“The equipment used in connection with this operation will consist of the following items: 1 unopened newspaper; 1 sterile can opener; 1 large sterile plate; 1 sterile fork; 1 sterile spoon; 2 sterile brushes; 2 bars of soap; sterile paper towels.”
That is part of a long memo from Howard Hughes on how to open a [...]
Coach and author Amy Lyndon comments, “I’m sure not too many people share my views on this, but I do believe that anyone with a great emotional facility, imagination, and fortitude can become a great actor.
“The actor is made by his or her own willingness to be great. There are actors that were born to [...]
Cheryl Richardson relates an example of her own sensitivity:
“Last night I went to see a movie with a group of friends. I’d heard wonderful things about the story from people whose opinion I respect, and I was so looking forward to enjoying the film.
“However, within twenty minutes of watching, I made a decision to leave [...]
“For a long, long time, I really tried to be something I’m not, somebody who’s not gay. And I have to say it ruined my life in a lot of ways.” Kelly McGillis
There are many ways, subtle and not so subtle, that we hide who we really are. Covering up of our authentic selves can [...]
In an article of hers, she asks, “What part of your personality do you most often try to hide? Whatever personality trait you possess that got you in trouble when you were a kid in school is probably precisely the one that needs to show up as a key branding component in your marketing.”
Continued on [...]
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence…” Edgar Allan Poe
The notion that creative people are much more likely to experience mental health disorders is actually supported by research. And a number of writers propose that mental illness may even help nurture [...]
“Part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.” John Lennon
In his article Would you like to stop worrying about what others think?, Morty Lefkoe explains some of the psychodynamics of low self regard, our need for approval, and how his program can eliminate “I’m not [...]
“The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it.
“Rather, paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation.”
Michelle Obama – [...]
“This documentary film follows the trials and tribulations of five women artists, and how they maintain the shaky balance between motherhood and art in their lives. “Who Does She Think She Is?” exposes the enduring sexism that continues to permeate the art world…”
See the Women and Talent site for more details and the trailer.
Laura West (Center for Joyful Business) shares in this video one of her marketing and mindset success strategies. Also in her articles “7 Money Mindset Shifts” and “Systems = Freedom!” she provides more ideas for small business success and personal performance.
See The Inner Entrepreneur
“Recent discoveries have shown that the heart generates a mysterious and powerful electromagnetic field. In this video, Rollin McCraty, Ph.D, Executive VP and Director of Research for the Institute of HeartMath, explores the scientific basis for understanding the ways in which we are deeply connected with each other.” [One Minute Shift video and text from [...]
Pamela Slim is author of Escape from Cubicle Nation. In a post she talks about some of the emotional aspects of following our entrepreneurial urges:
“Trying to wait until you have enough courage to start your business is fighting the way your brain is wired. One of the deepest layers of the human brain is a [...]
“Now I spend my finest energy on imagination. I imagine a new piece until it is beaming in my heart and mind and I hold fast to that emotional conviction.”
Stephen C. Layne, artist and teacher
Continued on The Inner Artist
Video: The Failure of Success and the Pain of “I Me, Me, Mine” – Mindfulness and Psychotherapy with Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD – includes a number of concepts related to positive psychology, including narcissistic calibration, the utility of spiritual perspectives, developing identity, facing fears and more.
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD is a clinical psychologist, a member [...]
In her new e-book “Boost Your Creativity, Productivity, and Profits in 21 Steps,” Gail McMeekin provides ways to “get a handle on your business/career and leverage your creative inspirations and best talents to catapult you to the next level of your potential.”
She notes at the beginning of the book how often we keep ourselves from [...]
Laura Berman Fortgang relates a story about the Dalai Lama addressing a group of scientists and saying “Curiosity is part of my life, part of my self. Look at this body. Some areas have more hair, some less. Why?”
Fortgang continues in her book The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create [...]
“I hope I’m becoming more eccentric. More room in the brain.” Tom Waits
In his post Ignore Everybody (on his gapingvoid blog), Hugh MacLeod provides a stimulating list of tips to help us “be more creative, in art, in business, whatever.”
Here are some of those tips :
1. Ignore everybody.
2. The idea doesn’t have to be big. [...]
“I want to do wardrobe. I want to do hair. I want to do makeup.
“I want to do writing. I want to do directing. And I want to do producing.
“I want to do all of it. I like it. “
Abigail Breslin
Photo from Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Video: Terence Mckenna – Nobody is Smarter Than You Are
Summary by video poster Gaia1986: “This is a little self-empowering bit which is about believing in nothing else than yourself. About rejecting all ‘isms’ and going for direct experience.”
One of many books: The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination and Spirit, by Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna, [...]
One of the characters in Marge Piercy’s novel He, She and It is Malkah, an older woman who writes chimeras, decoy code used to hide sensitive corporate information on the Net.
Malkah says, “I cannot always distinguish between myth and reality, because myth forms reality and we act out of what we think we are; we [...]
