FIVE Keys to Limitless Creativity

CREATIVITY IS MAGIC

• I want you to remember the acronym M.A.G.I.C.

M STANDS FOR MINDSET

• Think about what your attitudes and assumptions about creativity are. Do you believe it’s possible for you to be creative? That you deserve to be creative?
• The two most powerful words in the English language are the shortest ones: I am. Whatever you put after that statement is going to be the focus of your life.
• You are creative. Say it out loud. Notice how that statement makes you feel.
• If it doesn’t feel like creativity fits your current identity, that’s okay.
• You all have genius inside of you. You have the ability to be creative.
• One of the LIE’s to dispel is that you’re either born with creativity, or you’re not. This is absolutely not true.
• Creativity is not born, it’s built. You discover creativity; you develop it through work.
• One of the things we teach at Kwik Brain is to turn nouns into verbs.
• Words have power. When you wake up and say ‘I can’t be creative’, you put yourself in a trance through the words you use.
• We want you to transcend — trance end, end the trance. A lot of which is self-induced.
• Be aware of your self-talk, and be aware of your limiting beliefs. Self-awareness is a superpower.
• You don’t have creativity, you DO creativity.

A STANDS FOR ASK

• Questions are the answers.
• When you ask a question, it focuses your mind on something brand new. That’s why questions are so important.
• If you want to get an answer no one’s ever gotten before, ask a question no one’s ever asked before. Things like, how can I be more creative? What am I not paying attention to right now?
• A big part of creativity is putting two things back together, and creating something brand new.
• What two elements can you connect together to create something that wasn’t there before?
• How can you be more innovative? How can you work within your team to express more creativity?
• Can you teach something in a new way? Or how do you want people to feel?
• All of these questions are going to lead to brand new answers in creativity.

G STANDS FOR GOALS

• We’ve done multiple episodes on the power of goal setting and goal getting.
• Set goals that are creative.
• What are your goals to be more creative and how are you setting them up?
• Ask if they’re S.M.A.R.T. and if they also have H.E.A.R.T.
• You can reference Limitless to refresh how to set goals that are logical and emotional.
• A goal is really just a target, which gives your brain clarity.
• Clarity becomes power.
• Are you going to write for thirty minutes a day? Play music for thirty minutes?
• Be specific to the outcome that you want to create.
• Almost everything in your life was once created in someone’s mind.
• It starts in your head, then it moves through your heart, and into your hands.
• Setting your creative goals actually uses your own creativity.
• Write down your goals.
• Writing down your creative goals takes something invisible and makes it visible.
• Hand writing them is even more powerful.
• Studies show when you hand write something, it becomes more personal. And your creative goals are personal.
• Use your creativity to help reach your goals.
• Make a PowerPoint or Keynote montage of your goals.
• Have a vision board and a gratitude board.
• A vision board helps your subconscious focus on the goal and the steps to achieve them.
• As you reach your creative goals, move them to your gratitude board.
• Remember, you don’t have to wait for a greater life to feel grateful, feel grateful and you’ll have a greater life.

I STANDS FOR IMAGINATION

• Knowledge is what is, but imagination is what could be.
• Creativity is imagination in action.
• Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.”
• He would often engage in thought experiments, using his imagination to think of new ideas.
• Part of using his imagination was asking new questions. What would that clock look like if you were riding on a beam of light heading towards the clock?
• Once he accessed his imagination, he’d use his knowledge to help create new answers.
• His knowledge of science and math gave him the acumen to create new formulas.
• How can you cultivate your imagination for greater creativity?

C STANDS FOR CARE

• The most powerful creativity tool on planet Earth, in the known universe, is your brain.
• Creativity stems from the power of your limitless mind.
• Care for your mind.
• All the things we talk about in our podcast, our videos, our app, our Limitless book are how to take care of your brain.
• Get good sleep, eat nutritious food. If you’re not sleeping well, how creative are you going to be the next day?
• Exercise is a great way to be more creative because as the body moves the brain grooves.
• A lot of times we can unlock creativity by moving our bodies.
• A stuck body leads to a stuck mind, and a stagnant body leads to a stagnant mind.
• Moving your body in new ways can help your brain think differently too.

TO RECAP

• M – Mindset: Be aware of how you think. Limit your self-talk and end the trance.
• A – Ask: Ask new questions to get new answers.
• G – Goals: Set creative goals and use creativity to reach your goals.
• I – Imagination: Creativity is imagination in action.
• C – Care: Your number one creative asset is your brain. Take care of it.
• Your life is important and working on yourself is the greatest project you will ever take on.
• Take time, make time, to create your magic.

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