When people say, Did you always want to be a writer?, I have to say no! I always WAS a writer.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
That combination of thought and action defines creative confidence: the ability to come up with new ideas and the courage to try them out.
Interpretation
Creative confidence is the blend of generating ideas and having the bravery to act on them.
This quote by Tom Kelley emphasizes the integral relationship between creativity and confidence. It suggests that being creative is not only about generating innovative ideas but also about having the courage to implement these ideas, despite the risks or uncertainties involved. This combination empowers individuals to push boundaries and explore new possibilities.
In practice
In a team meeting when discussing new product ideas.
When people say, Did you always want to be a writer?, I have to say no! I always WAS a writer.
Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.
Share what you do profusely, because it will be remixed by others into something new, rich and strange.
As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
Creativity has two possibilities. One is that it arises out of your silence, love, understanding, your clarity of vision, your intimate friendliness with existence - then creativity is healthy. But if it does not arise out of meditation, out of silence and peace and understanding and love, then there is a danger. It may be arising out of your confused mind. It may be arising out of your insanity.
Do you think of yourself as a creative personality? If you do, you are both fortunate and correct, in fact the beautiful truth is that everyone is creative and we all have the ability to develop our creative potential. It is wise to remember that the person who follows the crowd will get no further than the crowd. The person who walks the creative path is likely to find they are in places no one has ever been before.
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