Many people have the misconception that creativity is something that only artists, writers and performers are blessed with. Everyone is creative. It's one of the gifts we're given that helps us thrive as human beings. While creativity is not just about being in the arts, we can get a sense of what it is by looking at the artistic process. Focus, imagination, inspiration, being in the moment are some of them.
Creators learn skills and technique, but they go beyond it.
These are qualities of the artist, but you can bring them to any endeavor, be it business or pleasure. Creativity can mean bringing fun to a job that would otherwise be drudgery. It can mean doing something that's already fun in a new and different way that makes it even more pleasurable. Several years ago, I worked for a boss who managed a group of us who were young, aspiring actors and filmmakers. She constantly deferred to us as the creative ones, and yet she was one of the most creative managers I've ever worked for.