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Inspiration Archives • Candelita

5 fun ways entrepreneurs can get back into creative genius mode

It’s an exhilarating thought to wake every day and recognize that you will define the work that you do that day, that you are in control of your destiny, that you can impact your community directly through your decisions. You can bring solutions to problems and color to dark corners.

As creative entrepreneurs, we have a tremendous amount of potential and power to affect change through our ability to generate divergent ideas and through our power-house industriousness.

Sometimes the industriousness steps all over the idea generation though. We can become so busy with getting things done that we suddenly realize that we’ve run out of creative steam. And nothing is so frightening to someone who relies on creativity for her livelihood than believing it has dried up.

The good news is that your fountain of creativity is endless. You just have to prime the pump sometimes, and research has provided some solid clues on how to do that.

Creativity is a very specific way of thinking, and creative geniuses tend to share certain experiences that scientists believe may enhance their divergent thinking skills. Read More

Start drawing today - even if you’re not good at it

Drawing is good for you

In the inky darkness of the caves of Lascaux more than 15,000 years ago, early humans carefully painted sketches of wild animals on the walls using stains from plants and minerals. This was during the last glacial period, when much of northern Europe was still covered in sheets of ice. Food was scarce, and conditions were brutal.

Imagine what life must have been like for these ancestors. And then imagine taking time from what must have been a harsh daily struggle for survival to create pictures on dimly lit rock walls.

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A transcendent marketing stunt: Van Gogh’s AirBnB listing

More than a marketing stunt

You’ve probably seen the AirBnB listing created by the advertising agency Leo Burnett for a unique Art Institute of Chicago marketing campaign. It’s a live-in work of art.

The apartment in question is in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, and the room is an exquisite recreation of Van Gogh’s painting ‘The Bedroom’. While The Drum calls the feat a “marketing stunt,” I think we can all agree that the effort and craftsmanship committed to this endeavor transcends marketing.

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My Favorite Resources for Inspiration

Anywhere you look, there’s something to learn and be inspired by. Inspiration comes in many shapes and lives in many mediums, but sometimes we might decide to go out and find it…

These are my favorite resources for getting inspired:

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