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How to be creative – What to do when your creativity is stuck


how to be creative so I’m at the airport

how to be creative so I’m at the airport I just arrived and I saw a question

I just arrived and I saw a question

I just arrived and I saw a question while I was at Tim Hortons picking up my

while I was at Tim Hortons picking up my

while I was at Tim Hortons picking up my ice cap and it was a question from one

ice cap and it was a question from one

ice cap and it was a question from one of my YouTube viewers love you guys

of my YouTube viewers love you guys

of my YouTube viewers love you guys Michelle who wrote in to ask about what

Michelle who wrote in to ask about what

Michelle who wrote in to ask about what do you do when you’re stuck how do you

do you do when you’re stuck how do you

do you do when you’re stuck how do you be creative when you’re stuck how to get

be creative when you’re stuck how to get

be creative when you’re stuck how to get that idea

that idea

that idea and I thought you know I gotta make this

and I thought you know I gotta make this

and I thought you know I gotta make this completed before we hire before I get

completed before we hire before I get

completed before we hire before I get into the airport creative you come from

into the airport creative you come from

into the airport creative you come from two things okay it’ll come from exposure

two things okay it’ll come from exposure

two things okay it’ll come from exposure to new ideas and will come from freedom

to new ideas and will come from freedom

to new ideas and will come from freedom and I’ll go over both quickly exposure

and I’ll go over both quickly exposure

and I’ll go over both quickly exposure to new ideas if you’re not getting any

to new ideas if you’re not getting any

to new ideas if you’re not getting any creative and new ideas right now chances

creative and new ideas right now chances

creative and new ideas right now chances are your life is boring your life is too

are your life is boring your life is too

are your life is boring your life is too boring your routine is too boring your

boring your routine is too boring your

boring your routine is too boring your schedule is too boring you’re doing the

schedule is too boring you’re doing the

schedule is too boring you’re doing the same thing every day and it’s boring and

same thing every day and it’s boring and

same thing every day and it’s boring and you’re probably not really happy right

you’re probably not really happy right

you’re probably not really happy right now

now

now creativity comes from variety right you

creativity comes from variety right you

creativity comes from variety right you gotta expose yourself to new ideas to

gotta expose yourself to new ideas to

gotta expose yourself to new ideas to new opportunities you gotta do things

new opportunities you gotta do things

new opportunities you gotta do things that stretch your comfort zone a little

that stretch your comfort zone a little

that stretch your comfort zone a little bit and from there you’ll get creative

bit and from there you’ll get creative

bit and from there you’ll get creative ideas now I’m at the airport right now

ideas now I’m at the airport right now

ideas now I’m at the airport right now traveling is a great place to get

traveling is a great place to get

traveling is a great place to get creative ideas every time you travel you

creative ideas every time you travel you

creative ideas every time you travel you get new creative ideas that bring back

get new creative ideas that bring back

get new creative ideas that bring back into your business into your life it

into your business into your life it

into your business into your life it opens your eyes it refreshes your

opens your eyes it refreshes your

opens your eyes it refreshes your thinking and you know you may not be

thinking and you know you may not be

thinking and you know you may not be able to afford to go traveling right now

able to afford to go traveling right now

able to afford to go traveling right now so you know that’s fine but find other

so you know that’s fine but find other

so you know that’s fine but find other ways to change up your schedule to be

ways to change up your schedule to be

ways to change up your schedule to be able to go out and do things that are

able to go out and do things that are

able to go out and do things that are different and new and fun and expose

different and new and fun and expose

different and new and fun and expose yourself to ideas and people that bring

yourself to ideas and people that bring

yourself to ideas and people that bring out a different side in you you know I

out a different side in you you know I

out a different side in you you know I get a ton of credit creative ideas

get a ton of credit creative ideas

get a ton of credit creative ideas because I am surrounded by people who

because I am surrounded by people who

because I am surrounded by people who who bring out different sides of me who

who bring out different sides of me who

who bring out different sides of me who expose me to new ideas and I’ve created

expose me to new ideas and I’ve created

expose me to new ideas and I’ve created a schedule where I factored that in

a schedule where I factored that in

a schedule where I factored that in where I’m doing different things all the

where I’m doing different things all the

where I’m doing different things all the time so today I’m at the airport you

time so today I’m at the airport you

time so today I’m at the airport you know on the weekend as an example I went

know on the weekend as an example I went

know on the weekend as an example I went to two trade shows okay I like going to

to two trade shows okay I like going to

to two trade shows okay I like going to trade shows just to see what’s going on

trade shows just to see what’s going on

trade shows just to see what’s going on when people are up to the different

when people are up to the different

when people are up to the different businesses over there the first one was

businesses over there the first one was

businesses over there the first one was an RV trade show where people were

an RV trade show where people were

an RV trade show where people were selling campers and trailers and and

selling campers and trailers and and

selling campers and trailers and and buses and everything you need to go

buses and everything you need to go

buses and everything you need to go camping and my wife and I go camping a

camping and my wife and I go camping a

camping and my wife and I go camping a couple of times a year and I thought hey

couple of times a year and I thought hey

couple of times a year and I thought hey we should you should check that out

we should you should check that out

we should you should check that out maybe get a Motorhome whatever just to

maybe get a Motorhome whatever just to

maybe get a Motorhome whatever just to educate ourselves so that was

educate ourselves so that was

educate ourselves so that was the Saturday then on the Sunday at the

the Saturday then on the Sunday at the

the Saturday then on the Sunday at the same building in just next door was the

same building in just next door was the

same building in just next door was the sex of Palooza show and so we went to

sex of Palooza show and so we went to

sex of Palooza show and so we went to that and totally different crowd totally

that and totally different crowd totally

that and totally different crowd totally different vibe and it’s probably safe to

different vibe and it’s probably safe to

different vibe and it’s probably safe to say that we were one of the only couple

say that we were one of the only couple

say that we were one of the only couple if not the only couple to go to both

if not the only couple to go to both

if not the only couple to go to both shows on the same weekend right the you

shows on the same weekend right the you

shows on the same weekend right the you think the audience going to RV trailer

think the audience going to RV trailer

think the audience going to RV trailer shows it’ll be different than the ones

shows it’ll be different than the ones

shows it’ll be different than the ones going to the sexes Palooza show but we

going to the sexes Palooza show but we

going to the sexes Palooza show but we were there both and that you know being

were there both and that you know being

were there both and that you know being exposed to those kinds of ideas and in

exposed to those kinds of ideas and in

exposed to those kinds of ideas and in different different culture and

different different culture and

different different culture and different different subgroups makes you

different different subgroups makes you

different different subgroups makes you more creative even if or even if you’re

more creative even if or even if you’re

more creative even if or even if you’re not like I’m not a hardcore camper I’m

not like I’m not a hardcore camper I’m

not like I’m not a hardcore camper I’m not a hardcore you know well I’m not on

not a hardcore you know well I’m not on

not a hardcore you know well I’m not on anything kind of S&M guy but anyway

anything kind of S&M guy but anyway

anything kind of S&M guy but anyway maybe that’s too detailed I’m a pretty

maybe that’s too detailed I’m a pretty

maybe that’s too detailed I’m a pretty normal

normal

normal meat and potatoes guy there but in the

meat and potatoes guy there but in the

meat and potatoes guy there but in the details on the Evan Carmichael channel

details on the Evan Carmichael channel

details on the Evan Carmichael channel but it doesn’t matter because those

but it doesn’t matter because those

but it doesn’t matter because those being around different people and

being around different people and

being around different people and different ideas will make you more

different ideas will make you more

different ideas will make you more creative so your schedule is probably

creative so your schedule is probably

creative so your schedule is probably too boring

too boring

too boring your life is probably too boring right

your life is probably too boring right

your life is probably too boring right now and you got to break out and do

now and you got to break out and do

now and you got to break out and do something different okay so that’s the

something different okay so that’s the

something different okay so that’s the first one new ideas and experiences the

first one new ideas and experiences the

first one new ideas and experiences the second is freedom you got to give

second is freedom you got to give

second is freedom you got to give yourself the time to really go out and

yourself the time to really go out and

yourself the time to really go out and do all these things

do all these things

do all these things creativity can’t be forced you know if

creativity can’t be forced you know if

creativity can’t be forced you know if you have a goal to say hey I want to get

you have a goal to say hey I want to get

you have a goal to say hey I want to get better at piano I want to get better an

better at piano I want to get better an

better at piano I want to get better an email marketing the more you practice

email marketing the more you practice

email marketing the more you practice the more you focus the better you’re

the more you focus the better you’re

the more you focus the better you’re gonna get at it right the more practice

gonna get at it right the more practice

gonna get at it right the more practice my scales and piano the better I’m gonna

my scales and piano the better I’m gonna

my scales and piano the better I’m gonna get at it with creativity it’s almost

get at it with creativity it’s almost

get at it with creativity it’s almost the opposite right you can’t say I’m

the opposite right you can’t say I’m

the opposite right you can’t say I’m gonna be creative right now right you

gonna be creative right now right you

gonna be creative right now right you that’s why brainstorming meetings often

that’s why brainstorming meetings often

that’s why brainstorming meetings often don’t work very well because you’re

don’t work very well because you’re

don’t work very well because you’re forcing people to be creative on the

forcing people to be creative on the

forcing people to be creative on the spot where creativity will often come

spot where creativity will often come

spot where creativity will often come from taking walks sitting on the toilet

from taking walks sitting on the toilet

from taking walks sitting on the toilet being in the shower right that’s where

being in the shower right that’s where

being in the shower right that’s where you get all your creative ideas because

you get all your creative ideas because

you get all your creative ideas because you have a little bit of time where your

you have a little bit of time where your

you have a little bit of time where your brain has freedom where so many people

brain has freedom where so many people

brain has freedom where so many people are so over scheduled overcommitted that

are so over scheduled overcommitted that

are so over scheduled overcommitted that you’re so worried and stressed out about

you’re so worried and stressed out about

you’re so worried and stressed out about what you have to do that you have zero

what you have to do that you have zero

what you have to do that you have zero time to focus on things that could help

time to focus on things that could help

time to focus on things that could help you grow new creative ideas so you have

you grow new creative ideas so you have

you grow new creative ideas so you have to open up chunks of your time you have

to open up chunks of your time you have

to open up chunks of your time you have to be willing to go out and and and

to be willing to go out and and and

to be willing to go out and and and shower more

shower more

shower more go for walks give yourself more time

go for walks give yourself more time

go for walks give yourself more time stop scheduling so much stuff in there

stop scheduling so much stuff in there

stop scheduling so much stuff in there okay that’s how you get creative ideas

okay that’s how you get creative ideas

okay that’s how you get creative ideas if you do those two things if you

if you do those two things if you

if you do those two things if you consistently expose yourself the people

consistently expose yourself the people

consistently expose yourself the people and ideas that are different from you

and ideas that are different from you

and ideas that are different from you and you give yourself the freedom to be

and you give yourself the freedom to be

and you give yourself the freedom to be able to explore I guarantee you you’re

able to explore I guarantee you you’re

able to explore I guarantee you you’re gonna come up with a ton of creative

gonna come up with a ton of creative

gonna come up with a ton of creative ideas and then your next question is in

ideas and then your next question is in

ideas and then your next question is in the beat how do i execute but we’ll

the beat how do i execute but we’ll

the beat how do i execute but we’ll worry about that when we get there

worry about that when we get there

worry about that when we get there anyway I’m gonna get in thank you guys

anyway I’m gonna get in thank you guys

anyway I’m gonna get in thank you guys for watching believe you guys like this

for watching believe you guys like this

for watching believe you guys like this video you wanna see more like it

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how you get creative I’m gonna wear your

how you get creative I’m gonna wear your best creative ideas come from leave a

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even your new literally taught me not to

even your new literally taught me not to quit and look for to them every week

quit and look for to them every week

quit and look for to them every week they have changed max thank you

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