Scott The Nametag Guy says:  Be innocent and ignorant. In his post, "12 Ways to Jumpstart Your Creativity," Scott says that curiosity, innocence and youth = creativity.  "So, even if you’re not that sweet little untainted whippersnapper anymore, your goal is to temporary suspend your adult habit of self-criticism." 

That's what we did at our brown bag lunch topic at the Venango Chamber today.  As we discussed Twitter, we all suspended criticism.  One member even commented, "Listen--even our language has changed!"  It was true--we were talking re-tweets, discussing the benefits of having a tweetdeck, hashing out the benefits of hashtags, and even getting into ning.  Not one of us was an expert.  We were all learning.  As Scott says, "Creativity is about being uncomfortable."  

We didn't know everything about the topic, and that was ok, too.  Scott says to, "develop your a tolerance for ambiguity. Fear only the KNOWN. Comfort zones are overrated, anyway. Take fanatical risks. Let’s get glorious! ...And, be comfortable NOT knowing what something is at the beginning, trusting that you’ll figure it out when you get there. Have unshakable faith in those unplaceable thoughts that catch your inner attention. Sure, some ideas may come without any visible anchors, but they DO have a destination. How are you practicing intentional discomfort?"

"Get Your SHINE Together!" no matter how uncomfortable you are!