Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro

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

Installment #2 of my podcast with the Innovise Guys is now online. You can find it on their website, or on iTunes. Here’s what they wrote about this session: “In part two of the interview

“It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble. It’s what we know that ain’t so.” “Everybody is ignorant. Only on different subjects.” – Will Rogers

In life, we often use numbers to measure success. Our salary. The number of dollars in our savings account. In some cases, success is measured by a 5 digit number — your zip code (remember

Check out the April issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, now in stores. On page 22 you will find a full page interview with me. You will also find an embarrassingly large photo of yours truly. NOTE:

Earlier this week, while in Chicago, I was interviewed by The Innovise Guys, Gregg Fraley and Doug Stevenson. The first half of the interview is available on their website, or on iTunes. The second half

I recently appeared on a TV show in Los Angeles, “Between with Lines” with Barry Kubrick. I received quite a few emails in response. One that particularly caught my attention was one from a former

Goal-Free Living was featured on the front page of yesterday’s Chicago Tribune career section. [article no longer on site]

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