As a creatively driven person, admin and repetition are natural killers to the spark that ignites us, and as a solopreneur/freelancer these mundane (and very critical tasks) can be the ‘one more thing’ that steals the joy from doing what we love.  Life also has a tendency to get in the way with real issues like stress, illness, burnout, our health, the health of loved ones, death, divorce, new babies or sometimes it’s just plain creative block.

Harvard studies have shown that the creative brain processes information differently due to low levels of  ‘latent inhibition’.  Creative people struggle to screen out excess information. The brain of a creative person is constantly taking information in, that’s why we come up with ideas that no one else does.  We have our own subconscious brainstorm session constantly running! It is also incidentally the reason why some creative people are not very stable mentally. A creatively wired brain takes all that information and weaves it into a solid idea (you can read more about it here).

When the chips are down and you need to suck that awesome concept out of the ether and your creative brain has hit overload, you can always try and pick another creative’s person’s brain… online that is.  Here is a list of some tools that can help ignite your creative genius again. It could just be the kick start you need to get the project going.

Creative thinking:
Creative Think
Creative Something

The Creators Project is a global network dedicated to the celebration of creativity, culture and technology
The Creators Project

To help you brainstorm:
Just enter a word and explore the possibilities:
Graph Word

Enter a URL or a bunch of related text:
Wordle

Maybe some inspiring imagery would help:
Pinterest
Image Spark

A last resort:
Wheel of Concept

And lastly, never give up on tending your creative fire!