6 rules every creative person should follow

1. Learn the art of small steps

If you are an aspiring musician and want to learn how to play the piano, then sit down and tap the keys. Fine. Tomorrow you can sit down at the piano again and play. Five minutes a day is better than zero.

Five minutes can turn into ten, just like a light hug can turn into something more passionate.

You won't be able to write a whole book today, but one page is quite. You won't be able to become a famous pianist overnight, but you can set aside 15 minutes for music lessons. You may not be able to count on a personal exhibition today, but you are quite capable of drawing your cocker spaniel, imposingly settled in an old leather armchair. You can start.

2. Stubbornly to make this world a better place

Bestselling author Julia Cameron was advised by a psychotherapist to pursue a career as a secretary, but she continued to write. The famous director Martin Scorsese was removed from the documentary project, but he continued to make films. Lawyer John Grisham, who “should” be wasting time on “cases,” has proven that he should have written, too.

Luckily for us, artists are stubborn people. These people listened to their inner voices, and several outer voices whispered - or shouted that they also know who we really are. Learn confidence from them, then you too can change your destiny.

3. Behave "as if"

An easy way to develop creativity and creative confidence is to act like. Draw as if you are Van Gogh, write as if Kipling. Act as if you deserve the job you want to take. Work as if you are a top-notch employee.

4. Don't be a victim

Change begins in the heart. Starting from the inside and moving outward, expressing our love and our values, we improve our own lives, we feel better, and the world as a whole becomes healthier. It is because of the need to make choices over and over again that creativity excludes the victim position. When life seems unfair, when asked "Do you want to do something about it?" the correct creative answer is “Yes”.

5. Develop your ability to see

It is the inner vision that allows you to notice what is missing in the work, and also helps to see what no one has seen before. It is an incredible human gift to see beyond the present and the past, and from the unknown to extract something that has not existed until now.

We just need to close our eyes and listen for a while. Around us, in the air, there is always something previously unheard of. Karlheinz Stockhausen composer of the twentieth century

6. Remain frivolous in creativity

Then you can get more serious work done. Here's a paradox. The more burdens we put on ourselves, the more limited we feel, the more vulnerable we become in the face of creative failure.

At the sight of the word “perfection,” the spirit of spontaneity flies out the window. You start to think that you cannot be considered a great composer if you allow yourself to compose a simple lullaby for children or fool around improvising on the piano. We adore the "great" art so much that we chronically underestimate ourselves. We're so worried about being able to play in the big leagues that we don't play at all.

Everything that is worth doing must be done, even if it is bad. The stronger your appetite for adventure, the more adventurous a set of creative elements will be in hand when you get to work.

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