13 Dec The Positive Power of Movies on the World
Posted at 18:03h in James Mapes Blog
The positive power of movies is that they inform, ignite creativity, provide an escape and renew and lift the spirit...
02 Feb Creative Lessons from the Super Bowl
Posted at 20:12h in James Mapes Blog
The great director, Steven Spielberg wrote. “The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody...
10 Dec THE ILLUSION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Posted at 19:19h in James Mapes Blog
It is a natural assumption that the choices we make are guided by some external force or are conscious acts of will. However, there are powerful, unconscious forces within us at work....
21 Oct THE ILLUSION OF FAILURE
Posted at 00:58h in James Mapes Blog
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 ...
11 Sep Self Esteem or Other Esteem? by Mel Schwartz
I have come to believe that the way the term self-esteem is used is actually a misnomer. The first half of the expression, self, would seem to indicate that esteem, the second half of the expression, is derived from one’s self. ...
07 Aug 21 DAYS: RECHARGED, REENERGIZED BUT NOT UNPLUGGED
Posted at 17:05h in James Mapes Blog
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 ...
21 Jun SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, NOT AS YOU WISH THEM TO BE
Posted at 18:13h in James Mapes Blog
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...
17 Jun THE ILLUSION OF SEPARABILITY
Posted at 19:32h in James Mapes Blog
Separability is the belief that your actions do not directly impact anyone else, that your behavior in a relationship has no effect on your partner, that your performance on a team does not directly influence the performance of the team as a...
15 May In Praise of Entrepreneurs, Persistance & a Gourmet Food Truck
Posted at 20:36h in Articles
Here’s to the dreamers, visionaries and risk takers! Here’s to the entrepreneurs! ...
15 Apr FORCING INTROSPECTION FOR INSIGHT
Posted at 16:23h in James Mapes Blog
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...
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