Creativity is vital to improving your well-being and life satisfaction.

In today’s crazy world, you must engage in creative pursuits and explore novel ways to solve everyday problems.

Take the next 30 days to get into the habit of doing things differently.

Engage in daily creative activities to foster your sense of accomplishment and pride.

Start by listing activities that will stimulate your brain’s flexibility, foster your ability to adapt, and make you more resistant to the problems you face.

Believe that creativity can play a vital role in enhancing life satisfaction. You’ll experience more fulfillment and a sense of purpose through your creative pursuits. — So what are you waiting for, bud? 

When you increase your creative output, you express yourself authentically and connect more with your inner self.

This positive emotional feeling boosts your sense of well-being and happiness. Your creative endeavors give you more personal growth and self-discovery. –Happy people tend to be more creative.

How you express yourself creatively can be as varied as the world’s cultures. There are 8.5 billion ways to express yourself and get things done.

When I visited Bangladesh, I was inspired by how innovative the local people are in solving problems with little or no money. They used branches to make a fence and recycled old jugs for storage containers. I would have driven to Home Depot Canada and paid for precut lumber and a plastic bucket. Young men pride themselves on building something out of almost nothing. I recall Ibrahim wallpapering his room with old news clippings and rice water as glue—and it looked fabulous!

Creativity is about innovation, self-expression, solving problems, and adapting to life’s bullshit without throwing hard-earned cash at the problem. In these tough economic times of austerity, you’ll have to put your creative thinking cap on to solve problems with less income — assuming inflation and other economic factors are causing your financial problems.

Can you share an example of your creative expression?

Truthfully, I’ve always known that I have a vivid imagination. However, having an imagination and using it to achieve results are different. The latter requires action.

Do you have a wild idea you want to bring to life but lack the focus to implement it? Is laziness, fear, a lack of funds, time, or something else holding you up? — all excuses, my friend! I know because I struggle with excuses as well.

What about your online creative endeavors? Do you have a course or series of videos and writings you want to self-publish but, for some reason, struggle to make happen?

I’ve struggled (and still struggle) to monetize my creative writing, videos, images, and courses. But I won’t give up. I progress every day by nurturing my creative side.

Are you more creative than you give yourself credit for?

As creatives, we see things differently. We’re not afraid to let our imaginations run wild and to connect with other creatives. It’s how we learn new ways and discover new things. — think about it

It’s about bringing a unique perspective to everything we do. The result is that we enrich our lives and have a significant positive impact on those around us.

But be forewarned: Being creative requires confidence, awareness, intelligence, and the ability to make mistakes.

Your independence and free will are crucial to your creative process!

Part of that process means going against how others do things.

Ask yourself if you…

• Prefer to create when alone?
• Love radical ideas?
• Loathe conforming to traditional ways of doing things?
• Lead an unassuming, ordinary, independent lifestyle?
• Prefer non-traditional types of employment?

Incorporating creativity into problem-solving will make mundane tasks more enjoyable. It’s not always easy, though. Face it: Sometimes, writing feels tedious, so I take many breaks and create a writing space to inspire.