thing systematically and make a practice or regular habit for your business, I’m sure you can dramatically increase your success and growth.
3. Prioritize things:
Make a list of things in the late night when you are about to sleep. When you are done, assign them in order of top priority to lowest. Stand by your commitment in the morning that first thing first and second thing not at all. For first productive hours work on the things that are most important for your business. You’ll see things are becoming more easier and manageable within a week or so and by doing so you’ll have some extra time left in the evening wherein you can be more creative or do a lot of different stuffs which you like for example what I do: I write articles, draw sketches, practice on my singing, play with children, etc. When you are able to do things which you love you’ll be able to focus more on your business. It will bring more peace, and will ultimately renovate you.
4. Engage with your employees personally don’t just stuck to email conversation that bring zeal in the team and the trust factor increases.
5. Do some exercise, morning walk and a little meditation is very important to stay more focused and energized throughout the day, laziness will end up in procrastinating things and in the end it will hamper your growth and business. Apart from this you’ll start looking Young as well. :)
Get worth of the most of your time spent. Remember if you are successful/serious entrepreneur of your business, you must be able to do a better job than any other employee do in your company.
Stay productive, Take Advantage of every Possibility!!
