Found this online this morning and sent it out with my reports. I thought it was thought-provoking. I definitely do not consider myself creative nor enterprising - but maybe I just need to quit thinking that way and see what I can do.
Enterprising and Creative…… am I one?
An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. (Remember laying on the ground on a cool summer day, looking at the clouds and imagining what they look like?)
An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. (or look at your own home and yard and see how you can be creative in changing it)
An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life. (Is your day, like mine, get up - go to work - come home - go to bed? Maybe it's time to shake it up and put some fun in it)
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind active. (Look for ways to do good for others. Pay it forward.)
It's to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present themselves... regardless of the economy. (So what if you only have $1 and there is a homeless person (who really is homeless) in front of you. Are you willing to give him or her your last dollar?)
A person with an enterprising attitude says, "Find out what you can before action is taken." (Check out things before purchasing or moving or doing things - look at the big picture. You can save yourself a lot of grief sometimes)
Do your homework. Do the research. Be prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what's to come. (Before starting your day, before starting a project - check out all that you need to have and need to do before you get started. Kinda of like making cookies. Make sure you have all the ingredients before you get started.)
Enterprising people always see the future in the present. (Don't live in just today - what you do today can affect tomorrow.)
Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it. (Look for the good in every situation. It may be painful in the middle of it, but what good can come from it?)
And enterprising people aren't lazy. (Don't sit back and let others do for you. Learn how to fix that leak, fix that window, create that garden. You CAN do it!)
They don't wait for opportunities to come to them, they go after the opportunities. (Don't sit back and wait for things to come to you - look opportunities in the eye and go after them! You just might enjoy doing them.)
Enterprise means always finding a way to keep yourself actively working toward your ambition. (What is your goal in life? Is it to be loved by family and friends? Are you being family - or a friend? What is most important to you?)
Enterprise is two things.
1. The first is creativity. You need creativity to see what's out there and to shape it to your advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to be different. What goes hand-in-hand with the creativity of enterprise is the second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
2. Being enterprising doesn't just relate to the ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good enough about yourself, having enough self-worth to want to seek advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your future. And by doing so you will increase your confidence, your courage, your creativity and your self-worth, your enterprising nature.
Take a few minutes to think about what you do each day. Write it down, step by step. Look at your steps. How you can do your job more efficiently, more creatively, accomplish more in less time? If you don’t think you can change anything – you are awesome and on top of your game! But, perhaps, you can tweak it just a little and find you can achieve more – more time to complete a task, more time to visit with a friend, more time to ..... you can fill in the blank.
Blessings!
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