When you think about it for a minute sailing and creativity are remarkably similar activities. Anyone can be creative just as anyone can sail. Hear me out. If you don't know the first thing about sailing you can still hop in a boat; throw up a sheet; catch a lucky wind and you're off. If the conditions are right, the boat will go exactly where you want and you'll be sailing just because your tried.
Now consider the flip side of this situation. Maybe you get in that boat, do the exact same thing and go nowhere or worse yet, crashing into shore. That's OK it just wasn't your day. However, this is where a salty sailor shines. She knows by experience and instinct how to steer her ship in good conditions and bad. She can go up river, against the wind, or magically move in a lack of wind. Sometimes it will require a little extra work, but she always gets where she wants to be.
The same is true for creative activities and creative people. Even if you don't think you have a creative bone in your body you may find that if you put your nose down and give it a shot you get some good results. Then again, you may not. Creative people always seems to find a way to break through the clutter and deliver the solution you need. That takes the experience, talent and intuition of years of work.
Then there are sometimes you find your boat on a sandbar. That's when it's time to order a margarita and wait for the tide to come back!
Now consider the flip side of this situation. Maybe you get in that boat, do the exact same thing and go nowhere or worse yet, crashing into shore. That's OK it just wasn't your day. However, this is where a salty sailor shines. She knows by experience and instinct how to steer her ship in good conditions and bad. She can go up river, against the wind, or magically move in a lack of wind. Sometimes it will require a little extra work, but she always gets where she wants to be.
The same is true for creative activities and creative people. Even if you don't think you have a creative bone in your body you may find that if you put your nose down and give it a shot you get some good results. Then again, you may not. Creative people always seems to find a way to break through the clutter and deliver the solution you need. That takes the experience, talent and intuition of years of work.
Then there are sometimes you find your boat on a sandbar. That's when it's time to order a margarita and wait for the tide to come back!
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