Creative identity, along with creative intention, is not the sole mandate of the exceptional amongst us. Everyone has that beautiful seed in them to do something different or special ‘out of the blue’ using their hands or minds. We can all imagine things in a new light; you don’t have to be a genius.

Creativity can be taught or cultivated, and if we look at change as a means of unleashing creative instincts, we can get an insight into how Covid-19 has been a catalyst for some to change direction. So it comes as no surprise to me when I read of lawyers leaving the industry to become artists or writers, nurses going into horticulture, and students looking at all means of creative and entrepreneurial enterprise.

Sometimes you just wake up and think, ‘what else is possible?’ and ‘is what I’m doing fulfilling my creative potential?’

I’ve dabbled with so many creative processes and still do. Poetry (a work in progress), painting (a disaster), cooking (a joy), and now I use my keen creative eye to assist our company with its new property staging division. You’re right, it’s not world-changing, but it makes my world a little lighter and definitely more joyful. Who would have known that the selection of something based on its colour or aesthetics with an end goal of making an area or an entire home look better would feel so rewarding and creative?

So, give yourself the space and time to look at your life and your world more creatively. Over the years, I’ve learnt that creative thinking is just as important as some of the scientific or clinical aspects of business and that its absence is deeply limiting. Stop worrying, find what connects you to your passion, and go for it!

THE ART OF LIVING CREATIVELY