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Envision This and Make Your Dreams Come True

Leisa Watkins — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:13 +0000

Perhaps as a child you dreamed of being a ballerina or playing in the world-series. Perhaps you dreamed of traveling to exotic locations, of flying to the moon, or of being in movies. All of us had childhood dreams. And many of us still have the same dreams now as adults.

Dreams are nothing more than what we imagine our life would be like. It’s the experiences we hope to live.

Sadly though, many have given up on their dreams.

“It’s to late,” they say. That may be true…

It may be to late to play in the world series, but you could still attend the world series, and adult form of “play.”

It may be to late to be the star ballerina, but it’s not to late to dance, and to enjoy it. And it’s not to late to attend the ballet often.

And…

It’s not to late to build more dreams! It’s not to late to [...]

Imagination and Creativity: Both Are Needed to Solve Problems

Leisa Watkins — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:52:12 +0000

Image Courtesy of Mavens

Imagination and creativity go hand-in-hand. By breaking down the words creativity and imagination we can gain a great understanding of how closely connected they are.

Imagination

image – to form a mental picture ate – join ion – action

So we can see that imagination is an action. It’s the act of forming a mental picture and is not the ability to recall a mental picture.

Creativity

create – to evolve something from one’s own thoughts or imagination, such as creating a work of art or an invention. ity – a suffix expressing a state or condition

So creativity is the ability to express what one sees with their own thoughts or imagination. And imagination is a skill that helps to bring things into existence.

If imagination is the skill that helps to bring the things we create into existence and creativity is the ability to express what one sees with their own thoughts or [...]

Stimulate The Creative Palette – Ask Questions!

Leisa Watkins — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:40:14 +0000

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Creative questions are the imagination’s appetizer. They wet your brains palette and they stimulate creativity.

If you want your imagination to kick-in and reveal that next great idea you’ve got to get your brain to work on it. The best way to do that is to ask it questions.

You see, your brain is already asking itself questions all day long as it tries to make sense of what is going on around us. So trick your brain into working for our benefit, rather than against it.

When you want a solution to something, when you want to get your creative juices going don’t just make a wish, ask a question.

For example, rather that saying, “I wish I could go to Hawaii,” ask “How Can I Spend a Week in Hawaii this year and get paid for it?” Then pay attention to the answers you get (more [...]

Your Imagination is Starving – Feed It!

Leisa Watkins — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:05:22 +0000

This time look at it with new eyes! Try to capture the interesting textures, the way the shadows dance upon the wall, and those things that others often don't notice.

Manage Your Imagination to Increase Your Success

Leisa Watkins — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:22 +0000

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All of us imagine all the time. After all, it is our imagination that allows us to play out all the possible scenarios laid out before us and decide on a course of action.

“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” ~ Gloria Steinman

Our imagination determines for the most part how we react to nearly every situation. Our imagination allows us to take our experiences, and all the things we learn and connect them together in new and meaningful ways. And our imagination allows us to enjoy life more fully.

However, there is a problem…

Although imagination is something we do constantly very few of us have been taught how to effectively manage our imagination.

Imagination in school, was for the most part, limited. Even in art classes you were probably were taught that elephants [...]