Your Best Idea Is Yet to Come: A Creative Guide with Coach Dar
Do you believe your best idea is yet to come?
I do.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, artist, educator, or leader, you’ve likely had moments of inspiration that felt like lightning in a bottle, and others where creativity seemed just out of reach. The truth? Creativity isn’t magic, it’s a muscle. And with the right mindset and tools, you can train it to work in your favor.
With my background in neuroscience as a Board Certified Occupational therapist, and my years as an ultra high-performance coach for professional athletes and elite executives, I’m among those interested in this field. I love helping my clients brainstorm great ideas and make them tangible.
I’m here to tell you: you are more creative than you think. And you don’t need to wait for lightning to strike. With the right mindset, a supportive environment, and the tools that help you clear the chaos, you can unlock creative breakthroughs you didn’t even know were in you.
Neuroscience backs this up, and so does life experience: creativity needs structure, space, and grace. So how do you set yourself up for that next big idea? Here’s how I help my clients create the conditions for real, lasting creativity.
1. Preparation: Lay the Groundwork
You want a big idea? Start by putting in the reps. Creativity doesn’t just “show up”—you’ve got to prepare for it. The more you sharpen your skills, the more natural your brilliance becomes.
And here's the kicker: your environment matters. Clutter is chaos for your brain. Clean it up. Get focused.
🛠️ Try This: Use Quartet® Flip-Top Computer Pad to organize your daily goals and store your desk clutter (pens, sticky notes, and paperclips) to create a workspace that helps you breathe and think clearly.
2. Incubation & Illumination: Make Space for the Spark
Here’s something I tell all my high-achieving clients: your best ideas don’t come when you're grinding non-stop. They come when you give your brain space. Take a walk. Sit in silence. Meditate. Let yourself be. That stillness? That’s when the magic brews.
You know those “aha” moments in the shower or while driving? That’s your mind connecting the dots during incubation. But here’s the thing—you’ve got to be ready for what comes next: illumination. That flash of insight. That stroke of genius.
And when it hits? Capture it immediately. If you don’t write it down, it disappears.
🛠️ Try This: Keep a Quartet® Portable Glass Easel Pad within arm’s reach to catch inspiration in real time before it fades.
3. Verification: Work the Idea, Not the Perfection
Creativity doesn’t come from perfection, it comes from momentum. And momentum means giving yourself permission to start messy.
I always say: “Go ugly early.” Erase. Rewrite. Brainstorm with a colleague or friend. Talk it out. Your first idea doesn’t have to be your best, but it has to exist before you can make it better.
That’s why I love my big Quartet® Glass Board. During COVID, it was right behind me on Zoom, helping me teach concepts, coach players, and capture ideas in real-time. It gave me a space to think out loud—visibly. And that visual matters. When your goals and ideas are in front of you, they inspire you.
And when you make a mistake? Good. That’s progress. There are no periods in life—only commas. Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re the next step forward.
So shift your perspective:
✅ Mistakes = Growth
✅ Clarity = Momentum
✅ Progress > Perfection
🛠️ Try This: Use a Quartet® InvisaMount® Glass Board + Accessories to give yourself space to let ideas live, evolve, and breathe.
Here’s what I know for sure: your best idea is still in you. But it won’t come out if your space is chaotic, your mind is overwhelmed, and your fear of messing up is louder than your calling.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to take the first step.
Start capturing your ideas, erasing them and then reimaging them. Let your ideas live in the open because that’s where the magic happens.
This blog post was created in partnership between Quartet and Darleen Santore.