Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
From a button I purchased in a store in California — “I used to DREAM of making the salary I’m now STARVING on.”
My corporate work focuses on creativity and innovation. Goal-Free Living is the personal manifestation of that work — creative living. From time to time I will post interesting tidbits on creative thinking in general. As
Yesterday for lunch I did something I haven’t done in a while. I went to the local park, brought along a book, and watched people feed the ducks on the pond. One guy had several
A Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis study found that good looking people make more money – 5% more than their less attractive counterparts. Economists also say that taller white men have a 1.8-percent increase
“I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in courtship. I like a state
Here is an email I recently received from Jana Stanfield — a talented musician and keynote speaker. It was December, the summer of 2003 in Bali. My beloved friend Holly Steil and I went to
In yesterday’s blog entry, I talked about being too old to dream. Well, guess what…we are never too old. During my travels, I met Paula Kay “P.K.” Beville, Ph.D., and her team from Second Wind
“Giving up the pursuit of retirement has a great many practical and psychological advantages. But it also has an added spiritual bonus: by eliminating the finish line, life stops being a race. With all of
During my travels, an inspiring story about the power of dreams was shared with me by Marcia Wieder, America’s Dream Coach. I met Marcia at her home in Tiberon, California, overlooking San Francisco Bay. As
Here’s another final reflection heard by Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), Professor at Harvard Medical School. She was born and raised in Jamaica, had a 5th grade education, and earned a living as a seamstress. When
Here’s another final reflection heard by Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), Professor at Harvard Medical School. A 65 man, with end stage lung cancer, leaving the hospital to spend his last days at home. We pushed
One of the problems with goals is that they are often not your own. According to our Goalaholic survey, nearly 50% of the population believes that they are living their lives in a way that
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