Brian Tracy explains how creative and critical thinking drive professional and personal growth. He argues that developing these skills is essential to solving problems and achieving success in your work and life.
Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and I want to talk to you today about how creativity is your key to the future. All progress comes about as the result of finding better, cheaper, easier or different ways to do things, and this requires the continual honing of your creative thinking skills. One of the key functions of the executive is problem solving, which takes up as much as 50% of executive time. It can be said with some confidence that your ability to deal with problems creatively and effectively is the key determinant of your success as a manager and as a person. It would be hard to imagine an effective executive or an effective human being who could not solve problems and make decisions with a high level of competence. I've studied and lectured on creative thinking for many years, and I've come to the conclusion that there is virtually no problem that you cannot solve and there's no goal you cannot achieve and no obstacle you cannot overcome. If you know how to apply the creative powers of your mind like a laser beam to cut through every difficulty in your life and your work, the benefits of functioning with more creativity can be enormous. Each of us wants to earn more money, to be promoted faster, and to enjoy greater status and prestige and recognition. In most cases, however, we can only earn more by producing more of better quality or cheaper or faster, and this requires doing things differently. Using creativity the good news is that creativity is a skill and a talent that can be learned and developed through practice. With this skill, you can dramatically accelerate your personal and professional growth. By sharpening your thinking skills and exercising your natural creative powers, you can multiply the value of your efforts and rapidly increase the quantity and quality of your rewards. Thank you for viewing this video on Using your Creativity. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my YouTube channel.
