Tuesday, June 05, 2007
What Innovation Can Do for Your Life
It's a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don't: The power of innovation. If you've ever marveled at somebody's creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative; you were born with intelligence and learning ability. The power is not limited to those who are deemed smart or to those that possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential.
Humans are intelligent creatures, more so than animals. If an animal does something we call it instinct, yet when a human does the same thing we call it intelligence. Animals have intelligence too, it is just we humans desire more than a basic existence. Most animals are content to meet their basic needs; food, shelter, reproduction. You on the other hand want more than a mere existence, so you need to innovate to help improve your life.
You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit the same mistake again? It's the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of patience before this mind function comes easily when called.
One of the first things you must do to improve yourself above the animal level is to discover what it is you want from life. Ask yourself what is it you want to do? What do you want to be? This gives you a general direction to begin moving.
Don't listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drum. Allowing for the input of other people will only bring cacophony to the music you are trying to make. If you have an original idea, don't waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won't. And the help you will probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all those geniuses listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
Spend your time and energy on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip to tell you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky time management but with a little discipline you'll be able to squeeze both in. You do not become an expert overnight; you have to practice, practice, and practice.
Physically move, exercise, take a walk, run a mile or two, break suction with your chair and move. Sitting all the time will slow you down; you need movement to create innovation. Send all those endorphins coursing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You'll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
Don't hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don't need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The same way with writing; you don't need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter Series on bits of tissue. So what if you've got an expensive SLR camera if you're a crappy photographer? Who cares if you've got a blinging laptop if you don’t know html? The craftsman only uses the tools he or she needs, having excess is just a waste of money and more to carry.
Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? What is the one thing that you'll die if you don't do? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think the hare and the tortoise. Keep this in mind during your day; that if you're not doing something that you want to do, then you don't really want to do it, and that's true. However sometimes we have to do things we do not like to do, to get to the results we do like.
Sometimes you just want something so bad you become a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going. If you truly desire what you say you do then you will have a passion about it. You will want to work to get your desire. If the Desire has been put there by someone else, then you will find yourself not quite earnestly working on it. So make sure it is your desire, just because your dad was/is one, does not mean you have to be. Be what you want to be, do not try to be someone else; they are already taken, so be yourself.
Don't worry about inspiration. You can't force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to, for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway, yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul; you have no sheet of paper to scribble down a thought that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within your arm's reach at all times.
Once you know your desire, and are working to achieve it, you bring more innovation into your life. You figure out how to do something, then figure out a better way to do it, then figure out an even better way to get it done, this is innovation. Keep in mind that you're doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else's. But soon enough they will notice and they will say you have changed over night, even though you have been working on it for months or years.
Remember this: Honest production of value is the key to your self esteem. High self esteem is a building block for success. Whether you produce value by the sweat of your brow, or the skills you possess, you must be productive to be successful.
Be Blessed.
All About Manifesting
Humans are intelligent creatures, more so than animals. If an animal does something we call it instinct, yet when a human does the same thing we call it intelligence. Animals have intelligence too, it is just we humans desire more than a basic existence. Most animals are content to meet their basic needs; food, shelter, reproduction. You on the other hand want more than a mere existence, so you need to innovate to help improve your life.
You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit the same mistake again? It's the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of patience before this mind function comes easily when called.
One of the first things you must do to improve yourself above the animal level is to discover what it is you want from life. Ask yourself what is it you want to do? What do you want to be? This gives you a general direction to begin moving.
Don't listen to what other people say. Follow the beat of your own drum. Allowing for the input of other people will only bring cacophony to the music you are trying to make. If you have an original idea, don't waste your time and effort trying to make people understand. They won't. And the help you will probably get comes in the form of negative feedback. If all those geniuses listened to their peers, we would probably still be living in the middle ages.
Spend your time and energy on it. I cannot stress that enough, although, please do not mistake this tip to tell you to quit your day job entirely. Do not. This involves some tricky time management but with a little discipline you'll be able to squeeze both in. You do not become an expert overnight; you have to practice, practice, and practice.
Physically move, exercise, take a walk, run a mile or two, break suction with your chair and move. Sitting all the time will slow you down; you need movement to create innovation. Send all those endorphins coursing through your veins. Exercising certainly clears and relaxes your mind and allows for anything to pop up.
Find your own style. You can always tell a Van Gogh from a Matisse. You'll know Hemingway wrote something by the choice of words on the paper. So it is the same with you. People will appreciate your innovation more because it is uniquely yours and that no one else would have thought of what you were thinking. That will let people see how valuable an asset you are.
Don't hide behind nifty gadgets or tools. You don't need the most expensive set of paints to produce a masterpiece. The same way with writing; you don't need some expensive fountain pen and really smooth paper for a bestseller. In fact, J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter Series on bits of tissue. So what if you've got an expensive SLR camera if you're a crappy photographer? Who cares if you've got a blinging laptop if you don’t know html? The craftsman only uses the tools he or she needs, having excess is just a waste of money and more to carry.
Nothing will work without passion. What wakes you up in the mornings? What keeps the flame burning? What is the one thing that you'll die if you don't do? Sometimes people with talent are overtaken by the people who want it more. Think the hare and the tortoise. Keep this in mind during your day; that if you're not doing something that you want to do, then you don't really want to do it, and that's true. However sometimes we have to do things we do not like to do, to get to the results we do like.
Sometimes you just want something so bad you become a virtual unstoppable. And that is passion. Passion will keep you going. If you truly desire what you say you do then you will have a passion about it. You will want to work to get your desire. If the Desire has been put there by someone else, then you will find yourself not quite earnestly working on it. So make sure it is your desire, just because your dad was/is one, does not mean you have to be. Be what you want to be, do not try to be someone else; they are already taken, so be yourself.
Don't worry about inspiration. You can't force it; inspiration hits when you least expect it to, for those unpredictable yet inevitable moments you should prepare. An idea could strike you on the subway, yet alas, you poor unfortunate soul; you have no sheet of paper to scribble down a thought that could change the world. Avoid these disasters. Have a pen and paper within your arm's reach at all times.
Once you know your desire, and are working to achieve it, you bring more innovation into your life. You figure out how to do something, then figure out a better way to do it, then figure out an even better way to get it done, this is innovation. Keep in mind that you're doing these things for your own satisfaction and not anybody else's. But soon enough they will notice and they will say you have changed over night, even though you have been working on it for months or years.
Remember this: Honest production of value is the key to your self esteem. High self esteem is a building block for success. Whether you produce value by the sweat of your brow, or the skills you possess, you must be productive to be successful.
Be Blessed.
All About Manifesting
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