Joe was an ambitious young man who never missed a day of submitting a new idea to his boss, and his boss never missed a day of rejecting Joe’s idea. But one day, Joe submitted a suggestion, and his boss said, “That’s sheer inspiration!”
“No,” said Joe, “it’s 99% aspiration and one percent inspiration.”
Inspiration often starts with aspiration.
Thomas Edison had a similar take when he said, “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
The definition of inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
That might be why Dolly Parton said, “When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.”
Face it: sometimes it is hard to get inspired. It could be the weather or a variety of reasons. What is the best way to get back to being inspired?
Some of the most inspirational people I know are curious. The old saying, “You learn something new every day,” should be taken very seriously. There’s certainly no lack of opportunity. Be curious about everything around you. Do something that you’ve never done before, just for the experience.