Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
I was saddened to learn that M. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist and author of “The Road Less Traveled”, passed away this past week. I remember reading the book many years ago when I was at a cross-roads in my life.
In Goal-Free Living, you will read about an alternative approach to the “to-do” list: the “could do” list. Here is a link to another interesting alternative: the “not to do” list. Following just a few of these may save you
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 background, my perspective on creativity
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 loaves of chopped up bread
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 in wages for every additional
“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 of continual becoming, with a
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 Bali because we’d always heard
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 Dreams. Second Wind Dreams is
“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 us on our own path,
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 we sat on her patio
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 her daughter first brought her
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 him in a wheelchair to
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 satisfies others (friends, family, co-workers)
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. They say it’s aging but
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 who made a lot of
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, I will post some of
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 view the 45 second video
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 very high powered people from
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 of Goal-Free Living (How to
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 what the work done by
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 an expert but as a
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