Creativity Is More Powerful Than A Pandemic
Dr. Roger Firestien, President, Innovation Resources, Inc.
Preparing For Possibility
Rob Hartnett, Executive Director in Leadership, The John Maxwell Team
Coping With The Stress Of Workplace Changes
Mike Verano, Clinical Manager, Optima EAP
Leaders Who Are Warriors
Jordan Goldrich, Partner, CUSTOMatrix
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We all are sometimes trapped in that “never enough” mindset. We feel like we can never stop working or doing something and on the run, we forget to enjoy the present. You definitely deserve all the abundance that life has to offer.
In 2011, I started meditating, thinking that it might help me move beyond the lingering anxiety of the financial crash. (Even today, I see this negatively affecting investors; at every decline in markets, people extrapolate out to another certain crash to come.)
Creativity researchers James Kaufman and Ron Beghetto have identified four types of creativity. Big-C, little-c, mini-c and Pro-c. For the purposes of this article we will concentrate on Big-C and little-c.
The danger of only clinging to truth and facts is you block out any chance of possibility. Blocking facts for the pursuit of possibility is something to consider and has reaped dividends in the past.
What is it about change that frightens so many people? Why do many people respond by digging heals in or kicking and screaming? One psychological theory is that people resist change because change equals loss and many of us don’t do grief very well.
I also know that during this pandemic as many companies are opening up again, some are still working remotely. If that's you, and if you have an "abrasive" personality, it may also be causing problems in your home life.
Losing your job is one of the most stressful times in life. In fact, it often ranks among the highest in stress on a list of life-altering events such as a death in the family, divorce, and serious illness.
Stacy Caprio of Her.CEO concurs, offering that “a courageous leader has the ability to look at the data and make decisions, even when these decisions go against the grain of public opinion, the media and general public panic.
One of the enduring messages I strive to share with those who read my books, watch my movies, or hear me speak is: we don’t fail because we don’t know what to do; we fail because we don’t do what we know.