Finding inspiration elsewhere…

This contributor post was written by Tiffany Han.

When talking about making your mark in the online creative world, everyone points to one main source: original content.

But how are we supposed to come up with original content when we spend our time reading each other’s blogs, commenting on facebook, and being generally inundated by everyone else’s stellar original content? We aren’t.

I’ve been noticing lots of sameness out there recently. Yes, there are trends. And trends exist for a reason. BUT that doesn’t mean that tossing in a wild card won’t make you stand out a bit more. Or a lot more.

{Disclaimer: When thinking about standing out and being different, fear often comes up. Fear of being different, of not blending. That’s okay. You don’t have to give in to that fear. Really. You don’t have to.}

You never know where you will find inspiration. BUT, if your goal is to stand out and take risks and be different (read: noticeable), staying online to get inspired will only make you blend in to what everyone else is doing.

Today’s challenge: Go outside. Get dressed for whatever weather is out there and take a 20 minute walk. What do you notice? Patterns? Colors? Birds? Inspiration perhaps?

Now, take that inspiration and DO SOMETHING INTERESTING with it. Take a risk! (Hint: it’s okay! You’ll be fine.)

Then, report back here. I’d love to see what you create.

In the comments: what are your favorite (offline) sources of inspiration? How do you get yourself off the computer and out into the world?

Tiffany Han, CPCC is a life & business coach for highly-creative people who arent living the highly-creative lives they want. Just yet. With provocative questions & hard-edged encouragement, Tiffany helps skittish someday-ers become fiercely focused creators “” and proves that dreams do come true. But only when you demand it.