Most of the creative types, dancers, artist, writers, and the like give up the work they love in order to pay the rent and put food on their table. Few have been able to find ways to use their talents to make money and support their creative expression. Self doubt is compounded by comments such as…”You had better keep your day job” or You can’t earn a living doing that,” from family and friends. Don’t give up your dreams. It is possible to be successful and happily, creatively employed.
Creativity exercises can take you through step-by-step processes to generate new ideas and tap into your inner creative genius.
Any teacher can tell you that increasing the amount of active stimulus your brain receives is a great way to get smarter. “Mental exercise” comes in many forms. While engaging in anything academic is a really good way to improve powers of focus, perceptual discrimination and cognitive ability, humans also benefit immensely from the creative process. Fire pits and chimneys that let you bring your work outside on the coldest of days are great for getting into a new creative scene.