Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro

“Only the most foolish of mice would hide in a cat’s ear, but only the wisest of cats would ever think to look there!” (attributed to both Andrew Mercer and Scott Love)

Here is an email I just received from a reader that I thought I would share with you… Hi Steve, I really enjoyed your book. I just thought I would share my story in case

Here in the United States, Mother’s Day was this past Sunday. In honor of our moms, today’s installment is about Goal-Free Parenting. 63% of adults say, “I encourage those that I care about to pursue

A book reader in Australia, Marie Farrugia, developed a mind map outline of the book for use as an easy reference guide. Click here to download her handiwork. Thanks Marie.

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln

There was an interesting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal. It discusses the concept of a mulligan — or “do-over” — in your career. Starting over fresh with something new. It addresses one of

Here is a wonderful poem written by a wonderful friend, Susanne Goldstein. It beautifully describes the oneness of everything. Enjoy. It was neither tall nor short. Open or shut. The dark helped the light and

Did you ever feel forced to abandon your childhood dreams and end the pursuit of what you really wanted? Often circumstances in life derail our desired course; however when it comes to aspirations, we have

In Tuesday’s (April 11) Investor’s Business Daily, there is a great article on Goal-Free Living. Due to copyright restrictions, I can’t include the whole article. Here is the intro… While goals are undoubtedly some of

“Bel far niente” — The Italian expression for “the beauty of doing nothing”

When I was in California (where else?) I bought a Buddha Board. Here’s the description: “Buddha Board is based on the Zen concept of living in the moment. You simply paint on the surface with

Back on February 14th, I published a blog entry on “Goal-Free Dating.” One of the points I made was to “Stop doing. Instead of signing up for 40 different online dating sites, going on 90

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