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Creativity

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Creativity is much like yesterday’s post on excellence.  Creativity requires the cultivation of your gift, whatever that gift may be.  Most artists whatever there media may be work at what they do.  Singers spend hours in the studio.  Dancers spend hours in rehearsal.  Artist spend days working on canvas.  Seamstress work for days on end to perfect that garment.

I have recently taken up the hobby of sewing.  I can say that while it can be relaxing and fun at times, it is also a great deal of work.  Not to mention the injuries from sewing your fingers or sticking yourself with pins that hold your garment in place.  I have other creative hobbies such as crocheting and cooking and I can tell you that the creativity involved takes time talent and skill to be good.  Being creative at anything requires making that skill a habit.

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I encourage everyone reading this blog to channel their creative identity and embrace it.  Work at that which makes you creative and happy release anything that stands in the way or blocks your creativity.  Do not be afraid to color outside of the lines and do not be afraid to let your inner creative fly free.  The world is waiting.

Excellence

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We often hear the quote by Aristotle about excellence is a habit.  This is a true statement.  Excellence is what we do to become successful, whether in work, in school or in life excellence sets the standards for what we do and how well we do it.  Think about the sports stars and Olympians, think of the number of hours of practice they put into being the best in their field.  It requires that they work and practice and try and fail and ultimately what they cultivate is an atmosphere of excellence.

In this society I believe that the Spirit of excellence is missing in many ways.  People today are always searching for a quick fix or for the easy way out.  No one wants to do the hard work it takes to be great at things.  Yes there are some that do but there are others that simply want to sit around and wait for things to fall into their lap.  Work and repetition are the sure things that will make this happen and the sooner more people realize this the better off they will be.

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Excellence must be cultivated and worked on.  In order to be great and to be successful you must work hard, hustle and do the same things over again.  You must be willing and able to do the work and do it each and every day.    It is no easy task to be excellent and it is never without hard work that excellence is accomplished.  So what are you waiting for.  Excellence is waiting for you!