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The main block to creativity
Creativity is essential to entrepreneurial success nowadays. We need to know how to adapt to the fast pace of change; 
to find ways of standing out amongst the crowd of business communications, free educational offerings, teleseminars, etc.
One of main things that will block our creativity is fear (or any other negative emotion). Why is that?
For one thing, a mind in the throws of fear is like a cow chewing on cud, except not as peaceful. It will ruminate over the story that generated the emotion, the people involved, what was said or not said, what might happen, what could or could not be done, etc. That doesn’t leave much room for inspiration.
A second reason is that tension always stops flow. It does in the physical world; tense and rigid arteries cause high blood pressure, for example.
Flow is essential to creativity, as being creative involves tapping into the world of ideas beyond everyday consciousness. That’s what Einstein said he did when he came up with his strokes of genius, and that’s what we all do in our own way when we feel inspired.
One of the reasons tension stops flow is the existence of our innate warning mechanisms whose job it is to spot danger and steer us away from it. They will certainly be triggered by fear and they are not likely to allow your attention to drift into the semi daydreaming state necessary for inspiration. Not on their hyper-vigilant watch!
Yes, some famous novelists or artists with tortured souls were able to create amazing works despite their emotional state, but most of us will find it hard to do. Best for us to deal with our emotions, both for our creativity and our happiness.
Learn how to deal with fear and you’ll be able handle all negative emotions, because fear is the root cause of them all. It’s of course a lifelong process, but you should find it useful to get the free course offered on this site: “How to Stop Fear From Ruining Your Day…and Your Business”.
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Helping people free their minds is definitely something we have in common, since you help them with their time “shortage” at http://thetimefinder.com/. Fear and a feeling of running out of time is quite related; they are both scarcity driven.
I loved your analogy comparing a fear-filled mind to a cow chewing its cud! You’re so right – rumination (of the mental variety) is definitely not a bucolic enterprise. Thank you for the call to action, around working to free our minds of the fears that hobble our creativity!