Take a look at the photo accompanying this article. There is an incredible amount of detail and nuance to the image. Is it an aerial photo zooming out from the earth and showing roadways cutting through lush rural woodlands of some exotic location? If you look closer, you’ll see that it’s not a photo zoomed […]
I think it’s better to attract inspiration, but sometimes you have no other option than chasing inspiration down in order to catch some creative ideas. There are mythological forest spirits made of light called Will O’ The Wisps that lure unsuspecting mortals into the woods in order to drive them mad or have them wander […]
The people who exhibit Fear of Risk don’t usually manifest as such. Their response will come off as a much more well thought-out and considered response. It will sound completely reasonable: “Seems a little ‘iffy’ to me. It’s much safer if we keep doing what we’ve always done” and THAT’S what makes Fear of Risk […]
Sure, change is inevitable — but how about you go first? People might not like the way things are, but it’s a lot easier to complain about stuff than to make any improvements. This article continues the break down of dealing with the individual fears that prevent people from taking action on ideas with today’s […]
Many people get excited about their ideas, but when it comes time to put that new idea into action their excitement turns into excuses because it’s going to require an awful lot of extra effort and hard work to turn their idea into a reality. This article continues the break down of dealing with the […]
A while back I wrote an article with reasons why people fear new ideas. I recently shared the article with a new audience and a couple people asked me how I dealt with those fears myself and how I was able to overcome them with prospects who might be hesitating in moving forward with a […]
If you have to force yourself to focus on a project and it feels like you’re swimming against the current in order to make any progress, perhaps you need to set it aside for a little bit and see where the flow wants to take you. Doing important work is challenging enough without fighting against […]