Let’s kill the myth right now: You don’t need to be “a creative” to be wildly creative. You need momentum. Curiosity. Permission to stop playing it safe.

Creativity is not some mystical force reserved for writers, designers, or people with ironic glasses. It’s a muscle. One that sharpens every time you challenge the rules, chase a new idea, or decide to stop filtering yourself.

Here are 7 fire-tested creativity power moves I’ve used (and taught) to help founders build world-shifting businesses, burned-out leaders get unstuck, and new creators make serious impact.

Let’s go:

1. Capture Everything. Ruthlessly.

The best idea you’ll have all week? It won’t show up in a brainstorm. It’ll hit you while folding laundry, driving through traffic, or standing in line for overpriced coffee.

The difference between creative pros and everyone else? We capture it. Voice memo. Notes app. Sticky note on the dashboard. Airdrop it to yourself if you must.

The tool doesn’t matter. But this does: no more “I’ll remember it later.” You won’t. Trust me.

2. Chase the Impossible Ideas

Stop editing while you create. That’s how you kill brilliance.

The ideas that seem too wild, too big, too ridiculous? Write those down first.

Those “impossible” ideas are usually the bridge to your most powerful insights. Besides, what feels impossible today might just need better tech, better timing, or a better team.

Dream past your current capacity. That’s where breakthrough lives.

3. Shake Up Your Environment

Creativity is spatial. If you’re stuck, your space might be the problem.

Try this:

• Work from a hotel lobby, library, museum, or train station.
• Change the lighting or the scent in your space.
• Walk a different route than usual—on purpose.

Disrupt the pattern. Creativity thrives when your brain isn’t on autopilot.

4. Cross-Pollinate Your Brain

Read wildly. Listen to unexpected podcasts. Study fields outside your own.

The best ideas I’ve ever had in marketing? Came from physics, architecture, jazz, and neuroscience.

Get out of your niche. Mix ideas like you’re making a cocktail. That’s where magic happens.

5. Move Your Body, Free Your Mind

Want creative clarity? Get up and move.

Walking, dancing, hiking, yoga, pacing like a TED Talker in your kitchen—whatever gets you unstuck. There’s neuroscience behind this: movement stimulates divergent thinking.

Even 10 minutes helps. Bonus: no one ever had a genius idea staring blankly at Slack.

6. Use Micro-Focus Sprints

You don’t need a weekend retreat to be creative. You need 15 minutes of focused flow.

Set a timer. Pick a specific challenge. Generate as many ideas as you can. No judgment. No filtering. Just ship thoughts.

You’ll be shocked what comes through the door once you knock.

7. Ask Bigger Questions

Stop asking “how do I fix this one thing?” Start asking:

• What would 10x look like here?
• What would this look like if it were easy?
• What problem are we not solving yet?

Big questions spark big ideas. You have more wisdom than you realize—let it run wild.

Your Creative Edge Starts Here

Here’s the truth most people won’t tell you:

You’re already creative. You’ve just been trained to suppress it, filter it, and apologize for it.

Screw that.

The world doesn’t need more filtered, safe, market-ready content. It needs your boldest, weirdest, realest ideas.

So get up. Open a fresh page. Speak into your notes app. Take the walk. Ask the question. And build the habit of following your ideas wherever they lead.

Your next big breakthrough? It’s already trying to get your attention.

Go meet it.