By Joe Blogger
The state of the economy has been in question for years. We had many warning signs but they were not heeded in the past. When thousands upon thousands of people were losing their jobs in certain states, this should have raised a red flag. Until the unemployment rate decreases for the states that [...]
By Ezra Drissman
The new millennium marked significant changes and twists in people’s lifestyle and preference especially in fashion and trend. In this vital industry, one very relevant breakthrough is the incorporation of environmental awareness and protection in most clothing lines in the fashion business and it has definitely inspired innumerable designers and students of fashion [...]
By Lani and Allen Voivod
As small business owners, it’s all too easy for us to get so immersed in the daily planning and producing of projects and profits that we forget to step back and take a look at the Bigger Picture of what’s going on “in the field,” as they say.
So take a minute [...]
There’s been something missing from the business success principles that have been taught for decades. When you’re on a path of growth and expansion in your business, the strategies, tactics and principles you learn are only HALF of what you need to know. I’m sure you’ve been to many seminars, read lots of books and [...]
By Jason Kozma
More and more Americans are using their hard-earned vacations to get healthy and fit. In fact, fitness vacations are a hot trend - with Pilates replacing pina coladas and personal trainers serving as your tour guides. It makes sense, because people and especially women want to take better care of themselves. But the [...]
By Michael Angier
In order to compete effectively, we must look for new and better ways to accomplish our mission. We must find creative methods to delight our customers. And we must find innovative strategies for getting more done with fewer resources.
With things changing as rapidly as they are, doing things the old way won’t be [...]
Is there some aspect of you or your life with which you’re not happy? Are you having difficulty achieving the kind of success you would really like to achieve - whether that’s in business, your career or your personal or sporting life? In other words, would you like to be e bigger [...]
By Mark Woodcock
Businesses need to be innovative in order to succeed in times of economic distress, when consumers are more particular about what they buy, and high quality is no longer separate from value for money. Company leaders are looking for ways in which their organisations can be innovative to beat their competition, maintain a [...]
The push for green IT is becoming a big wave among businesses in the US and anywhere else in the world. More and more business owners are becoming aware of the need to implement IT infrastructures that are guaranteed to be “green.” In 2009 alone, leading IT research firms found that environmental safety has become [...]
Valery is an Artist Mindset Mentor and Coach who helps creative people get out of their own way so that they can overcome the struggles that often come with the life of artists of every kind. Clients learn how to express their full potential to create more passionately, profoundly, productively & profitably.
Just as learning your [...]
When Edward DeBono conceived his “Six Thinking Hats,” he envisioned a framework that functions well for individuals, for teams, for groups, for communities, and for organizations. However, people, even today, have little experience with thinking. They have even less training. They can memorize. They can understand what they are told. They can disassemble what others [...]
“This above all; to thine own self be true.” - William Shakespeare
What is integrity?
What does it mean to be in integrity?
If you look up the word “integrity” in the dictionary you will learn that it comes from the Latin word, “integer” which means “whole”. Integrity is an unreduced or unbroken completeness, wholeness, totality, incorruptibility. It [...]
“Book-Ends” thinking is not for everyone. Think about what book-ends do. They support the books but they are not books. They keep books on the shelf but they are not the shelf. They bracket the books without becoming a book. The books, without losing their individual identity, can be rearranged between the book-ends.
“Book-Ends” thinkers [...]
Inside each of us lies a sleeping giant, the part of us that is wild and crazy. We need only to re-position the giant’s energy toward thinking, especially playful thinking, silly thinking. Many of us keep the giant hidden from view because of the unpredictability. With “new-ideas” thinking, the unpredictability is exactly what is needed. [...]
Life is a game. Whether you enjoy life or not depends upon the rules - your own personal rules of life.
Whether you realize it or not you guide your life, make your choices, based upon a set of rules you selected for yourself in early childhood. These rules were based on misinterpretation or complete [...]
Many people approach “getting-it-done thinking” with excitement. We are going to make things happen. Action is close. Optimism is prevalent. Speculation abounds. Suggestions flow freely. Obstacles melt away. Value and benefits emerge. The challenge here is two-fold. Identify the actions to be taken, the value and benefits of those actions. Then, evaluate each action against [...]
We can get away from the fossil fuels by leveraging alternative energy sources more effectively. The dirty coal energy plants can be decommissioned by turning to alternatives to these energy sources. Most of our energy can harness if we only try to research and develop the renewable energies needed to do so.
One of these renewable [...]
Cautionary thinking allows you to say, “Whoa Nellie. Let’s take a deep breath and see what worries us.” What you are trying to achieve threatens your very survival — you personally, your professional stature, and your company. You need to think carefully about implications of your plans and actions. Failing to perform cautionary thinking leads [...]
Emotional thinking sits opposite informational thinking. Experience colors emotional thinking. Attitudes and assumptions also color emotional thinking. Yet, rarely do we venture to share our emotional thinking with others. The fear of attack and ridicule for even having emotional thoughts paralyzes many of even the greatest thinkers. None of us wants to be the fool. [...]
The alphabet contains 26 letters. To each we assign value and power. Recently “T” has achieved a new strength. An author refers to T-shaped management — [Collaboration by Morten T. Hansen]. A company refers to T-shaped people — [IDEO, a product design company]. However, the real power of “T” is in its first position in [...]
