27 Jan 7 Strategies for Renewing by ‘Running in Idle’
Being idle is consciously taking a retreat from distractions and providing our being with much-needed rejuvenation and mental nourishment....
06 Nov 7 Quantum Leap Strategies For Revolutionary Relationships
Relationships venture into the heart. A relationship takes work but touches the very center of what it means to be human...
14 Jul VISION, STAYING ON THE RIGHT TRACK & MY GRANDFATHER
Posted at 19:15h in James Mapes Blog
My grandfather drove a steam engine, and as a young boy all I ever dreamed about was to be like him, controlling the Iron Horse. I remember the blast of heat from the furnace against my face as I watched two muscular, sweating men shovel...
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 ...
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 ...
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! ...
25 Jan PUSHING THE PAUSE BUTTON OF LIFE FOR PRODUCTIVITY & CREATIVITY
Posted at 19:03h in Articles
Imagine that you have a magic remote control so that - when life got too overwhelming or you needed to replenish your energy - you could simply push the “pause” button....
19 Dec PREPARING FOR A CRISIS: LESSONS FROM HURRICANE SANDY
Posted at 16:18h in Articles
Here we are galloping towards Christmas, and I am still contemplating what life lessons I learned from being in the thick of hurricane Sandy and how these lessons can be applied to business - as well as life in general....