Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 From the author: In the exciting conclusion of Creativity: It's not what you think! The prince defeats the best swordsman in all the lands--while blindfolded! The epilogue takes...
Creativity, Part 8 of 10: Discover your strengths
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 A note from the author: The prince has overcome the first two challenges. In this chapter, we find out the fascinating, unexpected way he conquers the third challenge, and we...
Creativity, Part 7 of 10: Feed your mind
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 A note from the author: In this chapter, we finally get to see how the prince applies the lessons he has learned to overcome the challenge of throwing a tree over the high...
Creativity, Part 6 of 10: Challenging Assumptions
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 A note from the author: This is one of my favorite lessons. It is a fun chapter, because we start to see how the prince applies what he has learned and starts to overcome the...
Creativity, Part 5 of 10: Dealing with fear
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 A note from the author: By now you have been exposed to numerous techniques for generating original ideas. Excellent! But unless you use those ideas, and can implement them in...
Creativity, Part 4 of 10: Even more techniques
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Welcome back! We join the story in progress. The Prince of Belle has learned several techniques for generating creating solutions to problems, including Breaking Routine,...
Creativity, Part 3 of 10: The techniques
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Welcome back! In the last installment, we experienced the nasty end of the Prince of Arbor, and the exciting continuation of the Prince of Belle as he arrived in the distant...
Why you need a professional to build your website
Why do you need a professional to build a website? You don’t, not really. You can create your own website. Just like there are many ways you could do your own dentistry; cook your own delicious gourmet meal; watch a video tutorial to learn how to change out the engine block on your car!
The point is, there is always someone out there who claims they can do it better, cheaper, nicer, sleeker, more modern, less complicated, etc. You check out their claims, and it looks easy. You can even contact them and ask questions to see if their service will provide you with what you need. But, like my mother always said, never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
Creativity, Part 2 of 10
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Welcome to the second installment of “Creativity, it’s not what you think…” In the last installment, the poor-but-wise man gave the three princes four challenges they had to...
Creativity Part 1 of 10
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Introduction In our fast-paced world, there is an endless mantra of “doing more with less” and “thinking creatively” or “out-of-the-box”. I have been in meetings where great,...