creativity Archive
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Do U Have an Elevator Speech for YOU?
If not, you should!Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsYou know that funny feeling you get when you address yourself by name? That's your nervous system responding from a very deeply programmed place, just like it did when your parents called you by name when you were about to be punished, or when your lover coos your name in the candlelight. It's a very powerful tool, and it can help you remake your self image. -
Play!
It's not just for children anymorePosted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsMost of us adults think we have to work with a purpose in mind, but maybe we just have to remember what it was like to play. Have faith that new insights will occur, and immerse yourself fully in whatever your life's mission may be. -
A Job Well Begun
Is a job half-emailed to your co-conspiratorsPosted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsI've been working on aspects of advanced swordsmanship with two of the most extraordinary swordsmen in the world, and we've been bashing our heads in (so to speak) trying to figure out how to write about what we do. -
What do you expect?
Expect nothing, get ....Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsIf you work with low expectations when the challenge is great, it may help you get through the tough work of doing one incremental task at a time without stressing about achieving the greater goal right away. -
Greed Really IS Good
and it's not just Gordon Gecko who said soPosted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsMastery is not only a means of accomplishing the things of the world, but it is that by which a person fulfills the purpose of his life. It is not necessary for man to leave all the things of the world and go into retreat. He can attend to his business, to his profession, to his duties in life and yet at the same time develop this spirit in himself which is the spirit of mastery. -
Flow Toward Mastery
Get yourself engaged, slightly off balance, and completely focused on the momentPosted on October 13, 2011 | 1 CommentFor the same reason that flow is so enjoyable – the fact that it’s all-encompassing – it is also an extraordinary state for learning. -
In the Land of Business, are you a Settler or an Explorer?
You may not want to start on that fort until you know if you're gonna stay!Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsSettling when you're an explorer could be a big mistake. Embrace your inner explorer and discover the exciting new horizons beyond the next mountain range! -
Save the World, Make a Million Bucks
But Not at the Same Time!Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsI just finished reading a really interesting book. It’s called Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior The authors are Ori and Rom Brafman, and I highly recommend it.... -
Lead or Follow, but Definitely Get Out of the Way!
Are you appealing to a too-educated segment of your potential client base?Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsI got reminded of an important business concept this morning at a meeting with one of my young business mentors. His name is James Snider and he has great insight... -
Keep Your Dang Monkey
And Take One of Mine, Too!Posted on May 1, 2011 | No CommentsIf you’re into the idea of becoming successful, or if you want to get even more successful than you already are, I think you ought to become an obsessive reader....