Am I Creative? No You're Not JUST Creative - You're MULTI-Creative! And Here's Why...

We all have doubts that we’re really creative.

Maybe you’ve felt you’re not actually creative at all?

Maybe you fear one day you’ll somehow be “found out” and the “truth” about your talent will be revealed?

Yes we all feel these kind of doubts and insecurities at various times.

The truth is, that we’re not just creative. We’re more than that, we’re MULTI-creative.

We aren't just a writer, just a collage artist, just a chef or just a photographer.

Yes, you probably have one main creative outlet that the majority of your creativity is channelled through. Maybe you found this by accident, maybe you’ve spent years finding it.

But, if you have one creative outlet then you'll have many others. Maybe you haven't tried them yet, maybe you don't even know they exist yet.

As creative people we aren't one trick wonders.

We can create in many different ways, we've just got to be brave and experiment, find the ways that allow us to express what we need to express, and the ways that give us most pleasure.

Leonardo Da Vinci is widely celebrated as a Renaissance man who was talented in a huge variety of ways. Yes there's no doubt he was an exceptional talent, but this way of being multi-creative I believe is the norm rather than the exception.

If we believed we had the talent, the courage, the time, the discipline to try multiple creative pursuits we'd all find this was the natural way to be creative.

Also, each new creative medium we try enhances what we express through all the others.

Think about your creative life for a moment. What is your main creative medium?

How did you come to find this? Maybe it was something you were encouraged to do as a child, maybe it was through being inspired by the work of other artists in a similar field. Maybe you stumbled across it by accident?

What OTHER creative media have you tried? If you think carefully no doubt you’ll be surprised at how many different kinds of creative expression you have actually tried.

Which did you enjoy? Which would you like to try again?

What new creative discipline have you always longed to try but haven’t (yet) tried?

Creativity is an adventure, a journey of discovery. It’s not about finding one form of creating then becoming a factory production line, just churning out clone after clone of the same piece of art.

Before you go to bed tonight, choose one creative form you’d like to try in the next 7 days. Then write down the first 3 steps you need to take to do this. Tomorrow, take step 1.

Have fun in your new creative adventures!

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