Creativity requires COURAGE. In fact the word courage comes from the French word Coeur, meaning heart. Courage comes from our heart. It takes heart to be an innovative person. In order to show your creative potential you have to display the courage to step out and be seen. This may be a skill you have, a creative piece you’ve made, a artistry you perform, etc… You will never reach the fullness of your destiny if you hide your abilities. Fear demolishes creative power.

The reason many people aren’t willing to show their creative endeavors is because of insecurity. The more insecure a person is, the less courage they have. When courage gets low so does creative potential. The ability to use your creative gifts requires you to become vulnerable. People will have opinions about your work, but you can’t let that keep you from showing it to others. Too many people are paralyzed by their insecurities and fear. They have great ideas and creative talents, but hide them away never to be seen.

Here are 3 tips to start releasing your creative potential…

1. Stop Being A Perfectionist

Perfectionism will always tell you you’re not ready. It literally stalls progress to the point of death. Break this paralyzing effect by pulling the trigger of humility. Nothing is ever quite perfect anyway, so stop waiting for it to be. If your willing to show your work even if it’s not perfect you will learn how to perfect it. You can’t improve a result until you get a result, so just let it go and learn from it…then make it better.

2. Embrace Humility

Pride can keep people from showing their work. They become embarrassed of what they’ve done and allow a negative pride to control them. Humility is a prerequisite to creativity. If you aren’t willing to throw yourself out there, you’ll never experience the thrill of making a difference. Understand that you are who you are, and you can only do what you can do…embrace the willingness to be real.

3. Don’t Be Afraid To Fail

Failure is not bad unless you make it bad. Failure can actually be the best thing that happens to you. You can see it as a roadblock or a stepping stone…your choice. If you see it as a roadblock you will avoid it at all cost and eventually come to fear it. However, if you see it as a stepping stone you’ll be free to try new things and learn from it as you become better as a result of it. Failure is not fatal, it is simply part of the growth process to success. The longer you wait to show your work because of fear, the longer it will be until you make the difference in your heart to make.