What does it look like to be imaginative every day?

Be Imaginative.

What does it look like to be imaginative in everyday life? It’s a combination of all three sub-attributes: dreaming big, never being satisfied with the status quo, and using your imagination to develop and implement solutions. 

People who think like this are constantly looking for ways to improve. They yell out, “I’m here! “What can we improve? What seems impossible that we can make possible?” There is no problem that doesn’t have a solution. Even when we don’t know of a perfect solution, the goal is to work the problem. 

It may not be the right solution immediately, but imaginative thinking can transform you into an innovative solutionist who isn’t afraid to try and fail quickly. Innovative solutionists are persistent because they understand that failure is not an option.

Though the solutions may be born of imagination and creativity, the thought process for finding the solution can easily be broken down into a few actionable steps:

1. Center yourself so you can open up to those big dreams and solutions. What centers you? There are several practices that can be helpful for centering. Some people journal, exercise, create art, garden, etc. Whatever is necessary to get you to a place of peace and stability, do that.
2. Ask questions. This is a part of never being satisfied. When it comes to dreams and ambitions, it pays to be inquisitive, curious, and constantly in search of knowledge. Ask yourself, how can I be better? What can we do to improve? What are different ways of addressing or correcting this problem? Continue to push. Push for the next promotion, the next level of education, the next fundraising level. Your proclivity to improve will directly affect your level of success. You cannot get better if you are not constantly looking for ways to be better.
3. Initiate. It is one thing to dream big and ponder all the possibilities for solutions and improvements, but the real challenge is taking the initiative to put all of these thoughts and considerations into practice. Will you be a problem-pointer or problem-solver? As you make these steps of centering yourself to dream big and asking questions and initiating, you will become more comfortable with being imaginative, and soon those big dreams will begin to turn into your reality.

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