Creative Thinking – What if I’m NOT a Creative Person? (Day 3 – 30 Day Video Challenge)

Great ideas, Jim! I just want to add another idea. Post comments on other people’s blogs. I create a lot of my content that way. I add my insights to whatever topic they were discussing. Then I take my insights and flesh them out into a full article on the subject that is 100% unique.

But I’ve found that the act of commenting triggers my creativity and gets me out of the “what should I write about” swamp. I rarely sit down and try to think of a topic anymore. Even when I need to write on a particular subject, I always get myself going by seeing what others have said about the same subject. Inspiration comes quickly and easily that way.

Hmmm… now where should I use the article I flesh out of this comment?

Jim,

You and Jeff make an excellent points.

I think the key is to get in ‘motion’ – do something.

Take 10 minutes in ezinearticles as you suggest and then write 10 headlines, the maybe 2 intro paragraphs and you are off to the races!

Suzy Weiss

I like to set up keyword alerts in google for my main keywords. (get a free gmail account just for this if you don’t have one) They email me snippets from all around the web relating to my keyword.

If I feel extremely uncreative, I write a post ‘responding or commenting’ on someone else’s post.

“I just read a great article at such and such’s blog” (link here to the other blog) and then summarize the post. Make sure you add at least a paragraph of you own thoughts.

You can be in agreement or disagreement, it doesn’t matter. More than likely it will stimulate other ideas.

I like to keep a “blog post idea” log for the times I feel stuck.

Thanks Jim for reminding me how to get “unstuck”

Debbie

Good advise Jim. A quote from Anish Kapoor, “All ideas grow out of other ideas”.

Hey Jim,

Watch this space. I’ll have a video product done in 5 days time.

Wednesday 20th January

This has given me the impetus for something I have been thinking about for weeks and with listening to Armands comment and this video I’m gonna do it.

Richard