GFL on Between the Lines TV

Goal-Free Living has been featured on the PBS TV show “Between the Lines” for quite some time now. It has been slowly making its way around the country. Recently the show aired in Philadelphia. Barry Kibrick, the show’s host, noted in a recent newsletter, “And a special note to all you Philly viewers who wrote […]

Goal-Free Quotes

A number of years ago, in an attempt to get more students to join their humanities program, Indiana University ran an advertising campaign with some great (goal-free type) slogans like: “Do What You Want When You Graduate or Wait Twenty Years for Your Mid-Life Crisis” “Insurance for When the Robots Take Over All The Boring […]

My Top Tech Tips

In running my business, I use a number of cool technologies — technologies to play audio and video on my websites, for blogging, for desktop productivity, and more. Today’s blog entry is a list of my favorites — many of which are free. Please leave comments with your favorite technologies (no spam, thank you). You […]

Goal-Free Athletes

Sunday evening I had more fun than I have had in a long time. Let me explain. A while back I stumbled across a wonderful company that does gift bags for VIP events like the Oscars. Goal-Free Living has been included in several gift bags over the past year. The most recent gift bag was […]

Goal-Free Golfing

I recently went golfing with my dad. I’m not the greatest of golfers, but I always have a wonderful time with him. He ALWAYS wins (easily), even when he handicaps me one stroke a hole. Golfing is a great metaphor for Goal-Free Living. Although you want to align your feet and body with the destination […]

How to Develop a Compass-Driven Strategic Plan

Last week I gave a presentation on “goal-free” Strategic Planning to a group of professional speakers, all of whom are sole practitioners. Over the course of 90 minutes, I discussed many concepts, including the one I write about here: Compass-Driven Strategic Planning.

Lateral Brain Teasers

Creativity is often about solving problems with non-linear thinking. One of my favorite techniques for warming up the brain is the use of “lateral” brain teasers. These are questions that can not be solved via traditional logic. Rather they require you to surface and challenge assumptions. Here are ten classic lateral brain teasers to get […]

Tips from Tom Peters’ Brand Manager

I am the Vice President of Programming and the President Elect for the New England National Speakers Association. I held my first meeting in this role the other day, with Erik Hansen, Tom Peters’ Brand Manager, as our guest speaker for the day. Erik had lots of fantastic ideas that he shared with the group. […]

Making Decisions: The Rock, Paper, Scissors Way

Back in July I was a keynote speaker at the Creative Problem Solving Institute. While there, I met Russ Schoen, a fellow creative-type who shared with me a simple, yet powerful technique for making decisions. I am sure that most of you are familiar with the childhood game Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS). Although I have […]

Quotes of the Day

I am currently vacationing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with my family. While in Provincetown, we found a store that had some beautiful cards with some great quotes. Here are my favorites: “Ever notice that ‘what the hell?’ is always the right decision?” – Marilyn Monroe “Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting.” […]