Being creative with hair

Images taken from Pinterest & A Cup of Jo

Looking for inspirations and ways to revamp my hair style for work. Something different than the usual straight hair or ponytail/bun.
But it's harder than the pics make it out to be and I'm envious at those who can make their hair look so effortlessly amazing yet creative.

Another source for inspiration is A Cup of Jo's hair tutorials which I've been religiously checking out.
However I've only succeeded in creating the ponytail twist as seen in the last pic.The rest...utter failures.
I'm just horrible at it - hairstyling is definitely a career I should not pursue when I do decide on a career-change down the track!