3 Creative Business Moves You’ve Never Heard Of (But Totally Need)
Let’s skip the obvious.
You already know about mood boards, journaling, vision boards, and taking a walk to “spark creativity.”
Cute. Cozy. Helpful… sometimes.
But you’re building a business — not a scrapbook.
You need creativity that moves the needle.
Creativity that solves real problems.
Creativity that gets you unstuck so you can finish the year strong.
So today, we’re skipping the fluffy stuff.
Here are three creative strategies your business has probably never tried — but once you do, you’ll wonder how you survived without them.
1. The “Reverse Role Swap” Method
(Become Your Future Customer’s Mentor… and Student)
Forget ideal client avatars.
This is way better.
For 24 hours, imagine your future customer is sitting next to you — and they have to mentor you.
Yes. Read that again.
Ask yourself:
How would they describe the problem they come to you with?
What would they tell you they’re afraid of?
What do they wish someone would finally explain clearly?
What would they hire you for if money wasn’t a thing?
Then flip it:
What would you, as the expert, teach them in the simplest, easiest, most compassionate way possible?
The power of this method?
👉 It removes all the pressure.
👉 It cuts through the noise.
👉 It shows you exactly what to build next.
You stop thinking about “content strategy” and instead think,
“What would I say if someone I cared deeply about needed this today?”
That clarity is creative gold.
2. The “Industry Cross-Pollination” Experiment
(Find Inspiration From Spaces No One Expects)**
Your industry isn’t where your most innovative ideas will come from.
Your best ideas will come from places that do things completely differently.
Try this:
Choose one industry that has nothing to do with yours, and study how they:
package their offers
communicate value
build loyalty
structure workflow
surprise and delight customers
create a brand experience
For example:
What could you learn from Disney’s guest experience?
What from Sephora’s loyalty model?
What from IKEA’s layout + pricing psychology?
What from Trader Joe’s community culture?
What from Airbnb’s storytelling + photo strategy?
Then ask:
How could I adapt this to my business in my own simple, scrappy, creative way?
This is where the magic happens.
Because the fastest-growing businesses aren’t the ones copying their competitors —
they’re the ones seeking brilliance from unexpected places.
3. The “Break One Rule” Challenge
(Strategic Rebellion = Instant Creative Flow)**
Every industry has “rules.”
You know… the unwritten ones:
You have to post 5x a week
You must niche down to one tiny thing
Your website should follow XYZ structure
Your offer needs this many modules
Your launch must include a webinar
What if you intentionally broke one of those rules?
Not recklessly.
Not chaotically.
Strategically.
Ask yourself:
What is one rule in my industry that has never felt aligned for me?
How could breaking it actually help me stand out?
What if the thing I’ve been avoiding is the thing that makes my business magnetic?
What would happen if I built a way that actually fits me?
Breaking one rule forces your brain into creative problem-solving:
You start thinking:
“If I don’t do it their way, what way feels natural to me?”
This is where your authentic brilliance comes out to play.
Your November Creativity Challenge
Pick one of the three methods above and try it for a week:
✨ Reverse Role Swap
✨ Industry Cross-Pollination
✨ Break One Rule
Then watch what happens:
Your ideas sharpen
Your offers get clearer
Your content feels easier
Your energy lifts
Your business feels like yours again
Creativity isn’t always cute.
It can be powerful & strategic.
It’s the behind-the-scenes engine that keeps your business moving — even when things get messy.
So tell me…
👉 Which creativity challenge are you choosing this November?
I want to cheer you on every step of the way.