Quiz: Are You Creative?
Worried you may not be creative or you may not be creative enough? This quiz will help you find out just how creative you are.
Take a piece of paper and number it from one to seven. For each question write down the corresponding letter of your answer.
1. When you come across a rose you immediately:
A. Smell it.
B. Quote every rose poem you can remember.
C. Write your own poem.
D. Sketch the rose.
E. Step on the rose.
2. One of your dreams in life is to:
A. Write a novel.
B. Become a painter.
C. Travel the world.
D. Climb all the famous mountains.
E. Just once get everything done on your todo list.
3. Your desk:
A. You have trouble finding as its buried under everything including the kitchen sink.
B. Resembles a natural disaster.
C. Is a bit of a mess but you know where everything is.
D. Is basically neat you use the stacking method
E. Is in perfect order everything in its place.
4. The person you admire most is:
A. Einstein.
B. Walt Disney.
C. Your mother.
D. Jane Austin.
E. Anyone who can get everything crossed off his or her todo list.
5. You consider yourself:
A. Extremely creative.
B. Creative.
C. Somewhat creative.
D. A little creative.
E. About as creative as a turnip come to think about it turnips may be more creative then you are.
6. You get new ideas:
A. All the time.
B. Several times a week.
C. Several times a month.
D. Once or twice a month.
E. You dimly recall getting a new idea when Clinton was in office. Or maybe it was the first Bush.
7. You dream in:
A. Color.
B. Black and white.
C. Both black and white and color.
D. You cant remember now.
E. Nothing. You dont dream.
SCORING:
Throw out all your answers except for number five You consider yourself:. If you answered:
A. Extremely creative Then youre extremely creative.
B. Creative Then youre creative.
C. Somewhat creative Then youre somewhat creative.
D. A little creative Then youre a little creative.
E. About as creative as a turnip Then youre about as creative as a turnip.
Okay this was a bit of a trick. But its true. How creative you think you are corresponds with how creative you really are.
A couple of studies illustrate this. A big company wanted to increase creativity in its employees. So it hired a group of consultants to come in. The consultants started by thoroughly testing all of the employees. They discovered the only difference between the employees who were creative and those who werent was this: Creative people believed they were creative and less creative people believed they werent.
Even more telling was what happened to the group that wasnt creative. The consultants focused on helping them nurture their creativity. At the end those employees were actually more creative than the ones who had initially considered themselves creative.
And that means you too can become more creative. In fact how creative you become is entirely in your own hands.
Creativity Exercise Assumptions
Ready to become more creative? Heres an exercise.
Write down all the reasons why youre not creative. Go on. Write them all down. Every negative reason you can think of. Things like:
Ive never been creative in my life.
I havent had a new idea in over a year.
I dont have time to be creative.
Now reverse those negative assumptions and make them positive. Like so:
I am a creative person.
I have lots of new ideas all of time.
I dont need time to be creative because I already am creative.
Do this every day and see what happens. This is a great way to start getting rid of those inner demons that keep all of us from realizing our true potential.
About the writer: Michele PW Michele Pariza Wacek is your KaChing! marketing strategist and owns Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC a copywriting and marketing agency. She helps entrepreneurs become more successful at attracting more clients selling more products and services and boosting their business. To find out how she can help you take your business to the next level visit her site at http://www.MichelePW.com. Copyright 2008 Michele Pariza Wacek.
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