I just dug out an old CD - a recording from Earl Nightingale that is probably 50 years old and as relevant today as it ever was. Earl discusses the characteristics of highly creative people: Socrates, da Vinci, Einstein, Shakespeare, etc. He lists 25 characteristics, suggests you write one each on a card, arrange them in order from weakest to strongest, and for the next 25 weeks you focus on one characteristic for an entire week; starting with the weakest one for you. Cool exercise - anyone else willing to play?
- Drive
- Courage
- Goals
- Knowledge (a thirst for more)
- Good health (physical and mental)
- Honesty - integrity
- Optimism
- Judgment - gathering facts first and understanding them
- Enthusiasm
- Chance taker
- Dynamic - energetic
- Enterprising - opportunity seeker
- Persuasive
- Outgoing
- Good communicator - verbally skilled
- Perceptive
- Patient with others - impatient with self
- Adaptable
- Perfection - seeking highest quality from self
- Sense of humor
- Versatile
- Curious
- Individualistic - do it their own way
- Realist/Idealist - grounded in reality - driven by ideals
- Imaginative
In 25 weeks we will each be 25 weeks older. We can be just 25 weeks older or we can be 25 weeks older and a little better and wiser...
