- Find Someone Who Loves Something You Created – People who think you’re creative are great creative catalysts. Seek them out and ask what inspires them about creative work you’ve done. Use how you’ve inspired them in the past to inspire your creativity now.
- Use “Real Simple” Magazine – This magazine, in particular, is a great inspiration for creativity. Take your creative block and go page by page asking how the images and headlines you see could shape your creative strategy, writing down ideas as you go. If you prefer a different magazine, look for one with lots of images and big headlines.
- Doodle and Eat – Many restaurants use white paper in place of cloth table coverings. Go to one nearby with pens, markers, or crayons and doodle your way through dinner. Write, draw, diagram, or do whatever else will trigger your creativity.
- Go Get Sweaty – Studies show it and so does any great workout – physical exercise is a wonderful way to shake your mental cobwebs loose. Pick your favorite exercise and participate in it aggressively, putting your creative block to the side. When you’re done, you’ll see your creative challenge with new clarity.
- Starbucks – hang out, they have some great little gadgets and gifts and all seem to have great packaging
- BLOG – And to add another option, blog. Blogging helps inspire me so much because it forces me to check out what other people have going on on their blogs or other great designs/products or trends that are happening around me!
