Chapter One:

Gaining Insight For Creativity Through Positive Experience

When you listen to or read a story or an article you may do so with or without intending to gain some valuable insights that can be applied to your personal or business life. The person who has written that article or story possibly had some event, experience, opinion or imaginative idea that they felt would interest someone. Therefore, they sat down either at a computer and typed out their thoughts using the keyboard or they sat down with a pad of paper and a pen and wrote out what they were thinking.

Did you experiment with a new way to market something on the Internet and got excellent or better than expected results?

Did you go out to eat at a new restaurant last night and find the experience enjoyable?

Did you discover a hidden talent that you didn't know that you possessed?

Did you just find a way to save money on your long distance bill, one that is unique and does not involve switching providers or not making the long distance calls?

Did you try a new recipe last night and found out that you really liked it? Could you make improvements on its taste and shorten the time and effort that it takes to prepare it?

Motivational seminars are an interesting place to discover ideas that you may not have previously considered. Possibly if you’ve intended one you may find that you indeed have more positive experiences to offer than you previously thought possible. You could write these down and possibly write a story similar to those in the popular book Chicken Soup For The Soul.

Did you simply have an enjoyable and restful day yesterday? If so, what did you learn from it. This can be the basis of an article, a story or even an entire book.

These positive experiences, as with negative experiences, provide lessons that deserve to be shared in writing.