All Blog Posts Tagged 'creativity' (39)

Conversations with Calliope- Passion and Distraction

(Metropolitan Opera) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How was your weekend? JOE: Eventful and quiet. CALLIOPE: Both? JOE: Yes. Saturday Carol and I attended a simulcast of Metropolitan Opera's Turandot in which her son Mike performed and on Sunday I continued reading and refle… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on November 9, 2009 at 7:58am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Adolescence and Creativity

(Pushing the Limits) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. Any further thoughts on Michael Jackson? JOE: My newsletter topic this week centers on trying to make sense of his life. CALLIOPE: How did you do that? JOE: I didn't exactly. Making sense of something is an intellectual tas… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on November 3, 2009 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

Conversations with Calliope- This Is It

(Triboro Bridge) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Fine. I was contemplating Saturday's experience. CALLIOPE: Tell me more. JOE: Carol invited me to see "This Is It", the Michael Jackson movie. CALLIOPE: Please share the results of your contemplation. JOE: I… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on November 2, 2009 at 8:42am — 2 Comments

Summary of A Technique for Producing Great Ideas by James Webb Young

I first learned about A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young a couple of months ago, so I did a quick search on the internet to get additional information. I found two articles that summarized the book, which is only 48 pages in length, and f… Continue

Added by Avil Beckford on October 15, 2009 at 10:48am — No Comments

How Can You Recognize, Develop and Use Your Creative Ideas?

How can you recognize, develop and use your creative ideas? Many people find it difficult to create new ideas, while others have so many ideas they can't seem to select the few practical ones, they can take from perception to performance. Creativity is expressed in a myriad of ways. An ingenious idea can become the latest and greatest product, method or process. "To create means to produce something. A creative person is one who produces ideas, solutions, inventions, new concepts, and new ways… Continue

Added by Joan Cox on October 7, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Creativity and Business

(Moonflowers) JOE: Good afternoon Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. Where were you this morning? JOE: Carol and I walked to the farmers' market and then drove to Batavia for my grandson's Pop Warner Football game. CALLIOPE: A busy start. JOE: Yes, but fun. CALLIOPE: Did you think about your priorities… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on September 19, 2009 at 11:57am — No Comments

((PLEASE READ THIS BLOG BEFORE POSTING ON MY PAGE)) I'm Usually Too Busy Helping Others All Day And All Night To Be Able To Connect Or Respond In A Timely Fashion, ((Unless You’re Already On My List))

. Hello and Aloha Visitors and Inspired Beings, _____ This Is Just An Expression Of The Empowering Celebratory Introduction System. ( Please Contemplate That Idea, For Your Own Sake And For Those You Connect With. ) I’m Reachin’ Out To Friends Yet Unknown And Seeking To Connect With Other Loving Lovers Of The Loveliness Of Truth, Beauty, Peace, Harmony, and Joy. Mostly I’m intending to connect with more enlivened and enlightened beings and I am honored to know a great many. I am espec… Continue

Added by EMC Director on September 18, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Conversations with Calliope- Decisions, Decisions

(Columbus Circle) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. What's afoot today? JOE: Decisions, decisions. CALLIOPE: Of what sort? JOE: Tuesday I learned quite a bit about business plans and marketing at a Score workshop. CALLIOPE: So what's the problem? JOE: I'm not getting any younger.… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on September 18, 2009 at 8:09am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Hawaiian Hula

Coconut Palm

(Coconut Palm) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Doing well. I got some exercise yesterday morning and went to say goodbye to my brother Bob and his girlfriend Carol who are returning to Hawaii this morning. CALLIOPE: Any… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on August 5, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Mozart on the Beach

Portuguese Street Tile

(Portuguese Street Tile) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. What news today? JOE: I continued my creative restoration program yesterday. CALLIOPE: How? JOE: Carol and I spent the afternoon at her cousin's cottage on Canisus Lake,… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on August 4, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Mid Summer

SwimmingRacehorses

(Swimming Racehorses) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Fine. I feel rested, relaxed and energetic. CALLIOPE: How nice. JOE: I think so. CALLIOPE: What do you plan to do with the state in which you find yourse… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on July 30, 2009 at 7:08am — No Comments

Going Green

This is a blog written earlier in response to a discussion question on the Group Green on LinkedIn, "Is Man-Made Global Warming Real? - The Number of Skeptics is Swelling - Many Scientists Beg to Differ..." For the last few days all I heard and read was how the Energy Bill is going to hurt the consumer and how it is going to cripple the US economy and the global economy by extension. I am no environmentalist, but if we don't believe we are living on a distressed palnet and that global warming i… Continue

Added by Oussama Salah on July 20, 2009 at 2:21am — No Comments

Title: The Top 10 Leadership Qualities

I read this recently on Theodore Henderson's blog and felt that it needed to be shared. The Top 10 Leadership Qualities, By David Hakala on March 19, 2008 Leadership can be defined as one's ability to get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leaders can be found and nurtured if you look for the following character traits. A leader with vision has a clear, vivid picture of w… Continue

Added by Denise Griffitts on July 17, 2009 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Angels and Demons

Barbary Apes

(Barbary Apes) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. I thought about what you said yesterday about Michael Jackson. Have you had any further insights? JOE: Indeed. I woke up very early today pondering the relationship between creativity and madness. CA… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on July 9, 2009 at 7:58am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

(Walking with Dinosaurs) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. Welcome to a new week. JOE: Thank you. CALLIOPE: What's this about dinosaurs? JOE: Saturday morning I had a chance to see the much ballyhood Walking with Dinosaurs. CALL… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on June 15, 2009 at 7:39am — No Comments

Vacation, Creativity

by Matthew Best We took a short family vacation to the beach this past week. I love the beach. Even in the relaxation and the hustle of vacations, there are lessons to be pay attention to. First lesson - taking time away. I am convinced that entrepreneurs and business owners and decision makers spend way too much time working. Believe me, I've been there. I understand - there's lots to be done and it's your business, so you invest a gre… Continue

Added by Matthew Best on May 31, 2009 at 6:56am — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- Notes to Myself

(Old Factory- Leroy, NY) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Matching the weather. CALLIOPE: Which is? JOE: Overcast. CALLIOPE: How so? JOE: No particular reason. Sometimes I'm affected by my surroundings. Today is one of those da… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on May 27, 2009 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Conversations with Calliope- The Gift of Time

(Big Ben) JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. I thought you might take today off in honor or Memorial Day. JOE: No, I'm up early. CALLIOPE: What thoughts entertain you today? JOE: Who, not what. I read Julia Cameron's thoughts about time in her Vein of Gold. CALLIOP… Continue

Added by Joseph Langen on May 25, 2009 at 7:09am — No Comments