An Inspirational Mind

While inspiration is not the same as effort, the effort is an essential condition for inspiration.

In a culture obsessed with measuring short term result or quick win, we often overlook the important role of the inspiration-the inner driver to pursue meaning or achieve big. Where does inspiration come from? Internal or external, heart or brain; push or pull; feeling or discipline?

Inspiration shapes a high-level view: It involves a bigger perspective and a longer range view. It perceives the future. Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities by allowing us to transcend our ordinary experiences and limitations. Inspiration propels a person from apathy to possibility; from sympathy to empathy, and transforms the way we perceive one’s unleashed potential and better future of human society.

inspiration is to provoke deep thinking: Nothing truly great can happen without it. It is the critical catalyst which drives us. We do our very best work when we are inspired and without it, the most mundane of tasks seem complex and insurmountable. Inspiration is the result of moments of insight. Without insight (sometimes a sudden flash of understanding which illuminates the pattern), there’s no significant progress can be made. Work and persistence matter; without these, we would never come across new ideas and thoughts at all. But the much more important thing is the ability to be open, and the ability to make unusual connections.

Inspiration is the key driver to creativity: It means that we are at the most creative status when we get inspired. It's also the source of developing "ability" and with it also comes the energy to drive and accomplish which has inspired you. Inspiration is a key component of internal “driver,” the only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible, this can be brought only by inspiration.

Inspiration is like the glue: Inspiration matters because it is the glue to make talent, hard work, ideas, and dreams to become reality and make all that count! Inspiration is best thought of as a surprising interaction between your current knowledge and the information you receive from the world. There are things you can do to increase the likelihood of inspiration occurring. Research shows quite clearly that preparation (“work mastery”) is a key ingredient. While inspiration is not the same as effort, The effort is an essential condition for inspiration, preparing the mind for an inspirational experience. Openness to experience and positive affect are also important, as having an open mind and approach-oriented attitude will make it more likely that you will be aware of the inspiration once it arrives.

Inspiration is a feeling that is more transient and much harder to influence. Inspiration creates synergy in strengthening positive thinking and influencing. Inspiration is key in leading digital transformation journey.

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