Creativity Action Plan
The one-word action plan for being more creative: “THINK.” The two-word action plan for being more creative: “Think MORE.” The three-word action plan for being more creative: “Think More DEEPLY.” . .
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Lightbulb Moments
A lightbulb moment is when information that has been floating around in your head finally combines and takes on a distinctive shape. It solidifies into a concept so solid that you’d swear you could take hold of it in your heads and pull it from your mind into the physical world. It’s the proverbial “A-HA! moment” You may […]
200,000 Bad Drawings
The father of animation legend Chuck Jones tried and failed at many different types of start-up businesses. Each time he launched a new business venture, he would buy stationery and pencils with the company name and logo on them. When the business eventually failed, he’d give the papers and pencils to Chuck and his siblings […]
Learning from Strengths and Weaknesses
Do you learn more by studying your strengths or by studying your weaknesses? Taking stock of your strengths allows you to build on what you are already good at. To achieve greater heights on a ladder you are adept at climbing. It allows you to specialize in an area of expertise and become a world-class […]
Clearing the cobwebs
When someone says the word “cobweb” you may immediately think of spider webs, old abandoned houses, or that bit of dust just out of reach high up near the ceiling of your living room that you noticed last night while watching television; but one of the definition lines at Dictionary.com describe cobwebs as “confusion, indistinctness, […]
Or forever hold your peace
If you have a better idea, a better concept, a more advanced innovation; then by all means sound off. If you have a better idea to improve a product or service, cultivate customer connections, grow the business, increase profits; then your voice should be heard. If you have a better idea that improves nations, brings […]
Banging Your Head Against The Wall
When people say they feel like they’re banging their head against the wall, the typical response is to advise them: “stop doing that.” I’ve learned to ask WHY they’ve chosen to keep banging their head on that particular wall. It’s not that I think they believe it feels good — but I do think they […]