| A great way to increase our creativity and improve | | | | very characteristics. They are also very often the |
| our imagination is to rediscover some on the things we | | | | most successful people in their careers. |
| used to enjoy doing as children. However, there is a lot | | | | Children also have faith, belief and trust. They believe in |
| more than just creativity that can be rediscovered by | | | | Santa Claus, the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy. |
| thinking about ourselves as children and what used to | | | | They usually believe that anything is possible. As we |
| give us pleasure. | | | | grow older and 'wiser' we may no longer believe in |
| Curiosity is how we all learn as we grow up. Do you | | | | Santa and co, and we've no doubt all suffered our |
| remember how you acted as a child when you | | | | disappointments along the way. But that doesn't mean |
| desperately wanted to know something? If you were | | | | that we should become so cynical and sceptical that |
| anything like me, you probably pestered your parents, | | | | we lose the powers of belief, faith and trust, and we |
| siblings, other relatives, neighbours, or anybody else | | | | certainly must ensure we maintain our own self belief. |
| that would listen with hundreds of questions. When you | | | | How much time do you take out for play? Adult leisure |
| wanted to know how something worked did you pull | | | | pursuits are generally different from things we enjoyed |
| your toys apart, or even things that belonged to other? | | | | as children, but there is power in playing and doing |
| You probably ruined some things along the way and | | | | things you did as a child. It can help you to rediscover |
| got into some trouble, but I'll bet you learnt a lot and | | | | your dreams and your 'inner you' and the person you |
| had great fun as well. | | | | wanted to be before you were perhaps told you |
| But curiosity is also one of the greatest teachers for | | | | 'couldn't do that' or 'weren't smart enough' or 'to be |
| adults as well as children. If you want to set up a new | | | | realistic'. |
| business, it's generally a good idea to try to find out the | | | | You may like to try making a list of some of the things |
| approach and methods of someone who is already | | | | you loved doing as a child and then take time out to |
| successfully operating a similar business. Maybe that's | | | | work you way through them. This should be an |
| more research than curiosity, but a boy who takes a | | | | enlightening and mentally invigorating experience. You |
| toy car apart and puts it back together could be said | | | | may be amazed how much pleasure you can still get |
| to be doing research into becoming an engineer. | | | | from watching classic cartoons or reruns of Get |
| Excitement and enthusiasm are characteristics that | | | | Smart or the Beverley Hillbillies, or riding a bike, or going |
| most children have in abundance. Can you remember | | | | skating, or making models, or doing whatever things |
| how excited you used to get leading up to your | | | | you loved a child. It certainly works for me! |
| birthday, or Christmas or any other big event? I can | | | | As we grow from children to adults we inevitably take |
| remember being too excited to go to bed, or go to | | | | on more responsibilities and leave behind many things |
| sleep, or waking up every hour until it was an | | | | that were important to us as children. It can be easy to |
| acceptable time to get up. Do you remember times | | | | become cynical, jaded and even disillusioned by our life |
| you were so excited you were sure you were about | | | | experiences. But we don't have to be so grown up |
| to explode? That type of excitement is infectious and | | | | that we forget some of the simple pleasures life has |
| irresistible, but we can become too mature and grown | | | | to offer. We can still be curious, playful, and optimistic |
| up or 'cool' to get this excited and enthusiastic, which is | | | | and have belief and faith, and let ourselves get excited |
| sad. | | | | and experience joy. Our lives will certainly be richer as |
| However, even as adults, most of us are attracted to | | | | a result. |
| and like to spend time with people that have those | | | | |