Human beings are naturally creative. But sometimes we struggle with getting started. Whether you are going to write a novel or starting to learn a musical instrument, here are five methods to be more creative: 1. Output comes from input. If you want to have a lot of good ideas, you need to expose yourself […]
Should You Fix Weaknesses or Focus on Strengths? Here’s How to Decide
Say you only have time to focus on improving one thing in your life right now, what should you focus on: something you’re good at or an area you’re weak? Most people will argue that you should focus on your strengths. With books like Strengths Based Leadership and Now, Discover Your Strengths, authors have made […]
Useful Career Tool: Look for Partial Mentors
There are two kinds of people you can look up to. The first are the all-encompassing mentors. The people whose careers are ahead of yours, who have businesses with ten times your revenues, with fancier titles and more impressive accomplishments on their resume. These kinds of mentors are great: they inspire, motivate and can offer […]
Bored with Your Job? The Recipe for Enjoying Your Work
Endlessly boring meetings. Frustrating clients. Work that seems to pile up endlessly and never get done. There’s plenty of reasons to dislike work, but the state of stressful, near-constant distraction tops the list for many. Compare that to the state of flow, described by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The state when the outside world fades away […]