Are You an Inspired Creative?

Inspired Creatives are the pollinators of the world – they flit about exploring possibilities and bring life, joy, and beauty wherever they go. They may think they aren’t “doing” or “accomplishing” anything, but with some acceptance of themselves, an understanding of their personalities, and a few tools and accountability, they can not only spread joy, but also make some exquisite honey!

Are You an Inspired Creative?

Do you have lots of ideas for projects, products, and services that could make the world a better place?  Do you get a thrill out of those “aha moments” of life and have an intense desire to share what you discover with others?

Have you ever felt disgusted with yourself when you didn’t run with a big idea fast enough and a few months later saw someone else turn the same idea into a screaming success? Have you experienced the exhilaration of a new idea only to have your zest for it wane as it came time to implement all the details to make it happen?

If this describes you, you very well could be an Inspired Creative. Imagine with me for a moment that heaven is raining down ideas — all kinds of technological, scientific, self-growth, medical, artistic, and spiritual truth. It’s all being broadcast across the earth, trusting that someone who resonates with each idea will act upon it and follow through.

Everyone has the capability of tapping into this broadcast system. Some people are more receptive to the broadcast than others. Some are more likely to act than their neighbors.

There is a small percentage of the population who are almost hardwired to this “channel of ideas.” These people love to inspire others with the insights that come to them through their hardwired connection to inspiration.

Inspired Creatives have so many ideas, they find it almost impossible to pick just one or two to work on. If you ask an Inspired Creative to select his favorite movie, for example, he’d have a hard time doing so. He might find it equally difficult to select only one “best friend.” He would never want to narrow the possibilities to just one of anything.

Inspired Creatives are hooked up to heaven’s channel of inspiration like a fire hose. They get so many ideas it would be impossible for one person to implement them all.

While having a hard wire to inspiration sounds like a wonderful advantage (and it is), there are downsides for the Inspired Creatives of the world.

Have You Fallen into the “All or Nothing Trap?”

The typical Inspired Creative assumes the immense flow of ideas she has are all for her. She may think every idea that comes along should be followed through upon. How overwhelming is that? How in the world would she know where to start? And when you encourage the Inspired Creative to “just pick one of those ideas,” she feels paralyzed. Why? She knows that, in choosing one, it means thousands of other equally brilliant ideas with fantastic potential are rejected.

This makes it difficult for entrepreneurial Inspired Creatives to select a niche. Because they can’t select just one, they have difficulty marketing themselves. They flit from one idea to the next, never laying hold on anything long enough to create a good product funnel or effectively market their expertise.

I have an Inspired Creative friend who decided to narrow her niche down specifically to one group of people who wanted one service. Within a week, she felt horrible, stooped over, unable to get out of bed and plagued with an unexplainable depression. After talking with her on the phone for about fifteen minutes, we dug down to the root of the situation. We discovered that she was grieving all the lost possibilities. It was as if they had literally died, and she’d attended their funeral. We worked to clear the grief and within a few more minutes, she was walking straight with a spring in her step and a smile on her face. The burden was lifted, and she was able to focus on serving her niche, which in turn brought her incredible joy.

Are You a Victim of “The Squirrel Syndrome?”

Did you ever see Disney’s movie Up?  In it, the dogs can talk, and they are easily distracted. Mid-sentence their heads dart to the side as they bark, “Squirrel!” Inspired Creatives often suffer from chronic Squirrel Syndrome.

Why is this? Ideas take time to implement. So, let’s say an Inspired Creative starts an idea. That doesn’t mean the storm of ideas has stopped coming for her.

That’s why an Inspired Creative with a project is easily distracted onto something else mid-stream before ever taking her initial idea to completion. Sometimes Inspired Creatives assume they are ADD, when really, it’s not a physical or chemical malady, but a lack of understanding of how their minds work.

If you resonate with my description above which comes from my book, Trust Your Heart: Spirit-Led Business, the first step to staying focused long enough to succeed is to understand your personality style. When you truly understand yourself and accept yourself, you can then find ways to train your creative brilliance to harness its full powers.

This is what I work on with my clients. I help Inspired Creatives:

• understand their unique personality and appreciate the way their brains are wired
• identify and harness their moods to follow the flow of energy and the fun to accomplish their goals. (Yes! doing what you feel called to do can actually be fun!)
• work in harmony with their personality, their Creative Cycle, and their moods
• release the typical feelings of frustration, self-judgement, and guilt common for those who feel like they aren’t doing the things they feel God “calling them to do”
• have a clear process with tools and techniques to accomplish their goals and harness their brilliant creativity
• have the accountability they need to stay focused and accomplish their objectives.

If you’d like to learn more, please hop on my calendar, and book a free 20-minute strategy session with me. I look forward to chatting with you!