Albert Einstein once said “Creativity is contagious, pass it on”. I wondered what it meant when I first read it. But it didn’t take long for me to recognize it as being aligned with one of my own favorite philosophies. I believe every human being is infinitely resourceful and creative. I believe that creativity is like the common cold. Anyone can catch it.

Think about how creative you are, even in the course of a routine you follow. Consider how many thousands of new combinations of words and phrases you create every week in your conversations. Think about the number of e-mails you write every day. Imagine your world if you weren’t engaged in being creative and resourceful in any transition you’ve ever made, from a career change, personal move, to a new home or leadership development. Being human, you are infinitely creative and resourceful.

The next time you get stuck on something, or better yet, as you consider something you’re stuck with right now, remind yourself that you’re infinitely creative and resourceful and see what ideas arise or which people come to mind who can help.

Last week I attended the graduation of 17 entrepreneurial women from a brand new program called “GrowthSource Academy.” Each of these women entrepreneurs was more creative than the next, and it was exciting to see how they developed from the training, mentoring and coaching that the program provided. Congratulations! Take a look here to see what I mean.

www.growthsourceacademy.com

I will close with this tantalizing quote from Dr. Seuss “Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.”

That’s all it takes, is to take it on.

So what about you? In what ways will you be creative and who will you bring along for the journey?