Empowering Youth - You Can Think Creatively Too

It is a misconception to think that only a select few are gifted with creativity.
Not true at all. The truth is - creativity is just like a muscle that can be exercised in order to achieve great results.

In this case, exercising means practicing creativity.

Here's how: Become a sucker.
Become a sucker of learning, that is. Take in as much knowledge and learning as you can.

Open your eyes and your mind to everything available.
Tap into the universe's infinite possibilities.

The more you know, the more you will want to know. Knowledge activates your ability to see the world from many different angles.
You'll be amazed how adding variety to your mind can change your life and supercharge your creative juices.
Change your perspective.

We are so programmed to think of things just one way or the usual way that we fail to consider another side? How often do you look at the other side? We want to cling to our side as though there can't possibly be more than one way.

There is always more than one side of the story.
Be willing to change your perspective by looking at a problem or issue from some other place, with other eyes, from a different point in time, or with a wider or narrower lens.
Practice.

For beginners, it helps to practice creativity by doing something physical.

You can start doodling or cooking or writing as a beginning creative activity.

Do not let a closed mind hinder you.
The right attitude for developing a creative lifestyle is a willingness to take risks, a willingness to fail, a willingness to be different, a willingness to stand out, a willingness to question, a willingness to laugh at one self.
You should try something new every week or even every day. Think out of the box.
In the general sense this means thinking differently.
In a way, you can make creativity a lifestyle, a way of living and looking at the world. Sometimes, even constraints are actually a good thing.
Limitations force you to work with what you have.

They enable you to be more resourceful and search for substitutes for unavailable resources.