Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro

Here’s another final reflection heard by Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), Professor at Harvard Medical School. She was woman in her 70’s dying from colon cancer. “We remember the past so much better than the present.

Here’s another final reflection heard by Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), Professor at Harvard Medical School. A man in his 80’s. He never married, had no family, and never seemed lonely. He was a performing artist

I recently met Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), a Professor at Harvard Medical School. In his profession as a medical doctor, he’s heard the last words and final thoughts of many individuals. Over the next week,

Paula Poundstone, the great comedian, has a hilarious perspective on adults trying to figure out what they want to be when they grow up. This fits nicely with the Goal-Free Living concept Click here to

This past weekend I attended a conference with 400 other individuals. Over the course of 5 days, I was part of dozens of discussions around a wide range of topics. One panel discussion included several

The September issue of Money magazine has an excellent article entitled, “Declare Independence: How to have the life you want without a paycheck.” I was struck by the similarity of their subtitle, with the subtitle

For three years I consulted to a major Formula One (motorsports) racing team. At the manufacturing plant in England they produce race cars. The job of the employees – the content – is similar to

Publisher William Feather once said, “No man is a failure who is enjoying life.” More importantly, no one is a success who isn’t.

“We long for a simpler way. I, for one, want to give up my need to make things happen and learn to allow life to unfold. I want to do my work … not as

A goal once achieved no longer motivates.

Last month I commissioned an extensive (and statistically valid) survey to study people’s relationship to goals and New Year’s Resolutions. It was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. The results just arrived in my mailbox today.

Here is a fishy tale that humorously illustrates why goal-chasing can stop you from enjoying the life you want…now. An American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small

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