About a month ago, I had an AHA moment as I thought about ways to nurture my creativity–I find the process agonizing. As a PSYCH-K® practitioner, I look at what needs balance in my life, and creativity needed a little attention and intention. I express my creativity as problem-solving-—something I just love! Problem-solving with my clients is most rewarding: what are the beliefs that will best change this person’s life experience to match their conscious goals?
Creativity
Besides problem-solving, I don’t spend a lot of time being creative. Someone suggested that I get an adult coloring book. Instead of being a pleasurable experience, I gnashed my teeth trying to plan how to use all the colors. This transformed something that was supposed to be fun and relaxing and turned it into a torturous activity. (Maybe I needed to borrow coloring books from my grandchildren where the sections are less complex?)
At any rate, in my pondering how to be more creative, I realized a connection (for me) between my willingness to try new things —things that might not work out —versus my strong preference for being right. If you think out all possibilities before taking an action, then you greatly reduce the probability of making a mistake— right? I grew up in a family where having the right answers was highly valued. The few times my grandmother referred to someone as ignorant, I knew that was about the worst thing she could have called them.
What impact did the need to be right have on me? I would much rather color than draw, which requires different skills. All through school, I played piano and could sight-read well, but improvise? Not so much!
Practically Perfect Implications
And then I got to more current and practical considerations. Why was it taking me soooo long to write a blog or get a marketing campaign going? Workshops. Taken more than a few. Copious notes. I’ve written notebooks full. Yet I struggled to take action because I couldn’t see ALL the steps needed to complete the work and how they related to each other. This kept me stuck in non-action to avoid doing it wrong!
Thankfully, I have an advantage over most people: tools I can use to help me change my beliefs. Currently, I’m using them with myself to get a blogging routine going and start up my information sharing campaign. It was a simple matter of changing my subconscious to believe that it was okay to try something even if I didn’t know how it would turn out or understand everything that was needed to complete the process.
What Next?
Who do you know that gets stuck like this? I bet I could help them too! I would love to discuss the blocks your clients are experiencing and how I might be able to help them be successful in your coaching program. Here’s a link to schedule a virtual coffee with me if you want to know more.
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