¶ … Creativity Pablo Picasso once said: "Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up." The truth in this statement is evident with even a rudimentary examination of any school program, curriculum, or system. From childhood, human beings learn to conform to "leadership" values and expectations, not only in terms of work, but also more generally in terms of what is important to each individual. In school, the role of enforcing conformity falls to teachers and parents. When students leave school, their lecturers, bosses, or team leaders take over. In general life, the government imposes its values and concerns on society. The lack of emphasis on creativity and its importance is also evident in the traditional "starving artist" image. Few parents who wish for their children to work for security and independence in life would encourage their children to choose any type of creative direction as their main profession. Creativity, however, is not only about art. It is vitally important to human beings, because it stimulates happiness, provides for lifelong work satisfaction and fulfillment, and stimulates effective and caring leadership for a bright future.

While there is much joy to be had in creativity as artistic expression, this happiness is certainly not limited to art. The joy of creativity lies in how it stimulates human beings to express themselves in a world that tends to overlook the importance of such expression. Self-expression can occur on many levels. Fashion is one of them. The clothing people wear...

It is a type of communication. Verbal and written communication is perhaps the most common outlet for creative self-expression. Again, artistic communication does not refer only to poetry, novels, or lectures, although these are certainly included. Communication between loved ones or friends can be artistic as well. Finding a way to say "I love you" in a unique way, for example, is highly creative. In terms of written communication, the way people express themselves in the social media such as Twitter or Facebook can also be highly creative. Whether using fashion, art, poetry, speech, or Facebook posts, to express oneself, such expression leads to a sense of joy and connection. Creative self-expressions highlights a person's unique qualities, but also offers the potential for interpersonal connections on the basis of that uniqueness. This leads to a profound sense of joy.
Another component of joyful living is employment. In general conversation, the idea of "work" is hard labor and something that is set far apart from enjoyment or fulfillment. The main reason for this is, as mentioned above, that children who leave school are all but starve in terms of their individual creativity, especially when it comes to work and income. Hence, while a child's creativity may have survived in the form of a unique fashion sense or poetic communication, it is unlikely that these would be encouraged as a basis for a job search. School leavers are, for the most part, encouraged to enter professions that require…