change. Thus, you must use your creative function effectively to
make the changes that you now want.
The Creative Part of Your Mind
For most of us, the creative part of our mind has received very little
training and no validation. Nevertheless, all of us have far more cre-
ativity than we are currently expressing. This is equally true for the
most creative person and the least creative person that you know.
Learning how to access the creative part of your mind and to use
the information that it contains can bring you a far richer, more re-
warding, and exciting future than you may have imagined.
The creative part of your mind generates new ideas. Your cu-
riosity about new things and experiences lives here. When you
were young, you were very curious. To the chagrin of parents
worldwide, toddlers want to put everything into their mouths. Af-
ter a while, the socialization process made you follow rules that
were made and enforced for the benefit of those designing them.
This process sharply reduced your fascination with new things.
The sense of fascination makes learning and education exciting.
Unfortunately, by the time we started school, this sense has been
suppressed in most of us.
The creative part of your mind is interested in “How?” In most
issues involving your own behavior and that of others, “How?” is a
far more useful question than “Why?” For example, you may know
people who spend hours thinking about and talking about why
they do not have the income that they want. But “Why don’t I have
the income that I want?” isn’t a useful question. Even if you were to
come up with the right reasons why you do not have your desired
income, it’s unlikely that this answer would bring you much closer
to achieving your desire. In this case “How?” is a far more useful
question. A good answer to the question “How can I obtain the in-
come that I want?” may in fact lead you to your goal.
LEARNING TOASKBETTERQUESTIONS
Pay close attention to your internal self-talk. Write down your
thoughts for five minutes without censoring any. You don’t have
to share these thoughts with anyone. When you are done, look
at the questions you are asking yourself. Are there lots of “why” questions?
“Why” questions usually seek reasons or justification. They do little to
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