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1). Great Teachers
A Great Teacher by Paula Picard
A great teacher always leaves knowledge in his/her wake. They leave you with an understanding and knowingness you had not previously been aware of.
Great teachers do not always make their presence known. The teacher is sometimes disguised as an adversary such as the domineering parent, unfair employer, dishonest business partner, or unfaithful mate.
Article tags: teacher, inspiration, change, life, love, power, magic, creativity, spirituality
2). Creativity and Rebellion: Why They Go Hand-in-Hand
Studies on creative people have consistently demonstrated that creativity is associated with openness to new ideas, risk-taking, and being inner-directed. Do these traits put creative people at odds with the culture and people around them? The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no.
Say for example that Jeremy is a creative child that performs below average in school.
Article tags: creativity, self-improvement, rebellion, creative people, right-brain thinking
3). Abilities, Talents and Powers
We all have abilities and powers that we have not yet developed. Many of us seem to subconsciously block the development of these natural abilities, which are waiting within us for a chance to express themselves.
Article tags: abilities, talents and powers, creativity
4). Imagination – without it, life would be unimaginable
To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination. – Cynthia Ozick We all have it, it’s just that we seldom use it.
We go about our day following the usual routine and rarely fire-up our imaginations to plan or develop something well out of our usual schedule. Steve Joordens, a cognitive psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto, puts it this way - “It’s only a small percentage of our lives that we spend consciously considering things.
Article tags: imagination, imagine, unimaginable, visualization, positive thinking, creative, creativity, creative thinking, positive thinking
5). Passion: Fire In Your Soul
Many people try to hold a raging fire within themselves, but it restlessly and relentlessly gnaws at their core. Some have tried to cover it up with alcohol, numb it with drugs, hide it with shopping, kids, work, or religion, or fuel it with sex. The Baby Boomers looked for eternal youth and to change the world. They thought they would never grow up, but they did.
Article tags: self help, psychology, creativity, spirituality, passion, fire, soul, life\\\'s work
6). How to Be a Creative Entrepreneur
There’s a great line in Alice in Wonderland when the Queen says, “Sometimes I think of 6 impossible things before breakfast.” I think you’ll agree that this has to be creativity at its best! As a small business owner this is an ideal you really need to strive for … but how on earth can you open up your mind to get to the point where ideas just spill.
Article tags: creativity
7). 7 Tips to Make You More Creative
Many great things have started as an simple, creative idea. Consider donating some of your best ideas to help others. The more creative you are, the more ideas you will be able to create. You can be creative even if you don't think you are.
I have known many people that were scared to use a computer for the first few times. However, after diving into it they became more comfortable.
Article tags: idea, creativity, giving, donate, create, help
8). Imagine That! Defining an Imaginal Education
Education is failing in the United States. By saying this, I know that I join the ranks of the self-appointed Cassandra’s who hurl our hands up to our foreheads and sing the doom of a nation. But it’s true.
And most of the wailers miss the point. Underlying the political agendas, funding battles, culture wars, and the simultaneous disrespect for and outrageous expectations of teachers, there is a much deeper failure.
Article tags: imagination, education, creativity, educational reform
9). The Seventh Abundance
It’s tempting when you’re struggling with money issues to think that this really is a cruel unfriendly world. There you are, working your socks off, and it’s all money out, out, out, leaving you constantly on the bread line while others around you seem to have anything and everything they want.
But just as the sun seems to move around the earth rather than the earth around the sun, that’s just an illusion.
Article tags: abundance, wealth, riches, money, bank balance, millionaire mentality, making money, gifts, talents, creativity, health, love, choice
10). Marketing with Integrity
Playing games can be a lot of fun, but in business they can take an ugly turn when they turn into head games. How we play games, or play at games, often reflects our true nature as to how we do business.
We always have a choice. We can make it a win-lose or a win-win option. Playing head games in business involves lying, cheating, hidden agendas, one-upmanship, customer or employee exploitation, and the like.
Article tags: marketing, customer, business, integrity, creativity, situations, win-win, truths, games
11). Integration - Heart, Intelligence, Emotional IQ, Psychology, Creativity and EE Meditation
Integration and Enlightenment – Heart, Intelligence, Emotional IQ, Communication, Creativity and Will Power through Healing of Inner Children with Energy Enhancement Meditation as noted by Eric Berne and Transactional Analaysis Psychology, Paracelsus, Gurdjieff, Hubbard, Dame Alexandra-Neel, Jung and Jungian Psychology, Hume and Santayana.
Article tags: integration, heart, intelligence, emotional iq, psychology, creativity, ee, meditation
12). Keep Your Kids Occupied and Your Business Growing!
Copyright 2006 Alberta Johnson
How many times have you been in the middle of a major deadline with a business project or assignment, when, all of a sudden, your home office door opens, and it's your child saying "Mommy/Daddy, I'm bored..." ?
You usually just groan and say "Honey, go play with your toys or watch tv..." Children - especially young children - get bored easily.
Article tags: keeping kids busy, busy kids, arts and crafts, creativity, arts, crafts
13). Balance: Entreprenurial or Workaholic?
A workaholic is someone who has no identity beyond their work. Life is about so much more than what you do. It is about the relationships you develop and nurture. It is about social impact in your community. It is about the growth and learning you experience. It is about living passionately.
We are creative by our very nature, it's in our genes. Applied intelligence equals creativity.
Article tags: workaholic, entrepreneur, balance, balanced life, happiness, creativity, recreation, relaxation, spirit, emotions, mind, intelligence
14). Creating A Life That’s Right For You: Are You Living By Design or Default?
We all have many different areas and elements that together make up our lives. But are the ones that make up your life right now there by design or default?
Read the following two statements and notice which best describes how you are and how your life unfolds -
a) I have a clear vision and plan of how I want my life to be. I create and seek out the opportunities I need to bring me closer to this ideal life.
Article tags: creativity, creative, increase creativity, greater creativity, creativity coaching, artist, artists
15). Candle in the Dark by Paula Picard
Life is amazing if we choose to see it that way. Inside of my sadness lies an incredible beauty. The excavation of my emotions, my desires and longing are all part of a magical journey. There is nothing about our life that does not contain the element of magic with in it. How we end up at the right place and the right time or the wrong place at the right moment.
Article tags: spirituality, inspiration, new age, intuition, wisdom, magic, spirit, soul, creativity, psychic