What Is Your Creative Superpower? Discover How Creativity Shows Up in Everyday Life

If I had a pound for every time someone asked me, “How do you draw that?”, I would be well on my way to living the dream.

It is a question almost every illustrator hears throughout their career, and it is surprisingly difficult to answer. The simple truth is that we just do. Creativity feels instinctive. Natural. Almost like a superpower. And for me, that superpower has always been visualisation.

Why Visual Thinking Is My Creative Strength

I have spent most of my life struggling to find the right words, but give me a pen and paper and everything suddenly comes into focus. Drawing and design feel like a second language, one I speak far more fluently than spoken words.Ask me to explain a concept and I might hesitate. Ask me to sketch it and I am completely at home.

Writers have their own kind of magic too. They can create emotion and meaning simply by arranging words on a page. How do they do it? I honestly have no idea, but I admire their craft just as much as others admire mine.

The Myth That “Some People Are Not Creative”

One sentence I hear far too often is: “I wish I was creative.”

This is never the case. Creativity is not a gift you are missing; it is a skill everyone can explore, practice and grow. Creativity does not belong only to artists, musicians or writers. It is not about having a sketchbook, expensive tools, or perfect technique.Creativity is a way of thinking. A way of problem solving. A way of seeing the world. And it shows up in far more places than people realise.

Creativity Comes in Many Forms

A perfect example is my wife. She often insists she’s “not creative,” yet she’s one of the most creative people I know. Her creativity shows in thoughtful, personalised gestures and in the way she untangles complex problems with ease and clarity. It’s not visual, but intuitive and emotional. Truely remarkable to witness.

This made me realise something important:Creativity is not a single skill. It is a spectrum.

It can appear in:

• The way someone organises their day

• How they cook a meal from scratch

• The stories they tell that make everyone laugh

• The ability to see potential where others only see limitations

  
  

These are all forms of creativity, even though they do not involve drawing or design.

Finding Your Own Creative Superpower

So the next time you think, “I wish I was creative”, take a moment and ask yourself a different question:

How does my creativity show up?

Because it is already there. We all have a creative strength that shapes how we think, connect, and communicate.Mine happens to involve a pen and paper. Yours might look completely different, and that is what makes creativity so fascinating.

What is your creative superpower?

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