Your own portable state-of-the-art creative studio

I very much believe in creativity in all things and as a way of life, whether in how you style your hair, cook a meal, arrange your furniture or dance at parties.

But there is a distinction between having this attitude of creativity in all things (see previous post on "holistic creativity") and actually settling down to work on specific creative projects.

Some projects may require specific equipment, tools and materials that need to be set up in one place, a studio of some kind.

But much of the time, we can write, draw and collect creative ideas in our very own state-of-the-art portable studios - OUR OWN HEADS!

What use is any studio without a creative input, someone to put the equipment and space to good use and create?

If we train ourselves to hold the idea that we have all the materials we need to be creative in our heads and hands, then wherever we are and whatever we're doing, even if we're miles from our regular creative studio or place of work, we can instantly put ourselves into a state of being creatively open and productive.

And this ties in with the "creativity in all things" attitude. The more we are open to being creative, and accepting that ideas will flow and develop at any time in our heads, the more easy it will become to be constantly creative and not be hindered by not being in the right place or in the right mood.

Practice this directly by taking a notebook to various places you go, and creating at random times of the day. Just take 5 minutes to stop, open your notebook and write, draw or sketch whatever ideas are in your mind at the time. The process is more important than the end product at this stage. The more you can do this, the more open your creative channels will be.

The added benefit is the more you practice, the easier you'll find it to produce consistently satisfying work in your major creative projects.