how not to inspire creativity

Hmmm. Love the corporate work place for lessons in killing the human spirit. Great place to witness the opposite of inspiration.
1. Tell people they have to work harder.
2. Insist they work longer hours.
3. Use yourself as an example of how hard and long everyone else has to work.
4. Tell them they're great, just not great enough.
5. Assume everyone has the same life agenda you do. (ie. work hard, make a lot of money, have a heart attack.)
On the upside, two little gems that just might counterbalance the big bombs.
1. Let people know they can work wherever they want to and don't need to be physically present in the office.
2. Acknowledge that great strides often take baby steps. Moving things just a bit forward a little at a time.
The fact is, the best ideas come in the shower, in the hammock, and as Picasso noted, in dreams. Doing the work of course can take a little midnight oil, but once we're inspired the passion takes over and we're always willing to do what it takes, riding the waves of frustration that may or may not bombard us.
That's really all I have this morning. And the hope that you don't experience this kind of pep talk. Or, if you do, know how to use it as inspiration for how not to be in the world.
I always say, the things I hate the most are the things that change me the most. Always for the better.May Magic Medicine infuse your day with positive energy.