When I first started writing this blog it was very difficult for me. I would sit looking at a blank screen for hours fretting about what to write. Generating ideas for topics was not the issue. My issue was...
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I am an ultramarathon trail runner. When I run in a race, I must make sure I have what I need to keep running for 30+ hours. I cannot rely on an aid station to have the food I...
Studies have long shown that adult learners retain approximately 26 percent of what they learn in a workshop if the content isn’t reinforced or deployed within a few weeks of the program. That means roughly 74 percent of the...
In a previous post, Give Me a Break … Because Downtime at Work Is Highly Productive, I wrote that taking regular breaks at work helps make you more productive and boosts your energy. Did you know regular breaks also...
Today we live in a fast-paced, goal-driven society that emphasizes accomplishments and outcomes. We problem solve and multitask. We don’t like not knowing why or how. We want answers, and we want them yesterday. Seldom do we allow ourselves...
Are you feeling like your to-do list will never get done? Is your day filled with back-to-back tasks? Do you believe you can’t spare an extra five minutes devoted to anything but work? When you see all the items...
There’s a pervasive myth that creativity is the realm of right-brained people. However, creativity involves much more than one hemisphere of our brain. A master of creative genius, Leonardo da Vinci, suggested we, “Study the science of art and...
In my interactions with other creative people I have discovered that many of them have compulsive natures (I hesitate to call it Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) because true OCD is so much worse). Creatives tend to make lists, have...
Ok, I don’t have a punchline for this joke set-up, but I bet the title got you thinking of funny ways those items are connected. Playing, having fun, and laughing are what this post is about. Specifically, how it...
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change,” wrote Dr. Wayne Dyer. This is a great quote demonstrating the elasticity of mindset. When I say mindset, I’m not talking about left-brained or...