What Marie Forleo has to say may come as a shock.
As a kid in the 80s, Forleo--a life coach, motivational speaker, author and web TV host--would watch her mother figure out how to fix the leaking roof and re-tile the bathroom.
And this was all before the Internet.
Wait—solving problems before the Internet existed? Before YouTube tutorials and WikiHow? How was that even possible?
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“When people tell themselves, 'Oh I can't have a mortgage, or I can't have this', well, wait. All of this is honestly figureoutable. It really, truly is. You just have to be willing to use your creativity and to think outside the box,” Forleo says.
So let's take a closer look at the way people lived and figured stuff out in the pre-Google era.
First step? Put yourself in their shoes and disconnect. When was the last time you unplugged from the matrix, turned off your computer and your phone? Give it a try now--after you finish reading this article, of course.
Once you've made peace with switching off your router, sit down in a comfy place with an inspiring beverage of your choice, and make a list of what ails you (just work-wise for now). What are the issues and challenges that are bothering you? What visions do you hold of your creative pursuits, what ideas or skills would like to explore but don't know how?
Instead of typing your question into the almighty search bar (and realizing you're not the only one who's asked this before), ask the original computer—your brain.
Not to sound like your grandpa, but these days, it seems we don't give ourselves much time to meditate on our thoughts from within. We are rather quick to squash a debate with friends by turning to our phone—“hold on, I'll look it up real quick.”
But when it comes to wondering about the direction of your creative career, looking it up ‘real quick’ may not get you very far.
There are plenty of ways to do some offline thinking—and that is probably the first step to thinking outside the box (hmmm, does 'box' refer to your router?). That's when you'll begin to realize that indeed, “everything is figureoutable” if you give it some good old-fashioned time.
So let's take a closer look at the way people lived and figured stuff out in the pre-Google era.
First step? Put yourself in their shoes and disconnect. When was the last time you unplugged from the matrix, turned off your computer and your phone? Give it a try now--after you finish reading this article, of course.
Once you've made peace with switching off your router, sit down in a comfy place with an inspiring beverage of your choice, and make a list of what ails you (just work-wise for now). What are the issues and challenges that are bothering you? What visions do you hold of your creative pursuits, what ideas or skills would like to explore but don't know how?
Instead of typing your question into the almighty search bar (and realizing you're not the only one who's asked this before), ask the original computer—your brain.
Not to sound like your grandpa, but these days, it seems we don't give ourselves much time to meditate on our thoughts from within. We are rather quick to squash a debate with friends by turning to our phone—“hold on, I'll look it up real quick.”
But when it comes to wondering about the direction of your creative career, looking it up ‘real quick’ may not get you very far.
There are plenty of ways to do some offline thinking—and that is probably the first step to thinking outside the box (hmmm, does 'box' refer to your router?). That's when you'll begin to realize that indeed, “everything is figureoutable” if you give it some good old-fashioned time.