51 Reasons Why You Are A Creative
A self-test…
So you say you aren’t a creative? Well, we’ll see about that. Please take this self-test.
1. Do you blog?
2. Do you send emails?
3. Do you tweet?
4. Do you post messages on Facebook?
5. Do you contribute to LinkedIn groups?
6. Do you make powerpoint presentations?
7. Do you have a camera?
8. Do you have a video camera?
9. Do you have a smart phone?
10. Do you doodle?
11. Do you sketch in a moleskine?
12. Do you play an instrument? Paint? Draw? Sculpt? Graffiti?
13. Heck, do you create song lists on iTunes?
14. Do you futz with iMovie?
15. Do you retweet content to share with your audience?
16. Do you podcast?
17. Do you talk on the phone?
18. Do you tell stories to your children? At bedtime?
18.5. Do you tell stories to friends over dinner and wine?
19. Do you recap the day’s events with your special someone?
20. Do you gossip at the water cooler?
21. Do you have an e-newsletter?
22. Do you meet people at networking events, and deliver an elevator speech?
23. Do you design?
24. Do you take action on customer feedback?
25. Do you live a bold life, aka are you crafting a great life story?
26. Do you work on your appearance, through exercise and/or dressing well?
27. Are you a curator?
28. Do you Skype?
29. Do you reflect on what you read, and what the words mean to you?
30. Do you travel?
31. Do you have a YouTube channel?
32. Do you mediate disagreements at the office?
33. Do you force yourself to hang with folks in different departments?
34. Do you go to art galleries to expose yourself to new ideas?
35. Do you read books that stretch your intellect?
36. Do you problem solve?
37. Do you comment on other blogs?
38. Do you send handwritten notes to people?
39. Do you sing in the shower?
40. Do you buy art?
41. Do you teach your dog tricks?
41.5. Do you teach old dogs new tricks?
42. Do you speak in front of people?
43. Do you conduct training?
44. Do you volunteer?
45. Do you put on trade shows?
46. Do you do PR?
47. Do you write headlines?
48. Are you a copywriter?
49. Do you write memoranda?
50. Do you ponder the future, do you dream?
51. Do you think? [I mean really think, not just be conscious]
If you answered YES to even ONE of the items on this list, you are a creative.
And the sooner you get your head out of your ass and understand this, you will look at the process of living life and doing business very differently.
Yeah, think about it. You are crafting messages — creating art — that you hope impacts and influences people, right?
Right. I thought so.
You are a creative. Now go act like one. Life is waiting…