Who says imagination and spontaneity are only for the young? Not our friend songwriter Mary Beth Maziarz, who wrote the book Kick-Ass Creativity. To get your juices flowing, do the opposite of your natural tendency, says Mary Beth. If you’re normally a spur-of-the-moment type, structure your approach by committing to “a page of writing, a walk after work, or remembering to take a multivitamin,” suggests Mary Beth. If you ordinarily live life by the book, experiment with a different type of coffee or a new route to work. Regardless of your personality, says Mary Beth, you can “pull out of an uninspiring spiral by trying something new.”
—For more on Mary Beth’s book and about her creativity workshops, go to marybethmusic.com
I got a full time job 3 months out of college. Should feel fortunate. I got what I asked for. I wanted to be a caregiver before I went to college. My advisor said I didn’t have the personality to be a nurse. She talked me into taking the Health Information Technology degree. I got the degree but still don’t feel complete. I feel like my life is always the wrong piece for the puzzle.