Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - 9 - 12/29/06

Building A Piece With Playing Cards

1) Find or purchase a deck of cards.

2) Find a smooth surface, such as a table, to build something from the cards.

3) If the cards keep sliding, then put a few pieces of paper towels under the cards. The rough surface with provide some traction for the cards. The cards should slide less.

4) Build a card house according to your vision. Don’t doubt your skill. Just build whatever you want. It’s okay to build more than one story, if you want.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - 8 - 12/28/06

Time to Pray

1) Write a sentence prayer about for three of your most pressing creative needs.

2) Create a symbol to represent that each of those needs.

3) Write the date and location of where you wrote the prayers and symbols.

4) Write a date two weeks from today in the same area.

5) Put the requests away for two weeks. (NO CHEATING!)

6) Pray about those requests over the next two weeks.

7) Return to the entry where you made those requests when the two weeks are up.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - 7 12/27/06

Writing Exercise

1) Freewrite a list of five words.

2) Set your timer for 5 minutes.

3) Write a short paragraph using each of the five words. (Don’t leave any of the words out)

4) Reflect on what you wrote.

5) Choose one word or phrase that speaks strongly to you.

6) Make a note of that phrase to use in future writing activities.

7) Share this information with one trusted resource person.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - 6 - 12/26/06

Music Time

1) Choose one or two pieces of your favorite music.

2) Find some paper and a pencil. (You may also use your journal.)

3) Play your music.

4) Close your eyes. (Keep your eyes closed. No cheating!)

5) Put your pencil to paper and draw according to the music.

6) Stop when the music is over.

7) Open your eyes and look at your drawing.

Write a one-phrase description of your drawing on the back of it or in a corner.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - Part 5

Clay Time

1) Find some polymer clay or something very similar (e.g. children’s play clay)

2) Knead the clay. (e.g. work the clay with your fingers until it becomes soft and supple)

3) Stop for a minute.

4) Create a piece that symbolizes this holiday season for you.

5) Stop when you feel finished. (Please finish the piece within three hours or so. No perfectionism is allowed!)

6) Tell one trusted person about your experience.

Purpose: Use all of your skills and sense to express your creativity.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - Part 4

It’s Time To Draw!!

1) Draw a picture in your journal. (You may expand a doodle or if you need to find a picture from magazine.)

2) Stop, when you or are feel finished.

3) Admire your drawing.

4) Write a sentence description of your drawing.

5) Add the date and time to your description.

Enjoy your picture!!

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!)- 3

Short Descriptive Journal Entry

1) Choose one of the following words:

Creativity
Networking
Planning
Marketing
Performance
Evaluation

2) Write your chosen word down exactly like this:

Example:
C________
R________
E________
A________
T________
I________
V________
I________
T________
Y________

3) Fill in each blank with one word starting with each assigned letter. It’s okay to repeat words.

4) Write a short journal entry using all of the words in the list. Don’t leave any words out.

5) Stop when you have used all of the words on your list.

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!) - 2 - 12/19/06

Write one 25-word classified ad for each type of creative product or service that you sell.

Keep in mind the following suggestions:

1) Your client type.
2) Your client’s primary reason for purchasing your service or product.
3) Your client’s potential for referring more business to you.
4) Your client’s feedback.
5) Your perception of your client (similarities and differences)
6) The goal(s) you wish to reach using this classified ad.

Purpose: To clarify:

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Creativity Punch (Not A Drink!)- 1 - 12/18/06

For the reminder of the year, I will be sharing exercises and quotes with you, that I hope will inspire your creativity. It’s a busy time for everyone, no matter what holiday you choose to celebrate. I don’t want to add more work to your busy calendars. So I will post some exercises and some quotes plus a holiday greeting or two throughout the first week of the New Year. Enjoy and be inspired!!

Creativity Punch — First Exercise

Please follow these general rules for all exercises!!

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Need To Blog? — Balance

I talk about balance a lot. I do it, because oftentimes I don’t maintain a good balance in my life, between many areas, especially work and relaxation. At the moment I’m writing this to remind myself that I need to write in my offline paper journal for a bit today. I told someone that I would do so, on Friday, and did I? No. I didn’t. I can tell when I need to journal, because in other parts of my life, I start to feel restless and a bit irritable. I know better than to push myself like this. If I continue in this direction, I will probably end up in a stupid and useless argument with someone because I haven’t taken the time to talk out what was bothering me in the first place. That’s a habit I’ve been working hard on breaking. It doesn’t help me or the other person to pick a fight, but it does provide a temporary distraction for me, at least for awhile.

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