The Mental Toughness Summit 2012 Online podcast presentations by multiple “Thought-Leaders And Role Models on Extraordinary Achievement – Helping You Succeed Under Pressure” Free live online presentations May 21st – May 25th. Recordings available after the Summit. From the site: Why do some people perform at their best under pressure and others choke? What’s the [...]
> Continued from Part 1 This poster is for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. An image of Marilyn Monroe with a birthday cake was selected to help mark the festival’s 65th birthday. Cannes released a statement about the choice: ”Fifty years after her death, Marilyn is still a major figure in world cinema, an eternal [...]
One of the myths of high ability, multitalented people is they can choose whatever personal and career paths they want, and realize their abilities without hindrance. It doesn’t always work out that way. In her Unwrapping the Gifted post “Multipotentiality,” K-12 gifted education specialist Tamara Fisher quotes Bryant (a pseudonym), a graduating senior who lists [...]
“The greatest achievements in life are only possible if we can activate the best within us.” Brendon Burchard This is a theme of his upcoming book “The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive.” There are already enthusiastic testimonials including these: “The Charge is an inspiring guide to the one thing [...]
Alia Sabur, at age of 18, was recognized as the youngest college professor in history, breaking a 300-year-old record. She was hired as a professor in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University, in Korea. As profiled in a Today Show bio, “She made the jump to college at age 10. And by [...]
“I must have been crazy to have donned so many hats.” Jennifer Westfeldt Many multitalented people feel inspired and energized to pursue multiple creative projects, often at the same time. One potential downside is physical and emotional burnout. Jennifer Westfeldt wrote, produced and acted in “Kissing Jessica Stein” and “Ira & Abby.” For her new [...]
By Marie-Josée Salvas, Positive Psychology News Daily A good friend of mine could be the next Martha Stewart. In fact, let’s call her Martha. Martha loves to cook and does it beautifully. Guests that she entertains for dinner wow at the presentation, rejoice throughout the meal, and are somewhat embarrassed when it’s their turn to [...]
“And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until they come again. For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not until they have turned to blood within us, to glance, to gesture, nameless [...]
“I liked him. He was kind of skinny and wiry and full of energy.” Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, about meeting Steve Jobs in 1969. “Jobs doesn’t sit through much of anything; one of the ways he dominates is through sheer movement.” Joe Nocera The bio ‘Steve Jobs’ has topped Amazon’s list of 10 best-selling books [...]
By Kenneth W. Christian, Ph.D. Listen folks. Talking about goals won’t get you there any more than going to church will get you to heaven. If you do not passionately believe in where you are going, don’t give goal-setting a bad name by using the word goal to describe listless me-too-ism. A goal has to [...]
Can we really multitask effectively? Or keep “many plates in the air”? Most of us try, with varying degrees of success. Here is an excerpt from a new article in The Atlantic about what is going on. If Multitasking Is Impossible, Why Are Some People So Good at It? By Derek Thompson, senior editor at [...]
“You wait until the last minute to buy Christmas presents. You put off seeing the dentist, or getting that thing checked out by the doctor, or filing your taxes…. “Perhaps the stakes are higher than choosing to play Angry Birds instead of doing sit-ups. You might have a deadline for a grant proposal, or a [...]
From a tribute to Steve Jobs: ‘Those who knew Jobs often spoke of his passion for his creations. “It sounds ridiculous to talk about love when you are making a gadget,” said Larry Brilliant, the former director of Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, and a longtime friend of Jobs. “But Steve loved his work, he loved [...]
Among the purposes of this site – Talent Development Resources – is celebrating multitalented creative people, and exploring how they realize their many talents. In his post “That’s DR. Winnie to you: A New Child Star Stereotype” (on his Psychology Today blog), creativity researcher James C. Kaufman, Ph.D. writes about a number of people well-known [...]
By Morty Lefkoe How many times have you attended a personal growth workshop, or listened to a self-help audio course, or viewed a set of DVDs designed to change your life? Given the type of people who usually read my blog, probably most of you. And how many times did you get a high when [...]
In his new course Your Best Life in the Arts, creativity coach Eric Maisel, PhD provides “real answers to the challenges that confront you” as a creative person. Below are excerpts from summaries of the second seven topics of the course, running for 14 Mondays starting October 3. For each topic, I have added some [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
