Month: July 2020
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Why You Can’t Buy Creativity
The balance to get right in life is the one between work that pays the bills and that which fills your creative cup. They are not always found in the same activities. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! “The work had better be good, I’m paying them enough.” Over the years I’ve heard this statement…
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The Creativity Enigma
Studies show that a creative person needs intrinsic motivation in order to do their best work. In fact, cash rewards can hamper creative efforts. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Creativity has never been more popular. Chief executives believe it is the most important leadership quality for success in business, according to a recent IBM…
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How to Kill Creativity
It is the same old story tome and time again, some people have a very narrow definition of what creativity is and where it is supposed to be practiced. Instead, let’s open our minds to creative possibility. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! When I consider all the organizations I have studied and worked with over…
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Why Creativity and Money Don’t Mix… For Me
This is a great look into the strange pressure we can sometimes put on our creative pursuits. Even Elizabeth Gilbert kept a job which paid her an income until ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ become a runaway success. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! I recently had a realization that I now think has been influencing the…
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Are You Trapped in the ‘Creativity v Cash’ Dilemma?
There is an essential link between personal creative activity and working in an unrelated full-time job. One feeds the other, providing a life force. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Sometimes it can feel like a constant battle to earn enough money to justify spending time on creative work. This problem can be particularly acute…
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Why bother with SMART goals?
It is hard to believe that we have been home from our year of family travel for 2 years now. So much has changed for each of us and for the entire world. Our children are in the process finishing their last stages of maturity into young adults and my husband and I have settled…
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Achieving Your Goals: Make It Measurable, Trackable and Have a Plan
Finally the “T” in smarT goals, stands for trackable or time-bound. I would say defining the time period is a minimum, but trackable goals are even better. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Rarely do we fail at our goals because they are simply too hard or we are too busy. We in general fail…
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Tips for Goal Setting
Moving to the “R” in smaRt goal setting, are they realistic or relevant? Resourced or results oriented are other ways of defining this letter. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! There are many ways to work on self-development and self-improvement, but setting specific goals for personal growth can ensure success. When life serves up obstacles, as…
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How to Be Happy With Yourself
Next in line with smArt goal setting is ‘A’ for achievable or attainable. This is a super important piece to watch out for and it almost doesn’t matter is this is a little bit too easy. In fact, it is always better to start small, achieve something and build up. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW!…
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How effective goal-setting motivates employees
In sMart goal setting, the ‘M’ refers to measurable or motivated. Personally, I like the idea of finding intrinsic motivation, rather than doing something because I have been asked to do it. Enjoy this DailyFind, love from CW! Nobody likes annual performance reviews. Even high performing employees can be demoralized by rigid or arbitrary goals. But…