How to Encourage Your Creative Side | Evergreen Franchise Advisors

Finding our way out of the crisis we’re facing is going to take innovative leaders and creative solutions. If you’re looking to provide both those to the organization you lead, this may seem like a daunting task.

Stress and worry are well-known enemies of both creative and innovation—and have been known to cripple plenty of leaders. In a time when we all have more reason to feel anxious and stressed than ever before, it may seem virtually impossible to find either of those positive attributes in any quantity great enough to help your business overcome what it’s facing.

Fortunately, there are some things you can do to stimulate your creative side, which can help make the you the type of leader who finds the solutions that can meet this moment. Here are some tips for awakening your creative side:

5 Tips for Being More Creative in Business

1. Fill your world with inspiration. Are there quotes that really get your motivation revving? Are there pictures that pique your creative side like nothing else can? Surround yourself with those, whether that means printing out the pictures, changing your desktop background or even writing the quotes on your bathroom mirror so you can start each day with them.

2. Get outside. The experience of being out in nature, breathing fresh air and observing the world around you is proven to boost creativity. A walk in the woods or another secluded, natural area is ideal, but even if you can’t get out into the forest, it’ll do you good just to get outdoors.

3. Get away from things. Yes, these two work together. Leave your phone at home or in the car when you get out in nature. Taking some time to get away from everything, including your email and other technological distractions, gives your brain a few minutes to decompress and think.

4. Exercise. OK, so these three go together. Researchers found an exercise routine can improve two components of creative thinking. Specifically, those two types of thinking help people thinking of solutions for problems.

5. Find new challenges. Whether in your work or outside it, finding new ways to challenge yourself mentally can push your brain to new heights. That can mean everything from taking a painting class to setting a challenging time limit for a regular task.

If you’re ready to put your creative and innovative thinking to work for you, schedule your free consultation with Evergreen today to learn about starting your own franchise business!