Much value is placed on being creative. And indeed this is key to building opportunities for success. But there’s the follow-up. The follow-up skill of decision-making trumps everything. It’s one thing to have novel ideas. It’s another to get them actualized. This process requires that you have to choose. And choose. And choose. Things are […]
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The wisdom in these three words is priceless. Where did I hear these three words? From a college football coach. I follow a team from the school that my son attended. I heard these inspiring words during a midweek press conference during the regular season. Coaches can and should be master-type mentors. They are in
Psychological wellness is often divided into its parts, separating emotional wellness from that of intellectual wellness, for example. It’s hard to argue against the impact of emotions on intellectual vigor. Perhaps the most obvious linkage is that of anxiety and how this negative emotion can affect learning. Who hasn’t sweated through a difficult exam? We
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When you think ‘tactile learning’, you think braille right? Running your finger across a series of bumps, or raised dots, and mentally converting that into language. Well, sure. But as amazing as that is, there’s more to this phrase. This is where you learn by doing. For the sake of clarity, I’m not talking about
Coming up with new ideas can be a way of solving problems that appear intractable. On a personal level, if we could come up with new ways to budget our money, new methods for managing our time and new approaches to improving our relationships, wouldn’t that be great. So, creative thinking is the process for
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