When solving problems after you have exhausted the normal means of coming up with the solution, think in terms of unorthodox methods. Vary your thinking and try to solve the problems by creating something completely new and irrelevant. Come into ...

1 - Take A Tour of the Great Outdoors\r

Consider a hike in the mountains, a stroll beside the river, a run along the beach, a jog through the park or a walk around the city.

2 - Soak Up Your Surroundings ...

In 1420, the dignitaries of Florence held a competition.

They offered the enormous prize of 200 gold florins to the architect whose genius could span the unfinished dome of the Florence Cathedral.

This was a great challenge. Even the o ...

It seems like this week a ton of people have been asking me how they can \rbecome more creative. I even had one client jokingly accuse me of being in \rcahoots with the Devil in trade for my creativity. "Where do you get all of your \rideas?" he a ...

As workplaces continue to rightsize and downsize, we all find ourselves doing more with less. How do we stay ahead of the workload while staying sane? The key is to put your creativity to work for you so you can do more with less and shine like n ...

When you hear, "tell me a story," does your mind suddenly go blank? \rDon't panic. The good news is, you're already a natural storyteller! \rSurprised? You shouldn't be. It's built right into our genetic code. Human \rbeings are a storytelling sp ...

Do you ever encounter problems, challenges or obstacles in your business? If you answered 'no,' then you can stop reading and continue to rake in the fortune you must be making. For the rest of us, the answer of course is 'yes.'

For the ...

Can anyone be an artist?

People admiring my work often say, ¡°I could never do that!¡± I say, ¡°Yes, you can!¡±

Eight years ago, during a very difficult time in my career in finance (Downsizings, layoffs ¨C let¡¯s not talk about it ...

Creativity is central to the management of our individual lives, but in modern times few people are able to access this as a resource. Alan Watts writes in The Wisdom of Insecurity:

"We have allowed brain thinking to develop and dominate our ...

95 percent of what we know about the brain, we have learned in the last 20 years. So, your beliefs about creativity were probably shaped by faulty information.

For instance, many believe that only special, talented people are creative ¨C and ...