5 Habits To Help Wake Up Your Marketing Mind

Every day you work on your business, on your clients, on your specific challenges and industry constants. When you work with people outside of your space, you learn things from them, from their industry, that you would otherwise never think of.

helping someone else solve a problem can do wonders for opening up your mind to new ideas.

I find online networking groups incredibly valuable. Especially when they are geared towards mutual problem-solving. Join a group like this. Preferably more than one. And the more diverse the community, with smart people from inside and outside of your industry, the better.

We all have blind spots. We all, occasionally, get too close to our business, to our challenges, to see the solution staring us in the face. A group of self-starters can help you break open the challenges you are facing and get a new list of solutions to test. They might reaffirm what you already know, or point out solutions you never saw coming.

volunteer for something once a month. Whether it is helping at a dog shelter or helping build a house for someone in need, get your hands dirty. Go do something for something bigger than yourself. I love this tip. And it falls right in line with my belief that to be more creative, we all have to constantly and intentionally brush up against life.