30 Jan What is a Thinker?
What is a thinker? A thinker is a sovereign individual who consciously values the natural rights of thinkers. The School of Thinking supports the natural rights of ...
24 Jan The Psychology of Fun, Play & Full Engagement
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In this fast-paced world, you want to learn not only to control negative stress but, how to renew and recharge. Fun and play is the answer....
21 Oct THE ILLUSION OF FAILURE
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Failure is the one fear that always puts the brakes on creativity, innovation, risk taking, growth, and productivity, yet most of us have been programmed from our earliest years to be afraid of failure. The person who ...
19 Aug THE GAME OF TRIVIA & THE POWER OF CROWDSOURCING
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Sometimes there is a huge payoff when I do something that propels me out of my comfort zone. You might interpret this act as taking a huge risk, like jumping out of a plane, walking a high wire or telling your boss that he,...
07 Aug 21 DAYS: RECHARGED, REENERGIZED BUT NOT UNPLUGGED
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My wife and I have wanted to take a Norwegian Cruise on Seabourn for seven years. In spite of our busy career schedules, we decided with full awareness that life is unpredictable and ...
17 Jul Imagination, Creativity & Innovation: Open Up A World of Possibility
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A World of Possibility - It all begins with your imagination, creativity and innovation so imagine the possibilities - now....
21 Jun SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, NOT AS YOU WISH THEM TO BE
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A QUANTUM LEAP WILL TAKE PLACE ONLY WHEN YOU SEE THINGS AS THEY REALLY ARE, NOT AS YOU WISH THEM TO BE. I used to be determined to overcome the barriers waiting to trip me up. People were constantly ignoring or disappointing...
15 May In Praise of Entrepreneurs, Persistance & a Gourmet Food Truck
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Here’s to the dreamers, visionaries and risk takers! Here’s to the entrepreneurs! ...
15 Apr FORCING INTROSPECTION FOR INSIGHT
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I just got over a rough bout with a stomach virus. The first two days were spent in utter desperation, doing what one does when extremely ill, trying to hold down some liquids so as not to become dehydrated and pondering some not...
10 Apr DEFINING “APPLIED IMAGINATION” FOR SUCCESS
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This blog is the first in a series on what I believe to be a basically ignored, underappreciated and undervalued component of creativity, innovation and success – “applied imagination.” I am fairly certain that you have heard the expressions - ...