Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
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
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
“One of the secrets of not having a nervous breakdown is not having goals.” — Marshall Field, founder of the large Chicago department store chain
“My only goal is to have no goals. The goal, every time, is that film, that very moment.” — Academy Award-winning director Bernando Bertolucci (“The Last Emperor,” “Last Tango in Paris”)
I was saddened to learn that Paul Winchell passed away June 26th. He is best known as the voice of Tigger on the Winnie the Pooh cartoons. For over six decades, he was a master
I received the following email from a visitor to the website… “I took a Goal Setting course in 1989. I reached one financial goal. Did not reach the others. Since 1989 life often interfered with
I am putting the finishing touches on the manuscript for Goal-Free Living. During the editing process, a lot of material has been left on the cutting room floor. From time to time, I will post
A little more than a week ago, I was giving a friend a piggy-back ride. I lost my balance and fell forward on the sidewalk – with the weight of my friend falling on my
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers, recently gave a commencement speech at Stanford University. It is the story of his life. He describes why dropping out of college led to the design of the computer
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