24 Creative Thinking Killers

How to destroy your family's ability to think outside the lines

If you don't embrace creative thinking, and I mean right now -- There's no way you're going to communicate effectively with your family? I mean really, I'm trying to compete with television, nintendo, i-phone, and facebook just to remain relevant much less influential.



In Thinking for a Change John Maxwell lists 24 "creativity killers" - phrases that are guaranteed to kill your ability to communicate effectively.

• "I'm not a creative person"
• "Follow the rules"
• "Don't ask Questions!"
• "Don't be different"
• "Stay within the lines"
• "There is only one way!"
• "Don't be foolish"
• "Be Practical"
• "Be Serious"
• "Think of your image!"
• "That's not logical"
• "It's not practical"
• "It's never been done!"
• "It can't be done!"
• "It didn't work for them"
• "We tried that before!"
• "It's too much work"
• "We can't afford to make a mistake!"
• "It will be too hard to manage"
• "We don't have time"
• "We don't have the money"
• "Yes, but......"
• "Play is frivolous"
• "Failure is final"

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