The Purpose of Creative Development for Business Professionals (and fears that block you)

Creative development is useful when:

• You’ve run out of options
• You’re stuck in a rut
• You’ve run out of hope
• Your goals have escaped you
• You’re procrastinating or indecisive
• You need to change the way you’ve been operating but you don’t know where to begin
• You’re overwhelmed, stressed or anxious
• You have trouble communicating your message
• You have too many problems to solve on your own
• Your personal problems are interfering with your business
• Your business problems are interfering with your personal life

Fear is a barrier to creativity. But we have to name the fear if we want to capture it and tame it. I know my creativity is reduced if one or more of the following fears listed below overpower my thoughts, feelings or behaviour.

• Fear of failure
• Fear of success
• Fear of inner power
• Fear of external power
• Fear of managing inner power
• Fear of managing external power
• Fear of shame
• Fear of humiliation
• Fear of rejection
• Fear of abandonment
• Fear of responsibility
• Fear of disempowerment
• Fear of love
• Fear of fear
• Fear of being compromised
• Fear of being corrupted
• Fear of being controlled

This list is not exhaustive, of course, but removing the barriers that block your creativity is the purpose of creative development.