This Ted Talk from Steven Johnson is one of the best. He is right on the money with educating people where the great ideas actually do come from…not eureka moments but rather collaborative ongoing processes. He also is expert at communicating his ideas with stories, metaphors, and visuals.
Have you ever been to a bad networking session? Maybe it was a free-for-all at the beginning of a conference. Maybe it was a disguised as a happy hour at a bar. Maybe you didn’t get the chance to talk to anyone, or worse yet got stuck talking to someone for way too long. Maybe …
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This video really struck a chord with me! New York City band Atomic Tom is trying to make it big. They are trying to get their music out to the people. Problem is…their instruments were stolen! Did that stop them? No. Great stories have great responses to adversity and challenge embedded in them. They decided …
Ever get motivated by a fictional movie to do something for real? There are some great movie moments out there. Movies have motivated us to all sorts of different things. We live vicariously through the characters. The best speeches come during the part of the film when the odds are against the lead character and …
Are you hiding and hoping somebody will discover you and your great talent or innovation? Or, are you getting out into the world in a major way and making it easy for people to find you and see you doing what you do best. The world is changing by making success MORE accessible to you! …
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How many times have you asked someone about a new idea they were motivated to do and it never happened and they said they “talked themselves out of it.” We need to talk ourselves into it. We need to launch a new big idea for our life out of nowhere and when people ask us …
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Ironman Wisconsin happens each September in Madison, Wisconsin. Thousands of competitors converge in this great city to do one of the ultimate physical tests of the body and mind. It is like an all you can eat buffet of personal motivation that day. You leave watching that race wanting to start something remarkable, do big …
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Speech clip from professional speaker & leadership/innovation/creativity trainer Dr. Darin Eich.
This is a video of Dan Pink’s speech to RSA about his book called “Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us.” Self innovation begins with the motivation to innovate yourself…and then taking action on that. Motivation is continually needed. Dan shares interesting insights for us to stay motivated and motivate others. We innovate ourselves …
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The “Did You Know” series of videos on YouTube are great visuals of explaining to us how the world is changing. The speed is so fast that many of us find it difficult to keep up with. It is challenging and our need for self innovation is not a one time event but a constant …
The need for self innovation: We have to. The world is changing fast. Read More »