Tag Archives: creativity

The Benefits of Daydreaming

Many years ago, I read a book that talked about psychic ability being linked to imagination and daydreaming. When I came across those words I thought that this would probably eliminate me as a candidate because I have always been a very focused person. Give me something that consumes my interest, and everything else is swept aside. I remember once sitting in my kitchen and doing a layout for a flyer that I was designing and I had a frozen …

The Big Tradeoff

There were plenty of things that were wrong with my generation but there were a lot of things that were right with it, too. I think the thing I miss most about it is that we learned how to entertain ourselves without the necessity to buy everything that came out on the market. There was also a lot less “keeping up with the Joneses” in my day because the Joneses had about as much as we had and consumerism had …

Don’t Give Too Much

Someone looking at this title might think about all the sermons he’s heard over the years about how it’s better to give than to receive, but there is a downside to this concept. When you give too much to a child, you take away his motivation to try harder for success; you’re depriving him of the need for him to live up to his potential. By giving him everything he could want before he even realizes he wants it, he …

Make Your Hobby Your Career

One of the most fascinating things I’ve ever encountered is the creativity and productivity that a hobby engenders and, yet, so few people turn their hobbies into their career. I have asked many people why they don’t use their talent to earn a living and the answer I receive so often is that if they did that, they wouldn’t enjoy their hobby, it would just be another job. My thoughts are different. Turn your hobby, which is something you love …

Working from Home vs. Office

Before you go running to your boss telling him that studies show you will be more productive if you work from home, ask yourself if this is really so. On the one hand, you can miss the unproductive meetings that managers and head honchos seem to think are so important but, instead, take up valuable time, accomplishing little or nothing. You can also avoid all the ASAP emails that you feel compelled to answer immediately simply because everyone knows you’re …

The Trick to Getting Your Way

Women have always known that they can get what they want by making men think it was their idea. So, why don’t they remember that in the workplace? If we look at it differently, studies also show that when we talk to someone, we remember 65% of what we said and only 35% of what the other person said. Many is the time when someone is recounting a story to me and at the end of it, I’ll ask, “And …

Is Rejection the Road to Success?

I ran across an interesting article. The author said that the road to success is rejection, and he cites the various writers, artists, and composers who faced rejection after rejection before reaching the pinnacle of success. He said, “Rejection somehow strengthens the resolve of highly successful people. It seems to invigorate them. Rejection injures even the most able and dedicated creative person but those who are ultimately successful don’t take it personally.” This is nonsense. Creative people DO take it …

Dreaming in Color

My dreams have always played an important part of my life. The really meaningful ones are in color and leave memories that are too vivid to forget. They are the ones that prompt me to think about a situation in ways that I hadn’t considered before and to take whatever action is needed, even when I hadn’t realized that an action was needed. When we hear terms like thinking outside the box, most people are tapping into their unconscious mind …

Someday: Will These Things Be Possible?

Do you ever wonder about things that make no sense at the moment but the thoughts stay with you continuously through the years? Unfortunately, I’m one of those people who does just that. I look at the books on my library shelves and I know that I’ll never get around to reading all of them because I keep adding more of them than I can read, but I’d like to know what’s in each and every book that I have. …

Unlimited Time Off

Wherever I look, I see articles written by head honchos and entrepreneurs alike, telling everyone that they have found that by giving their employees unlimited vacation days, sick days, personal days, and just about any other kind of day, generates more productivity from their employees. Many of them tell how they have noticed that when the stress is removed from their job, their employees produce more and create a more harmonious environment. By giving their employees more freedom and letting …

Connie H. Deutsch