29 Sep 5 Steps To Ignite Your Brain For Storytelling
Posted at 14:28h in James Mapes Blog
Storytelling is a key to education, training, innovation and managing communication. Here are 5 steps to Ignite Your Brain For Storytelling. ...
29 Sep THE MYSTERY OF MY ADOPTION: THE STORY
Posted at 14:23h in James Mapes Blog
Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives, the power to retell it, rethink it, deconstruct it, joke about it, and change it as times change, truly are powerless, because they cannot think new thoughts. —Salman Rushdie THE STORY THAT UPENDED MY PERCEPTIONS AND...
07 Sep IGNITE YOUR IMAGINATION FOR EMPATHETIC LISTENING
Posted at 19:50h in James Mapes Blog
“It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?” ― Isaac Asimov, I,...
17 Aug Hack Your Brain To Shift Your Perspective
Posted at 18:53h in Articles
Shift your perspective and challenge assumptions to change the meaning of what you see and add to your life experience....
09 Mar How to Hack your Brain to Explode Creativity
Posted at 16:24h in Articles
Our brains are wired to survive and – to survive – you must be creative....
18 May Harness the “Wild Child” of Your Imagination
Posted at 14:54h in Articles
The imagination is like a rambunctious, slightly crazy, often out-of-control ‘Wild Child’ who can lose its focus in the blink of an eye. Here are several suggestions to help you harness the imagination to live an exceptional life....
15 Jan In Praise of Magical Thinking
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Is magical thinking always a good thing? Does it always work? That depends on your expectations and your willingness to put in the hard work....
30 Jul Communicate To Mute The Dark Side of The Imagination
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Don't let the Dark Side of the Imagination have a negative effect on your communication. Here's how to elevate interactions with others....
03 Mar 6 Ways to Enlarge Your Imagination with Wonder by Mark Sanborn
G.K. Chesterton was a writer who lived large—both figuratively and literally—and who was wildly in love with life. He said, “The world will never lack for wonders, only wonder.” ...
24 Jan The Psychology of Fun, Play & Full Engagement
Posted at 01:29h in Articles
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....