Rethink your comfortable decisions. Sometimes we naturally decide things that are comfortable to us. We choose things we are familiar with. This can be counter to “innovating yourself.” Some decisions are fundamentally more important because they influence how you will … Continue reading
You want to see a good movie about Innovating Yourself? Go see Rocky Balboa. Rocky stirs very old memories for me of going into the basement with my Dad and punching the pillow after seeing Rocky II. It also reminds … Continue reading
To innovate yourself, learning how to learn becomes critical. As we get entrenched in the routine of our life we have fewer powerful opportunities to learn how to learn, unlike children who are constantly learning completely new things. We also … Continue reading
As you know from my last entry I like short snippets of the best research grounded knowledge. I want to know what is in the best books and how to apply it within 30 minutes. I value an interdisciplinary approach … Continue reading
Learning is certainly a significant part of innovating yourself. We learn in many different ways and from many different sources. I’ve valued finding new ways to integrate learning into my life during the moments of “space.” For instance, I had … Continue reading
During my years of graduate school I had to do a lot of reading. I discovered something important. For most academic books there was also an article that described the same research. For instance, Robert Putnam’s book about social capital … Continue reading
Since I’m on my “quick knowledge acquisition through web videos from prolific speakers and authors” kick, I’d like to share another favorite website. But first, one thing that is very special about being on a college campus, especially a big … Continue reading
TED, The Technology, Entertainment, and Design event is tabbed as the “pre-release version of Heaven.” I don’t know if it can live up to this billing but I do know that I really like to be able to see the … Continue reading
We will devote energy on this website to an exciting subject…helping people find their calling. It is a career but also a life. What we’ve found is that finding your calling is more of a journey than a destination. People … Continue reading
How do you start to find your calling? Where do you begin? ThroughCollege created a Facebook Application called “What’s My Calling?” The description is this: “What should you do with your life? Have your friends help you figure it out! … Continue reading