Every important improvement in your life probably began with one simple thought: “What if I tried it differently?” The people who thrive aren’t always the smartest. They’re often the ones who see possibilities that everyone else overlooks.
A few months ago, Eldon and I ordered a new mattress online. When it arrived, it was vacuum packed into an enormous rectangular box. It was much too heavy for me to lift my end, so there we stood at the bottom of the stairs trying to work out how we were ever going to get it upstairs.
We looked at it from every angle, tried lifting it, turned it around a couple of times, and quickly realized that wasn’t going to work. Then a completely different thought occurred to me. “Why don’t we roll it?”
Eldon looked at me rather strangely. “It’s a rectangular box.”
But instead of trying to roll it like a wheel, we rested one end against the stairs and simply lifted it up and over until it rested several steps higher. Then we repeated the process. In less than a minute the mattress was upstairs with remarkably little effort. Looking back, I realized something interesting. I never believed there wasn’t a solution. I always just knew I hadn’t discovered it… yet. That small difference changes everything.
When I believe another possibility exists, my mind stays curious. It keeps exploring until something new appears. Sometimes the answer arrives quickly. Sometimes it takes a little longer. Either way, I’ve learned to trust that there is almost always another way forward.
Creativity in Everyday Life
Looking back, I realize creative thinking has quietly helped me throughout my life, although I didn’t always recognize it as creativity.
When my boys were little, creativity often meant finding ways to persuade them to eat their vegetables or happily climb into the bath. My youngest especially loved it when his towel suddenly developed a personality and started talking to him. Somehow a chatty towel could accomplish what a mother’s repeated requests sometimes couldn’t!
Relationships have required creativity too. Anyone familiar with the old Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus analogy knows that we don’t all communicate in quite the same way. Sometimes understanding another person means finding another way to explain something—or simply another way to listen.
In my admittedly limited free time, I’ve always enjoyed music, drawing, and writing, but I’ve gradually come to realize those aren’t the places where creativity has served me most. It has helped me write newsletters, adapt to constantly changing technology, organize an ever-growing workload, find practical solutions to everyday challenges, and yes… even discover better ways to communicate with the IRS.
Over the years I’ve come to realize that creativity has never really been about producing works of art. It’s about finding new ways to achieve worthwhile goals.
Trusting Your Own Mind
I’ve also come to realize something else. I don’t think the greatest obstacle to creative thinking is a lack of imagination. More often, it’s the belief that there isn’t another answer.
When we assume a problem is impossible, our minds quietly stop searching. But when we believe another possibility exists, our minds remain open. We notice things we overlooked before, ask better questions, experiment with different approaches, and connect ideas that previously seemed unrelated.
I’ve found one simple belief has served me well throughout my life: I never believed there wasn’t a solution. I always just knew I hadn’t discovered it… yet. That belief has given my mind permission to stay curious instead of becoming discouraged. Rather than trying harder, I simply allow myself time to keep exploring. More often than not, another possibility eventually appears.
A Gift to Your Present and Future Self
One of the remarkable qualities of the human brain is its ability to continue building new connections throughout life. Whenever we learn something new, explore alternatives, challenge old assumptions, solve unfamiliar problems, or simply allow ourselves to think differently, we’re strengthening the brain’s extraordinary capacity to adapt.
We’ve all heard the expression, “Use it or lose it.” While the science is naturally more complex than that familiar phrase suggests, research consistently demonstrates the value of maintaining an active and engaged mind. Learning, curiosity, imagination, and creative problem solving all contribute to lifelong cognitive health and help build what researchers call cognitive reserve—the brain’s ability to adapt and compensate as we grow older.
Although no one can promise protection from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, continuing to challenge the brain in meaningful ways is widely regarded as one of the positive lifestyle habits that supports healthy cognitive aging.
I find that encouraging because creative thinking benefits both our present and our future selves. It helps us today by making us more adaptable, more resourceful, and better able to recognize opportunities. At the same time, we’re investing in the health and resilience of the person we’ll become tomorrow.
Strengthening Creative Thinking
Our Creative Thinking album was compiled to strengthen many of the mental habits that encourage fresh perspectives, creative problem solving, and innovative thinking. Rather than approaching creativity from a single direction, each program develops a different aspect of the creative process.
Titles Include:
- Creativity (Platinum Plus) — Encourages imaginative thinking, mental flexibility, and the ability to recognize new possibilities.
- Hyperemperia (Platinum Plus) — Supports expanded awareness, deeper meditation, intuitive insight, and a greater sense of connection.
- Creativity is Natural (Power Imaging) — Uses guided imagery together with subliminal reinforcement to strengthen confidence in your own creative abilities.
- Creative Genius (Video Entrainment) — Encourages inspiration, imagination, and mental clarity through visual entrainment and positive reinforcement.
- Infinitely Creative (InnerTalk) — Develops the habit of approaching everyday situations with curiosity and originality.
- Breakthrough Thinking (InnerTalk) — Encourages questioning assumptions, exploring alternatives, and discovering innovative solutions.
- Creative Writing (InnerTalk) — Helps stimulate ideas, organize thoughts, and encourage a natural creative flow for writers.
- Empowering Intuition (InnerTalk) — Supports greater confidence in your inner guidance and your ability to recognize meaningful insights.
Together, these eight programs encourage a mind that naturally looks beyond the obvious, explores alternatives, and remains open to new possibilities.
Whether you’re searching for fresh ideas, looking for better solutions to familiar challenges, wanting to strengthen your intuition, or simply hoping to keep your mind active, adaptable, and mentally engaged, this collection was compiled to support creative thinking in every area of life.
Trust
If there’s one thing life has taught me, it’s this: There is almost always another possibility. Sometimes we see it immediately. Sometimes it takes a little longer. Sometimes we need to step away from the problem altogether before the answer quietly presents itself.
But I’ve learned to trust that my mind is capable of finding solutions I simply haven’t discovered… yet. That’s the kind of quiet confidence this collection can help strengthen in you as well.
Warmly,
Ravinder Taylor