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It’s easy to feel like you don’t have a creative bone in your body. It’s so hard to see your unique contribution to a project, let alone know how to leverage your unique talents. Creative talents can be hard to spot and even harder to cultivate. But everyone has creative talents and it’s just a matter of finding them.
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Creative talents exist in everyone. Maybe you have a genuine gift for writing, or you’re an artist who sees the world differently than others. The key is to use the “equal odds rule” to discover and leverage those talents.
What is the “Equal Odds Rule”?
The Equal Odds Rule states that every person has approximately equal odds of showing up with a particular talent. For example, let’s say that in a room of ten people, two people have a genuine gift for writing and eight don’t, that’s eight out of ten people who show up (or don’t) as writers. Now, let’s say that three people in the room are musicians, now we’re talking about three out of ten people who have a gift for music.
This rule is useful because it means there’s no reason to feel weird or bad if you don’t have a particular talent. It might be that no one has a gift for music in your family, or it could be that you just happen to be on the side of the room with the gift!
Start by finding your weaknesses
First, it’s important to start by looking at where you may have weaknesses as a creator. Why? Because when you know where your strength lies, you can find more opportunities to use it.
Weaknesses are usually the result of ignoring them or having others do it for you, for too long. So, the first step is to recognize your weaknesses, especially if you’ve spent a lot of time trying to “fix” them.
Search for ways to use your skills.
Once you’ve identified a few weaknesses that you’d like to work on, it’s time to look for opportunities to use those strengths. The easiest way to do this is by taking a look at your job. If you’re a writer, consider seeing if there’s an opportunity to write something for your company or organization. If you’re an artist, show your non-art friends pictures of cats or whatever makes you happy.
Show your work without fear
Showing your work is an important part of cultivating your talents. This is especially true for creative talents.
Creative talents need to feel seen, so it’s important to show your co-workers what you’re working on. This can be done through commits on a shared project repo, or just by pulling up an old project on your computer and showing your co-workers what you were working on when they come over.
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