Only a small number of individuals were allowed to be creative in many firms even five years ago. That, however, is quickly changing. Law, finance, and even medicine all value creativity. It's not just important in the design and advertising industries. Everyone is expected to come up with original, game-changing ideas because multidisciplinary teams are so prevalent. The importance of creativity as a skill will increase as more jobs are automated as a result of robotics and AI (by 2030, it is predicted that one in three jobs will no longer exist). I firmly believe that everybody can unleash their innate creativity to act as a force for positive change.
If you've been following my narrative up to this point, as well as those of other people's situations that I've researched over the years, I now recognize that commitment transcends material resources when it comes to idea execution. This applied to people in both developed and developing nations. The question to be answered is how much dedication you are willing to devote to that idea. If this is still unclear, you might want to redefine the idea and possibly make it into something you are willing to commit to. Your degree of dedication ought to be at least 100%, in my opinion. The execution of the idea will be driven by your dedication; it is your commitment that will cause you to invest your own resources first. Commitment is visible! When discussing it, people can tell whether or not you'll be committed to carrying out the idea. In addition, your commitment will breed consistency, which will pique other people's interest in what you are doing.
Here's the case of Calendly founder: Source(Fortune.com); published by Lucinda Shen; November 19, 2020.
From his roots in Nigeria, entrepreneur Tope Awotona has created a scheduling juggernaut in Calendly—and become one of a small handful of Black founder running billion dollar startups.
He poured every single penny in his own wallet and more into his startup idea, quitting a stable job in the sales department of cloud services company Dell EMC, emptying out his retirement, maxing out credit cards, and taking out expensive small-business loans to found a company that had yet to post any revenue. Awotona was by no means the first person to come up with the idea of a scheduling software—it’s part of the reason investors stayed away from the company in its early days. But Calendly took off because it was designed like a consumer product, inspired by Awotona’s frustrations trying to schedule a demo call with clients while at various tech companies including Dell EMC.
Awotona now acknowledges that his early lack of financial resources was a great asset to his business model. Calendly’s base version is indeed completely free—but that was in part because at inception, Awotona didn’t have the money to build a payments rail for the project. The lack of cash, “forced me to double down.” The company has attracted some 5 million monthly active users, including users at Linkedin and Zendesk who may use the tool to say schedule a sales call or interview a new hire. While a single meeting can take multiple back-and-forth via email, Calendly shows only the available time slots of a user—bypassing any need for a lengthy email exchange. Ideally, a time could be agreed upon with one click. Boom: The slot is blocked off in Google Calendar and Outlook.
Calendly, founded in 2013, has primarily bootstrapped itself to profitability. Set to post nearly $70 million in annual recurring revenue as at 2020, over double its figure from the year prior, it now has no shortage of venture capital and growth equity investors nipping at its heels.
Someone once shared a proverb with me;
People might not pay much attention when a toilet is being built, but once it is finished, they will start asking, "Can I use your toilet?"
allow me to clarify the meaning for you; "You shouldn't worry about the fact that the majority of people may not initially comprehend your concept; instead, work with the few that do, and if it's just you, stick with it and keep building. It will reach a point where they begin to take notice and inquire as to what is happening over there.”
Overcoming Creativity Myths Series continues.
Cheers!
I published a Twitter Thread;
"Step Into Your Creative Potential: The Best Ways to Use Your Creativity."
Link to the first part here
Link to the second part here