Cold Stone Creamery Innovation
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Yesterday, I had the great pleasure to be introduced to Cold Stone Creamery ice cream. I had never had ice cream there before and I am not much of an ice cream eater. So I was with some friends and we went there.
This is a company which sells happiness in the form of ice [...]
Check Mates Virtual Blog Tour
‘Check Mates’ Virtual Blog Tour
Today, I am happy to host Vrinda Pendred, Founding Director/Editor of Conditional Publications, a new independent publisher dedicated solely to publishing the works of authors with neurological conditions. Their first book ‘Check Mates’ comes out on May 11,2010.
Yesterday Vrinda stopped by Paula Tarrant’s blog and if you missed it you can [...]
A Creative Gift For You
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The Power of Story Telling.
Storytelling is my absolute favorite tool for my growth. Back home in Africa, where I was born and raised, storytelling is part of the fabric of society. As children, adults told us stories to teach us values. Similarly, in the West, children read fables.
Even in my tribal language, Yoruba, it is a very indirect language [...]
How To Have Fun Doing Mundane Things.
Now, we all know it is in our best interest to develop new and better habits. However, how do you make it fun. My buddy Christopher over at Sublime Goodness, introduced me to this wonderful video. Now, what struck me is how innovative this is.
It is important to expose your mind to this type [...]
How To Change A Limiting Belief
Although there are a lot of methods out there that teach us how to stop limiting beliefs, this is my favorite.
I watch this clip every now and then when I do not know how to shake a limiting thought.
The humor of it definitely helps to shift my perspective.
Creativity and Innovation
Are you creative?
If your response was “no,” then I beg to differ!
Everyone is creative.
The left side of your brain is analytical and sequential. That is where most of your learning and education is hardwired.
But if you think about it, your learning was for something! The brain was originally designed to merge or creativity and [...]
Nurturing Creativity
This video of Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Love, Pray at TED talks reveals the component of creativity that is not politically correct to discuss: The spiritual component.
Now, I believe that everyone is creative. But the Ancient Greeks and Romans did not believe that. They thought it was something bestowed upon a person by the [...]
Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions
Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and author of his bestselling book, Predictably Irrational, show us how our mind makes decisions in this TED Talks video. Despite our best efforts, bad or inexplicable decisions are as inevitable as death and taxes and the grocery store running out of your favorite flavor of ice cream. They’re also [...]
