When I ask seminar participants what inspires their creativity, oceans and nature often top the list. While inspiration triggers are highly unique to each of us, beautiful spots in nature certainly make a big contribution.<\/p>\n
For many of us, such encounters are infrequent or irregular. If we want to keep generating a flow of good ideas\u2014and bringing them to life\u2014there’s another big resource that needs our attention.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s been on my mind ever since I read about a survey that Edward Glassman recently conducted. His study was done with employees, not entrepreneurs, but there\u2019s no reason to think it doesn\u2019t apply to us as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what he found. Overall,\u00a0the majority of\u00a0people perceive that the biggest\u00a0boost to their creativity comes from interacting with other people.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What else stimulates on-the-job creativity? In addition to other people, factors cited by survey respondents included:<\/p>\n \u2022 More time What strikes me about the list is that it includes the sorts of things the Joyfully Jobless seem to naturally incorporate into their enterprises.<\/p>\n On the other hand, solo startups frequently suffer from a lack of the kind of interaction that stimulates ideas. If we want to create the life of our dreams, we need to be proactive in connecting with other self-bossers who share our enthusiasm for the power of ideas.<\/p>\n There are some obvious ways to bring more of those encounters into our lives, of course. Consider one of the messages I got after last week’s I<\/em>nspired Livelihood<\/em> seminar in Sedona:<\/p>\n “I wanted to touch base with you and tell you how important the Inspired Livelihood Workshop was to me.\u00a0 The timing couldn\u2019t have been better.\u00a0 Being in the same room with others of a similar mindset was amazing for me.\u00a0 I left there totally inspired.\u00a0 This morning when I got to my desk in my home office, I felt like I left the training wheels off of my bicycle and will be able to ride confidently knowing that I have lots of tools to help me and a tribe who will support me if I start weaving.”<\/p>\n We\u2019re going to take a look at some ways you can close that people gap this week.<\/p>\n In the meantime, think about this advice from the wise Jim Rohn: \u201cMy suggestion is to walk away from the 90% who don\u2019t and join the 10% who do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I ask seminar participants what inspires their creativity, oceans and nature often top the list. While inspiration triggers are highly unique to each of us, beautiful spots in nature certainly make a big contribution. For many of us, such encounters are infrequent or irregular. If we want to keep generating a flow of good…<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 More freedom
\n\u2022 Less red tape, paperwork and routine jobs
\n\u2022 Better resources
\n\u2022 An atmosphere that encourages originality
\n\u2022 Fewer meetings
\n\u2022 Better teamwork
\n\u2022 Fewer penalties for failure
\n\u2022 Fewer interruptions
\n\u2022 A more supportive atmosphere.<\/p>\n