1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,960 So being inspired by others and creating content on a regular basis 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,240 is easier said than done. 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,690 No matter what field you're in, adapting and embracing a creative lifestyle 4 00:00:09,690 --> 00:00:13,060 is going to be your best bet to do this. 5 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:15,060 So in my book Amazing Things Will Happen, 6 00:00:15,060 --> 00:00:19,770 one of the tools that I am a big, big proponent for is using a notebook— 7 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,810 a regular, old-fashioned paper notebook. 8 00:00:21,810 --> 00:00:24,530 It's something I carry with me no matter where I am in the world 9 00:00:24,530 --> 00:00:27,050 and something that maybe will work for you. 10 00:00:27,050 --> 00:00:29,970 You never know when an idea is going to strike, and you want to write it down 11 00:00:29,970 --> 00:00:31,970 and capture it. 12 00:00:31,970 --> 00:00:35,910 If you're not a big fan of paper—if you're all digital—get a tool such as Evernote. 13 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:39,420 I'm a big fan of that as well. I call it my virtual brain. 14 00:00:39,420 --> 00:00:42,390 It doesn't matter where I am—I might take a picture of something. 15 00:00:42,390 --> 00:00:46,240 I may record an audio note. I may just scratch something down very fast— 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,750 a great tool to capture those things that inspire you 17 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:52,700 that could later turn into a great blog post. 18 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:56,390 Now depending on what kind of content you're creating you may not believe 19 00:00:56,390 --> 00:01:00,130 this next one, but I firmly believe that part of that creative 20 00:01:00,130 --> 00:01:03,870 and content-focused lifestyle is taking a lot of photos. 21 00:01:03,870 --> 00:01:07,670 I take them everywhere, whether it's from my little phone or my big camera, 22 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:10,800 I'm taking photos all the time. Why? 23 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,030 Because you never know when that's going to be able to be used 24 00:01:13,030 --> 00:01:15,970 in a blog post. Blog posts need images 25 00:01:15,970 --> 00:01:18,150 When they get shared, no matter what the network is, 26 00:01:18,150 --> 00:01:22,070 it's going to pull an image, and you're going to need images for that. 27 00:01:22,070 --> 00:01:25,490 I take photos everywhere, and the more photos you take the more 28 00:01:25,490 --> 00:01:28,790 it'll become part of your life, and you'll find inspiration from them. 29 00:01:28,790 --> 00:01:33,390 Now one final part of this that's very, very important is you have to make sure 30 00:01:33,390 --> 00:01:35,980 that all these ideas that you're writing down, whether it's Evernote 31 00:01:35,980 --> 00:01:39,430 or a notebook and all the pictures, that you're organizing them 32 00:01:39,430 --> 00:01:41,430 and you can get them later on. 33 00:01:41,430 --> 00:01:43,700 There's nothing worse than going, "Where was that great idea 34 00:01:43,700 --> 00:01:46,990 I came up with for a blog post?" and not being able to find it. 35 00:01:46,990 --> 00:01:52,350 There's a million different ways to do this. Figure out what works best for you. 36 00:01:52,350 --> 00:01:54,990 This is one of the reasons I personally love Evernote, 37 00:01:54,990 --> 00:01:58,080 because it allows me to quickly search for ideas. 38 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,200 I can search based on location, I can search based on words, 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,680 and it finds them very, very fast. 40 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,760 That works for me. Figure out what works for you. 41 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,330 But make sure you don't lose those ideas. 42 00:02:09,330 --> 00:02:12,560 There's nothing worse than being inspired and never being able to go back 43 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,560 and find that idea and turning it into a great blog post.