Want the thing you've never had? Then do the thing you've never done.

Fear is the single biggest blocker of creativity.

If you stand for great service, low prices, superb quality, stylish design and environmental friendliness, you actually stand for nothing.

You can't be great at everything, but you are world-class at something. Go. Figure out what that is. It's how you win.

There's an old saying - you'll never hit a target you can't see. Defining a Creative Challenge is an important step in focusing your creativity toward a specific problem or opportunity. A Creative Challenge can be something big such as a revolutionary new product or a cure for disease. However, it can also be much smaller such as a new package design or an efficiency gain in a manufacturing process. It starts with clearly defining the challenge and desired outcome.

Build creative cultures, and work with purpose to unleash the creativity of your team. Creativity is the most valuable natural resource in any organization, yet it is often a resource that is largely untapped. The leaders that prioritize and invest in creative cultures will be the wall street darlings of tomorrow. In fact, they're the darlings of today (Facebook, Groupon, LinkedIn, etc).

Most think as an OR. This OR that. The most successful among us think as an AND. This AND that.