Comments on: Do You Worry That You’re ‘Just Not Creative’?

By: Jaylynn

Jaylynn — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:11:33 +0000

Your articles are for when it absolutely, postiievly, needs to be understood overnight.

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:36:31 +0000

Yes, the trouble with creativity is it’s hard to predict, so we’re never guaranteed to get the outcome we want!

On the positive side, you could say that’s what keeps it interesting.

Re finding an audience for your work, check out this post in the creative blocks series.

By: Niki

Niki — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:57:15 +0000

I always know I am creative. It’s just a fear of doing and not having the outcome I want. Today I had clear goals, and I started and finished before Lunch. What I think is important to note is that some of us know we have it in us, but would like some degree of a audience to cater for and to profit from. Only way I can see this working for me is to keep at it, tirelessly and passionately. A great bunch of supportive like minded friends does help. But freelancing from a small pacific country, while my friends are in Africa, makes it more challenging. I really like this post.

Before when I was working on my artwork, I put a copyright on it. It said Niki Maritz. Copyright. 2001. Perhaps this image was living inside me and was conceived in 2001 and only coming out in 2011. It was just a thought I had at the time.

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:39:50 +0000

Thanks!

By: Jeff Goins

Jeff Goins — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:29:50 +0000

Love this line: “Forget about being creative; start creating.”

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:20:04 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for your post. If you don’t mind me asking, what did you start creating? I feel I may be on the verge of some creative things coming out of my brain, but I have never had a creative job, nor did I ever think it was possible. I think I may have been missing something all these years.
Thanks,
Sandy

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By: Freddy

Freddy — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:18:22 +0000

Very interesting article. Especially what Sara@ said is exactly matching to what I am going through right now. Many time I too feel like I am going to get kicked out of the Job soon. The sole reason behind this is I always think that the young folks who join in our group are doing better than I do, which lead me into to depression. Due to this pressure, I try to learn more hard and try to get more things done, which actually never helps.

It’s almost been more than five months now I having this depressed feeling, which is going worst day by day. I hope this article would lead me to the right way and towards the path of wisdom and would help me to come out of my “current mind block”.

Thanks once again, for providing such a insightful article!

Regards,
Freddy

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Three Things You Need to Know to Build Your Brand — Sat, 29 May 2010 21:39:19 +0000

[...] Start now Now is time to stop theorizing and start working on creating your brand. I tend to agree with Mark McGuinness who says that we must forget about ‘being creative’ and rather start creating. [...]