Six powerful strategies to generate new ideas
The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas — Linus Pauling Something that I have noticed while I …
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What the heck is an anti-library and why would you want one?
I was first introduced to the anti-library through Nassim Taleb’s work, the Black Swan. In fact, he was introduced to the concept through writer Umberto …
Interesting parallels between cooking and creativity
One of my secret ways to get inspired whenever I am in a creative rut is to crack open a cook book. It doesn’t really …
Advice and lessons from my favourite thinkers
One of the inspirations and who I would consider a mentor in my life, Shawn, always blows my mind. At one of his keynotes, there …
Small experiments – ten experiments I am currently running in my life
Although I like to think that I have some of the things in my life figured out, I am constantly running small experiments to understand …
Essential Habits – my new book
I’m typically not very good at promoting myself, but I thought I’d try to change that. I have been working for two years writing, researching …
How to ‘kick’ start your creativity (or what I learned from Roger von Oech a creativity consultant)
The ‘kick’ is a reference to Roger von Oech’s book A kick in the seat of the pants. A patient goes to see a doctor and …
Ten ways to inject creativity into your life
Recently, I was introduced to Michael Michalko and Roger von Oech who both have written a number of books on creativity. Michael Michalko is the …
How to retire happy, wild and free — what I learned from Ernie Zelinski about retirement and leisure time
The first thing about this book that I think you should not worry about is that although this book is about retirement advice, it is …
What I learned from Harvey Mackay about hiring, firing, motivating, selling and growth
As I was reading The 100 best business books of all time by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten, I went down a number of rabbit …