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The Value of Creative Thinking

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The Value of Creative Thinking

  The Value of Creative Thinking: "In a most annoying way, a cloud managed to position itself between me and the sun." What could a sentence like this possibly mean? Is it intriguing enough to cause you to think? Or is it just blasé and frivolous? No matter how you interpret that simple sentence, you are drawn in. You want to know exactly what it's bringing forth and what is the story behind it. In a gentle way, it makes you think. I have always been fascinated by this simple direct sentence; "thoughts are things." All on its own, these...

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Never Let Other People Define Who You Are

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Never Let Other People Define Who You Are
Never Let Other People Define Who You Are: When you let other people evaluate and define you, more often than not, it's their opinion and rarely valid. What do you do, and how to handle it? We always like to hear the kind things people say about us. You can live with that. Feels good and boosts our egos and self-esteem. Nothing wrong with that. But when...

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The Bogeyman Syndrome

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The Bogeyman Syndrome
The Bogeyman Syndrome: When I was growing up there was a saying you frequently heard adults say, "children should be seen and not heard." At the time, I’m pretty sure I didn't completely understand how that might have impacted children. Fast-forward a lot of years. I revisited that statement that somehow managed to...

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Living Your Joy Leads to Determination

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Living Your Joy Leads to Determination

Living Your Joy Leads to Determination: You won't give up, as so many do. I can actually give you the key to success. And I would not have to write a book, or a long researched paper, or give a Ted talk. The key to success is both simple and yet it can be hard to embrace. The definition of joy is "the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires." The interesting word in this definition is emotion, coupled with “evoked by well-being.” Ever wonder why people who seem to...

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Translating Your Images Into Words

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Translating Your Images Into Words

Translating Your Images Into Words: . Turning your words and your images into your own, paraphrasing each. What's in an image? It's filled with descriptive words. What's in words? They describe an image. . Both words and images create a conversation between the two. When we see, we visualize images. Those images instruct us to create words and start the dialogue between the two. If you have a rich or prodigious vocabulary to describe those images, you're giving those images of life way beyond their visual intent. . The conversation begins. We see; and we are compelled to say, even...

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