How To Improve Your Creativity | Philip McKernan

We often think of creativity as the spark that lights the bulb in the brain. But it's not. Inspirational speaker, Philip McKernan, unveils the true source of genius-level creativity. Watch his hour long keynote speech here: https://go.mindvalley.com/T2erNPGIPhilip McKernan doesn't trust his brain to spark creativity.Why?Because the brain has been conditioned for decades by society, culture, and experience. The brain is inherently thinking in a limited fashion — it doesn't allow for possibilities and opportunities that are beyond what we perceive as realistic.Yet so many of history's geniuses were able to overcome this — even when the world told them that what they were trying to do was impossible.Philip quotes Einstein saying, "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."The second part of that quote is absolutely true — our society has come to value rational, logical, and realistic minds, while forgetting about intuition.However, intuition isn't a mindstate. Intuition is an example of intelligence from the heart. Beyond the spiritual fluff, behind that statement is a reservoir of scientific information supporting that the heart has an intelligence of it's own linked to intuition — just check out the work being done at Heart Math Institute (https://www.heartmath.org/research/research-library/intuition/).Most of us are living through our analytical minds without connection to our heart and the intuition that comes from it. Although a brilliant mind is an extraordinary gift, true creative geniuses are often people who are able to tap into their heart when necessary,So keep your heart open, listen to your feelings, and creativity will flow out of you as water courses through a raging river.IMPORTANT TIMESTAMPS:01:45 Problems of living in your headDIVE DEEPER:For more powerful short clips from Philip's A-Fest speech, check these out: 2 Things Holding You Back From Greatness (https://go.mindvalley.com/4-DRFfPu) and 2 Things Blocking Clarity In Your Life (https://go.mindvalley.com/jqAO0tCX)And if you want more, you can find the full, hour-long, speech here: https://go.mindvalley.com/T2erNPGIABOUT PHILIP MCKERNAN:Philip Mckernan is an Irish author, filmmaker, and inspirational speaker. He works with entrepreneurs and business leaders across the globe to help them find clarity about their future or overcome roadblocks. As an author he is best known for his book "Rich On Paper, Poor On Life." As an inspirational speaker he has worked with the Canadian Olympic Team and the Pentagon. He is also the founder of One Last Talk, a platform designed to help ordinary people tell their extraordinary storiesABOUT MINDVALLEY UNIVERSITY:Mindvalley University is developing an online university for all ages focused on transformational education. We organize real-world curated events and produce programs in every area of transformation including mind, body, and performance.SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE NUGGETS OF WISDOM:http://go.mindvalley.com/KQj1GqY0LET'S CONNECT!Facebook Group ► https://www.facebook.com/groups/mindvFacebook ► https://www.facebook.com/mindvalleyInstagram ► https://www.instagram.com/mindvalleyTwitter ► https://twitter.com/mindvalleyLinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/school/mindvalley/