Weekly Challenge - The Sky Can Be Purple

The Challenge:

As we grow older we sometimes lose the ability to think outside the boundaries that have been somehow implanted into our minds.  Often times, the part of our minds that becomes the most limited is our ability to think creatively.  This week, purchase or download a coloring book picture.  Get creative and color the pages from the coloring book.

This task is worth 25-points on your scorecards.

Thought Provoking Questions:

Did you color the pages according to their colors in real-life (the sky is blue, etc.)?

If so, why did you feel compelled to keep the colors standard?

The Lesson:

It is human nature that as we grow older we begin to see things the way society tells us how to see things.  We look outside and see the sky is blue and we never question or experiment with any other color again.  Don’t feel bad about misplacing your ability to think outside the norm, it has been engrained in you since early elementary school when someone told you your color choice was “wrong.”  Today, as you look to bring your creative mind back, take a chance and use your imagination to go against that which society has told you to be the correct answer.

The next time you have a problem that needs a solution; remember to question the perceived setbacks and rules that hinder you from finding a creative solution.  Do NOT assume boundaries that don’t exist.  In corporate culture this has been labeled “thinking outside the box” but whenever a boss says this phrase they probably don’t get what it really means to be open to any and all ideas.  In doing so, they end up limiting what could have been a limitless resource. 

“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” - Albert Einstein