Inspiration (12) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Bill Gates's Quotes

It is interesting for me to read those famous people's quotes, because I think their life must be full of stories or meaningful so that they will think out those meaningful sentences and share it to the world. They must be have gone through a lots of hard time and trained them to be more experience in life.

I would like to share few of the quotes from Bill Gates's that I prefer.

1. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

2. I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

3.  If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

4.  Life is not fair; get used to it.

5.  We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

When I saw these quotes it really inspired me a lot in my life. I have not go through all of these so I still cannot understand of how these quotes were created and the real meaning behind the words.

How to relate to creativity?
Well, when you have your life meaningful, and you will become creative in your life automatically.
You control your life, how you want it to be creative, it is up to you. 

Reference: 

Bill Gates. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bill_gates.html 

 

Inspiration (11) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Try out!

I am already searching for jobs for my next 1-month semester break even the break have not started yet because I hope to get a good job during the holiday as I do not want to waste my time doing nothing at home, and yes, this is also the first time I'm coming out to the society.

I have searched a lots of part time jobs around my area, and I can see on so many websites, 90% of the jobs (part time) is as a promoter, but I do not wish to work as a promoter.

There are few jobs that I would like to do in my future. First 1, designer that only uses "mouth" to design. I remember Miss Ruth mention before that there are few types of designer out there, such as designer that only use hand to design without brain or mouth. This type of designer they only do exactly what project that is given to them. They could not think of the idea themselves, but they can do well with the design given as they have good designing skills. Next type of designer is as opposite to the first one. The second designer uses mouth and brain to design. This type of designer do not have good designing skills, but they have a lots of good design ideas! The last one will be the insane one, good in both sides and that would not be me because I do not really like to use hand draw.  =.=

The second job that I would like to do in my future is event planner. I do not know when and do not know why I started love event planning job, but I think it might because I love to do those craft DIY thingy, BUT NOT DRAW!

So, I have tried to search for jobs related to both of this. I have found few jobs that are designing, but their pay are TOO LOW, really really low, as low as RM15 per page! I do not know whether should I do or not, as I cannot find jobs related to event planning.

Luckily, I attended a friend's 21st birthday party, and the party inspired me!
Why?
It is because all the parties that I have attended this year are all almost the same. Not much decorating, and even it has, it is not interesting.

So, I have a plan, and the plan is I will decorate my boyfriend's and my 21st birthday party! If it's successful, I think I will have a lots of friends asking who's the planner, and by that I can promote myself and my decorating design!!!

Hopefully my dream would come true. So, to make myself more creative, I will attend all the parties or event held before reaches my boyfriend's 21st birthday which is next year August, and get all the inspiration from others' design!

Inspiration (10) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

A Song

Recently we can hear few of the super duper famous hot songs keep on repeating and repeating on the radio, sharing the songs from Youtube on Facebook,  in school, friends and anywhere that you can find devices that could play songs.

During the early half year of 2012, a Korean song named "Fantasic Baby" by BigBang influenced a lots of people, nationwide. We'll just take examples from our country Malaysia. Even though most of the Malaysian could not understand Korean language, but the song had already marked in their mind, and I have a lots of friends plus almost 80% Malaysian listen to that song  NEARLY everyday.

Fantasic Baby's genre is pop, but then a song before that suddenly inspired me to change this Golden title song into a more sentimental type, I would say acoustic type. I heard the acoustic version of "DJ's got us falling in love" last year, and it really gives a big impact on my knowledge towards music. A same song, in 2 different version, genre, feeling, but both still sounds very nice. I never thought of doing that!

Seems that someone had try on changing the old pop song into acoustic song, why not I also try to change the song into acoustic version, since the song "Fantasic Baby" is so famous till now, the fans of this song might like it?

Well it takes time to change, it is not that easy because you have to find the suitable melody with suitable chords. I think I will start this "mission" during my upcoming semester break, and hopefully it will success.
If I succeed and I keep on doing a lots of this, it will improve my creativity in music sense. If you do not know how to compose your own song, then you MODIFY others' songs. 

Inspiration (9) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

A Reason that Inspired Me

My boyfriend is having a three-months semester break, so before that he decide to look for a job instead of staying at home, "growing mushroom"!

Him and I try to search for part-time job around Selangor area, of course it will be nearer the better. We found a lot of vacancies through internet websites, but due to he has no working experience, so we had to filter out a lot. Luckily, he has some skills like repair computer or IT stuff. So we try to aim for jobs that are related to that skill. After few days searching result, we targeted 2 jobs that fulfil nearby Klang area and part time without experience requirement. 

We called both company to ask whether they still want to hire the vacancy stated on their advertisement or not, and yes they want!

So then, he need to do a tough decision because both of the jobs' working time are clashed. The first job will be as a promoter, work 10 hours a day and salary will be RM100/day. The second job will be as an IT technician, work 10 hours a day as well, but only get RM50/day.

After knowing all the details about the job, he make a shocking decision, he chooses the low salary and troublesome job -- IT technician. I ask for his reason of why he chooses that job instead of the easy, high pay promoter job, and the working place of the promoter job is much more nearer to his house compared to the technician working place!

Thus, he says his reason that inspire me ad changes my thought :" If I choose to work as a promoter, I'll get RM100/day with just standing there whole day, but I learn nothing. If I choose to work as a technician, although I only get RM50/day and have to busy around with the computers, but at least it let me learn more extra knowledges about IT stuff and I can enjoy doing the work because it's my interest."

Now I realize youngsters nowadays will choose a job that is easy with high salary, they willing to do a very easy job that they would not learn anything from it. Our life will become meaningless if we repeat meaningless routine or job everyday in our life. Aiming to earn quick and easy money also cause your life to have no any challenges and colorless as well.

Thanks to my boyfriend for giving me such a good inspiration to make my life more meaningful and he is only 20 years old this year. I would always remember that phrase whenever I want to find a job. Find a job that could let you learn something. I think I will improve a lot in sense of creativity if I find a creativity-related job for current part time and also in the future. Although sometimes the salary might not so high, but at least you will get something you needed for your life and career.