Being A Creative Is Hard Work
For as long as I can remember I’ve struggled with creativity winning the fight over which side is in control of my brain. Hands-down the eight side wins, but it’s a struggle sometimes because the left side of my brain is the side that ends up making a living.
I consider myself fortunate. I have an ambidextrous brain (heavy on the right brain-thanks mom). Not only am I an accomplished artist but I’m logic driven. (Thanks dad for the nerdy Tammi.) every day I’m like a frikken walking talking internal tug-of-war.
And to top it off I’m good at most everything I try to do (except office politics). I totally suck rocks when it comes to playing in the sandbox with bullies and emotionally immature supervisors who pretend to know what they’re talking about. Maybe I’ve been thrown under too many busses. But wait, THAT’s a whole different atlrticle.
Do you ever feel like you have more ideas than you can follow up on? A creative feels like that e-v-e-r-y day. Rapidfire ideas bang away at our brains even when we’re on our best behavior in meetings or giving presentations. Idea triggers are everywhere, a word, a plant, a shiny object, you get the idea. (no pun intended) sometimes you’ll see is scribbling, making notes, tweaking drawings or maybe messing up a project you think is finished. We’re creating.
We’re problem solvers. We make solutions to feed our brains whether it’s pretty to look at or a great way to promote a product. It feeds our brains. It keeps us happy. But believe me… It ain’t easy being a creative.