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...
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,...
Emerging Tech: Google Web Stories
The emerging tech I want to focus on for this article is something for free from Google. About two years ago, Google supported a new AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) technology called Stories for the Web. That has now morphed into Google Web Stories.
Cookies…Ha!…What are they good for? Actua-lly something!
What are internet cookies? What happens when you accept cookies on the internet? Is it safe? Didn’t my mom tell me not accept cookies from strangers, or something like that? Hey there, it’s your old pal Uncle URL. I’m as confused as ever and trying to get...
SEO: why hasn’t anyone told you this yet?
SEO: Why hasn’t anyone told you this yet? I have signed up for numerous newsletters, I am constantly reading blogs and watching videos about many business topics, including SEO. I can find authors for blogging, and against blogging to raise SEO. There are writers who...
What is a Google Business Listing?
What is my Business Profile on Google? What is a Business Listing on Google? That is the last thing your old pal Uncle URL thought of as I went to sleep last night. Well, second to last. The last thing on my mind was another Twinkie. Just delicious. I know Google is...
4 steps to creating a growth mindset (#3 might surprise you!)
Having a growth mindset is critical to succeed in today's fast-paced market. A growth mindset is one where you are open to feedback and change, and believe that you can change, improve and learn new things with enough effort and time. What are the four steps to...
The #1 habit you must cultivate to be successful: Growth Mindset
The #1 habit you must cultivate to be successful: Growth Mindset. Changes come at furious rates, and to succeed in business in a climate like this, you must be willing and open to change. How you view feedback, criticism and opportunities for growth are critical to...