This video of inspirational quotes is from Simple Truths – which has many other short movies, books and other products: Motivational aphorisms and anecdotes can do just that – motivate us. To grow, to feel inspired, to change our thinking and what we are doing. Therese Borchard posted the video below on her Beyond Blue [...]
“Everyone is born a genius, but it is drummed out of us almost from the minute we open our eyes.” That quote is from a book review – the Feministing post Not Oprah’s Book Club: Hurry Down Sunshine. Here is an excerpt: “In this small but deep memoir by journalist Michael Greenberg we get a [...]
Eric Maisel: We need grandeur to survive. As everyday creative people and as artists, it is up to us to supply it for ourselves and for others. But we tend to forget our possibilities and our responsibilities. We forget that we are grand creatures who have it in us to create. We forget that grandeur [...]
“Talent will out.” If that old aphorism were really true, those with the highest potential to make the world better would inevitably have the opportunities and power to provide a constant supply of art masterpieces, to lead medical, political and business organizations, or otherwise realize their advanced potentials. What keeps so many high potential people [...]
“When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.” Lady Gaga Read more at Women and Talent
A critic once described the mind of Jonathan Miller as “a turmoil of sizzling wires, connecting drama with anthropology, literature with quantum physics, linguistics with genetic theory.” From the PBS site of Bill Moyers Journal / Jonathan Miller What caught my attention to write this post was the discord Dr. Miller has expressed about his [...]
In Through the Looking-Glass, the Red Queen “takes Alice on a wild run through the countryside. But no matter how fast Alice runs she can’t seem to get anywhere. “Finally, breathless from her efforts, the Queen allows her to rest long enough for Alice to comment that ‘Everything is just as it was!’ to which [...]
Video: “What stops you from doing what you love? It’s a survival mechanism called Resistance, and it goes into alert mode any time you do something that raises anxiety.” Barbara Sher points out, “Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you’re gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely [...]
Einstein’s concept that “time is relative depending on your state of motion” had been explored by others, but “they were too confined by the dogmas of the day. “Einstein alone was impertinent enough to discard the notion of absolute time.” Walter Isaacson, who wrote the biography Einstein: His Life and Universe. Robert Ornstein, PhD, author [...]
In this sample clip from his audiobook Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits Wayne Dyer says “Just because people know what to think, doesn’t mean they know how to think, or how to change what they’ve been thinking for a lifetime.”
“Why do some people rise to the top while others languish? Are there personal characteristics that enable some individuals and groups to thrive during tough times? “What initially began as a study to define greatness evolved into a quest to uncover those characteristics that people who were deemed ‘great’ exude.” From article Pathways to Greatness [...]
Wunderkind, genius, prodigy. Freak, geek, nerd. How we label exceptional people and ourselves affects our identity and what we think about the reality and value of our talents, and the possibilities of expressing them in the world. One of the most positive experiences for me in high school was my friendship with an artist (painter, [...]
One of the creativity-inspiring characters in her book The Nine Modern Day Muses is Audacity, as author Jill Badonsky explains: Audacity in the case of Muse creativity is not disrespect toward other mortals, or toward oneself. Audacity’s influence includes respect — yet this does not necessarily mean a positive public opinion is needed. In fact, [...]
“I don’t like the word nice; it means No Inner Core Evident.” That is a quote from one of creativity coach Eric Maisel’s podcasts titled “On Being Too Nice” in which the focus [as the description says] is on “the problem of self-censorship and how too many people, wanting to be ‘nice,’ fail to find [...]
Let your light shine Robert White writes: One of the most powerful pieces of writing that I’ve ever seen is from Marianne Williamson’s book A Return to Love. It was quoted by Nobel Prize–winner Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address, and perhaps you’ve heard it before. I used a sentence from it when talking earlier [...]
Rejected for excellence Children with outstanding talents sometimes get rewards and acclaim, but many are overlooked, discounted or unsupported. Adults with exceptional talents can also live on the fringes of recognition and contribution to society, some by choice, but often on account of mainstream discomfort with outsiders. Even those who are called eccentric may want [...]
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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.
