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It's hard at times for even the most imaginative of us to find new ideas. It can be for a story, a database structure, or a marketing plan – we're just tapped out. We all know too well those moments where inspiration leaves us, even in mundane tasks.
I find that inspiration works best when shared. We know the power of sharing ideas and brainstorming together as we've experienced it many times in our lives – even when we may forget it. Sharing ideas brings about new ones.
We can forget the importance of sharing ideas and inspiring each other when we, ourselves, are out of ideas. Being out of ideas, we crave inspiration or even a good suggestion that might lead to fresh, fiery inspiration. Wanting this, we can get selfish and forget others have the same issues – and miss our chance to inspire them, and thus be inspired in turn.
So your goal for this week is to help someone who needs inspiration.
Look for someone who needs ideas, needs to bounce something off of you, has their imagination paralyzed by exhaustion or confusion or just plain no ideas. When you find this person (or people), go out of their way to help inspire them by listening, or brainstorming with them or just making a suggestion. As you make your efforts, go out of your way to do what you can to help get their minds moving.
When you inspire others, you can get inspired in turn, and encourage them to inspire even more people. Make your contribution to keep brainstorming going in the world.
– Steven Savage