You may have heard of the famous research experiment where a northern pike (a fish) was placed in one-half of a large aquarium, with numerous minnows swimming freely (and visibly) in the other half of the glass divided tank. As the pike became hungrier, it made numerous unsuccessful efforts to eat the minnows, but only…
“In the end it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are”. -Max Dupree Lately I’ve been asked quite a bit to speak on the topic of change. Times are changing, and people are having a hard time keeping up with it. Organizations are restructuring,…
This week’s post was written by my cousin, Valerie Alexander. Last week, I mentioned that I bought and installed blackout curtains in our bedroom. This has been a huge improvement in keeping mornings a bit more sacred, and also in blocking out both streetlights and noise at night. All in all, a huge win. Except…
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Creativity is hard work! It’s easy to get stuck in the same old, boring rut. What are you doing to stay creative? Bruce Nussbaum suggests in his book, Creative Intelligence, the more we practice creativity, the better we get at it. According to A. J. Jacobs, in her article How To Be More Creative, creativity…