For a long time I used to feel disheartened by other’s innovation because I felt that I could not create something as profound.  Yet, when I began to create ideas left and right, the ideas never stopped coming.  It was at this point in my life that I realized how easy it really is to create something.  The only thing that stands between you and greatness is the passion you apply towards it. 

Did the light in your head turn off awhile ago; Too long to remember?  Well if it has, and the ideas just stopped coming to you, then let me point you in the right direction again. 

Change your Mind

Your mind is always coming up with solutions to problems you present it with.  If you don’t give your brain something to solve, then you will not get any answers.  This is why you might go for weeks without having any intriguing thoughts that just seem to come out of nowhere.  So the first step to get your brain working on some problems.  That might not sound exciting, because most of us have taught ourselves to generally avoid problems.  The first thing you need to realize is that you do no need avoid or becoming or become stressed in order to find a problem and try to solve it.  Problems are all in the eye of the beholder.  Some people see a problem, and others see a question that is yet to be answered.  Let the hesitation you have with the stresses associated with problems slip away, and recognize that you are only fundamentally trying to answer a question.

After all of that, it’s easy.  Once you find something to solve, you can go about your day and let your unconscious mind do the work for a change.  An example of this would be if you were trying to create a website, but had no idea what you wanted to create.  Rather than focus on not knowing what to create, you instead come up with a list of your hobbies, goals, aspirations, etc…  You later go to sleep that night, wake up, and go about your day as you usually do.  All of the sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, you have an epiphany.  The idea comes to you like a lighting bolt, and sends that tingling feeling of excitement from head to toe. 

Answer a Question

It is not difficult to determine what is going on in this instance.  You first recognize something you want to do.  Then you clarify what questions you need to answer.  In the above scenario, you had to answer the question, “What type of website will I create?”  By taking action towards the question’s answer, you found your solution very easily.  That last part of the process usually occurs on its own.  During some sort of an unconscious process throughout your day, while your mind is free, the answer comes to you.  For me, I tend to get answers just as I lay down to sleep for the night.  Right after I close my eyes, a thought hits me and I have to climb out of bed and document it for the next day.

I hope this has been of help to those of you who have trouble solving problems, answering questions, and creating amazing ideas.