7 Tips to Develop Your Inner Genius
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” -Arthur Schopenhauer What does it take to be a genius? Personally, I believe most of us have the makings of a genius within us, although we may not be aware of it. What we do and how […]
6 Tips to Make Delayed Gratification Easier to Swallow
“Delayed gratification is a sweet lesson whose teacher knows the best is not right now, it is yet to be.” – Maximillian Degenerz Everyone craves instant gratification. It’s that little human urge we all have to ‘want it and want it now.’ But when we do we often find that further down the road, […]
Habits: Reprogramming Your Triggers
“A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It’s an undo-it-yourself project.” – Abigail Van Buren Last week we spoke about habits and how they’ve become so routinized in our lives that we’re often unaware that at one point in time, we made a conscious decision that we would do ‘this’ (action), when presented with ‘that’ (trigger). […]
Habits: Getting to Know Your Triggers
“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy If we accept the belief that we are what we repeatedly do, then what we repeatedly do becomes a habit. Some habits are healthy. They propel us forward and help us live more productive and satisfying lives. On the other hand, […]
The Power of More Than One
We were watching an old movie the other night and my mind triggered to all those we’ve come to know as dynamic duos – and what their lives may have been like had they not had each other. Whether pure fiction or fictionalized versions of themselves, together, they sparked pure genius. Can you imagine […]
Doing the Unexpected: Creativity Lessons from Dr. Seuss
No one said it was going to be easy. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, because that’s what’s usually done. The expedient, that is. Everyone does what’s expected. Very few go the distance to provide the unexpected, and that’s a shame. Doing the unexpected is what creates value. Makes you mean […]
How to Tip the Confidence Scale in Your Direction
“Live in your hopes and not in your fears.” – Johnny Majors Did you know that while statistically 90% of startups fail, the 10% that succeed all seem to have one major thing in common? An overconfident leader. The term overconfident though seems to have a lot of negative connotations associated with it. […]
Innovation Comes in All Sizes
“The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius.” – Sid Caesar So much of what we take for granted today, were innovations in their time. The printing press. A means of disseminating information and knowledge to the masses. It literally brought […]
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Relevant Lessons from Carlos Castaneda
The world was very different when I was coming of age. Indelible memories of an unpopular war, the wisdom of great heroes – the Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King – taken from us all too soon, the Cold War, Berlin Wall, Equal Rights, Womens’ Rights, and of course, the Peace Movement. (It wasn’t only about […]
How to Fail Up to Succeed
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison No one is an overnight success and at some point, we all fail. But failure doesn’t have to mean doom and gloom. In fact, failure is often the most valuable tool […]