{"id":245,"date":"2012-08-27T20:15:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T20:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onfire\/?p=245"},"modified":"2012-08-27T20:15:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T20:15:16","slug":"the-1-tool-to-create-something-new-and-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onfire\/2012\/08\/27\/the-1-tool-to-create-something-new-and-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"The #1 Tool ~ to create something new and cool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onfire\/files\/2012\/08\/6594767809_94054acab8Smileham@flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-246\" title=\"6594767809_94054acab8Smileham@flickr\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/332\/2012\/08\/6594767809_94054acab8Smileham@flickr-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Do you need a:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solution?<\/li>\n<li>Product?<\/li>\n<li>Book topic?<\/li>\n<li>Idea for a painting?<\/li>\n<li>Whole new chapter in your life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A guru or mountain retreat may help. However, on an ongoing basis, the #1 tool for creating something new is this:<\/p>\n<p>Openness.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oh shoot<\/em>, you may be thinking\u2014<em>I was hoping for something specific\u2014something I could do or do differently right now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Openness <em>is<\/em> a particular state of mind we need to learn or re-learn in order to create something new. Consider this process:<\/p>\n<p>1. Take yourself out of the hot seat. Like a lion in the wild, a great idea isn\u2019t going to respond to your efforts to hunt it down. Going after it with struggle, strain and stress will only cause it to run and hide.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, affirm the truth that God is the Creator and source of all that is new and good. We are here to be co-creators with Him. Our role is to get in the flow.<\/p>\n<p>2. Acknowledge your inner obstacles: fear of failure, angst over what people think, frustration, anger, resignation, preconceived ideas, discouragement, etc. Acknowledge them in order to set them aside. Then\u2026<\/p>\n<p>4. Set the aim of your heart and mind to be open. Think quiet, rest and clearing a wide space inside you.<\/p>\n<p>5. Let the thoughts come. All of them. Freely, without judgment or inhibition.<\/p>\n<p>6. Capture your thoughts\u2014write, type, sketch, chart, speak them into a recorder\u2014whatever works for you to welcome and collect every thought.<\/p>\n<p>7. Work with the thoughts to:<\/p>\n<p>a) Expand them: make sub-thoughts and add details<\/p>\n<p>b) Prioritize: which ones show promise?<\/p>\n<p>c) Gently woo the key ideas into full blossoming.<\/p>\n<p>8. Your gem is there.<\/p>\n<p>9. Rinse. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>What do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/books\/news\/story\/2012-08-22\/jk-rowling-casual-vacancy\/57220020\/1\">J.K. Rowling,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/\">Apple Computer, Inc.<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sethgodin.com\/sg\/\">Seth Godin <\/a>have in common? They know how to walk around with their minds and hearts stuck <em>open<\/em>. Openness is a way of life. As a result, their fount of new and cool ideas is inexhaustible.<\/p>\n<p>But God has no favorites. You and I can get in the flow and live there too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smileham\/6594767809\/sizes\/m\/\">smileham<\/a> (creative commons)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Reader: this is a new Beliefnet blog. I need your help to make it a success. Would you subscribe (see bar above on the right) plus share this post with a friend who may enjoy it? Also, I appreciate your comments.\u00a0 Thank you,<\/p>\n<p><em>Gloria Rose<\/em><em>, Life Coach<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:Gloria@gloriarose.com\">Gloria@gloriarose.com<\/a><\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>@gloriabethrose<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need a: Solution? Product? Book topic? Idea for a painting? Whole new chapter in your life? A guru or mountain retreat may help. However, on an ongoing basis, the #1 tool for creating something new is this: Openness. 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