Ever feel like you’re stuck in a “side quest” with no clear map? We all hit plateaus – at work when a project feels stagnant, at home when we can’t think of a new family activity, or in our personal growth when the path forward is murky. But what if the solution to your real-world […]
How-to Think Like a Child and Enjoy Life Again
My wife and I recently took my four year old son to tour his new school. He was so excited the day before, I didn’t know if he’d be able to make the threee mile trip down the road. We pulled up to the rather drab looking building, it was a bit rainy outside, and […]
Reward Yourself for Thinking
I’ve seen plenty of advice that says it’s good to write down your thoughts into a journal. However, I never took it seriously in the past. I only had a pocket-journal that didn’t do much of anything other than take up some space. Then I picked up a fancy case bound journal – the paper […]
Discover 64 Ways to Live Your Passion Using Lotus Blossom Brainstorming
Photo by: moetaka Do you ever get stuck? Hung up on the same old plan or ideas or maybe no ideas at all? Having a wide variety of choices (or just some FRESH choices) can mean the difference between success and failure. A key point to know if you’re trying to find your life’s passion […]
Can Paradoxes Help You Find Life’s Meaning?
Did you ever her something that just made you scratch your head? You rolled it around inside but never really came to any definite conclusion? It seemed like no matter how much you tried to figure it out, you came up with a new argument? You know… a paradox – usually defined as a statement […]
How to Find Your Passions and Purpose in Life Just By Using Your Brain
Here’s another ideation exercise coming your way! I call this one the FRUIT ROOT TREE brainstorming method. It presents a fun and natural (har har!) way to take some drilled-down base characteristics of your issue, challenge, or problem and combines them into an idea-filled meal of possibilities. Let’s dive right on in and see what […]
Increase Brain Function By Journaling Your Thoughts?
You know… I’ve run across plenty of those “Be a Better Person / Entrepreneur” books or “professional opinions” that say it’s good to write down your thoughts into a journal or some mechanism to capture said thoughts. However, I never really took it seriously in the past and only had a pocket-journal that didn’t do […]
"Chunk Around" Brainstorm (CAB), New Creative Idea Method
Difficulty in creating new ideas can be frustrating at times and I have been REALLY struggling with this type of task in the recent past. I know I should probably just consult with existing materials and used some good old tried and true method, but something struck me as interesting one day when I was […]
101 Life Changing Experiences – FBI Agents, Space Shuttles, and Surviving Cancer
Experiences mold our lives and ingrain wonderful (and sometimes not so wonderful) memories deep within our minds. Our lives are changed by the happenings that come our way and sometimes it’s good just to reminisce… sift through that old mental box of bright and shiny pearls… those moments we held dear… and those we chose […]