Just Say No

Just Say No

An old friend once taught me that if you don’t stand 4 something you’ll fall for anything.  When you stand 4 something it means saying no 2 the things you don’t. If you spend your time fulfilling the request of others, you’ll find yourself...
How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome

How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome, doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, happens because the innovator is trying 2 do something different, something that hasn’t been done before, create something new, taking the lead, make a ruckus because one needs 2 be made, and...
Is Blogging Dead?

Is Blogging Dead?

Some people think blogging is dead because the Internet is 2 crowed.  They say it’s tuff 2 be heard above the crowd. And they’re right. Blogging is dead if you’re worried about standing out from the crowd, because standing out can be really, really...
Can You Imagine That…?

Can You Imagine That…?

One of the biggest problems people have with idea thinking is an inability to imagine due largely to an over commitment to knowledge acquisition.  Far 2 many books, Podcast, conferences, etc.  Einstein famously said, “Logic will get you from points A to B. ...
What Wild E. Coyote Taught Us

What Wild E. Coyote Taught Us

One of the things you glean from watching Wild E. Coyote, the classic Wanner Brothers cartoon, is that as animator Art Babbitt put it “Animation follows the laws of physics…unless it’s funnier otherwise.” The more subtle thing 2 pickup on is...
Where Do Innovative Ideas Come From?

Where Do Innovative Ideas Come From?

From time-2-time innovative ideas appear to come completely out of left field, or to be brand new.  Creative ideas so unique they appear to be woven together out of thinking that didn’t previously exist.  But rarely is this truly the case.  Innovative ideas most often...