“I don’t have a creative bone in my body!”
Ever had that thought? If so, you’re not alone. Even professional artists struggle with their creative ability from time to time.
What might surprise you, however, is that studies show that a person’s self-esteem is connected to their creativity. Yep, here we go again – we have to take another look at our self-worth!
It goes something like this: To be creative requires risk. To take risks requires self-confidence. To gain self-confidence requires trusting that people important to us will accept us regardless of whether we fail or succeed.
If we thrive on the approval and praise of others, we experience stunted imagination and seek to conform rather than take unnecessary risks. If we’re self-confident, the sky’s the limit! We are free to soar, stretching our creative wings.
You might think, “So what?? I didn’t want to be an artist anyway!”
You don’t have to be an artist to benefit from a boost in your creative-self-esteem. Enhanced creativity gives you better problem-solving skills. It helps you see multiple possibilities and solutions to life’s daily events. And yes, it even helps with the “art” of daily life how to make a pleasing dinner for your family or color-coordinate your child’s clothing before he leaves for school. It gives you ideas on unique ways to connect and love the people around you and how to save money on the household budget without feeling the bite. The list is as endless as creativity itself.
If you’re itching for more creativity in your life, the first thing you might want to gauge is the heartiness of your self-esteem. Water it with lots of permission and positive thoughts. Pull up some of those stubborn negative-word weeds. Over time, your creative garden is sure to start growing. Eventually, you’ll see the effect of it woven all throughout your life.
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May 1st, 2011 at 8:41 am
You say “to be creative requires risk”. I have always considered myself not creative, yet I am willing to take risks, in fact I have taken many risks in my life. To me it is my thought process, I see things in logical steps, not colors and shapes like most creative people I know think. If the gain out weights the potential downside, then I do it. I would love to improve my problem solving skills, but I dont see how being more creative helps that.
May 2nd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Ersen,
The fact that you’re even thinking about it and asking how shows your creative side. Creativity doesn’t only mean colors and paint, it’s all about dreams and action! What do you do with your time? What work do you do?
Linda
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May 31st, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Hi Linda,
I must say that that I agree on your post only partially. While what you write is totally true I still believe that creativity is more than just self-esteem. I think that truly creative people have something extra; you could call it a spark of creativity when they come up with something nobody else would and that is genius in some way.
Keep up the good work
Cheers Alex
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August 15th, 2011 at 4:10 am
Linda,
I really love your posts especially this one. Have not thought of creativity as connected to self-esteem! Not until I read this article of yours. Also, all these times I thought creativity was for the artists only. I laughed at myself while reading
Keep sharing your amazing advices!
Jeff
August 16th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Jeff,
It’s fun to realize how self-esteem is formed! Producing anything is a great way!
Linda
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