Innovation means drive crazy and look sideways in order to go straight ahead

I got it…no wait, I took the wrong turn…..oh, now I’m back on track…. Innovative thinking often feels like the statement above. First you’re going down the right path, then you veer off in random directions and eventually you are going the right way again. However, we often work hard to avoid the middle part [...]

Do You Know What To Daydream About?

You’ve all heard me say it…..Dream big. Dream often! Do you daydream? No, I don’t mean two seconds of wishing while you are at the stoplight. I mean vivid, techno-color daydreams. Picturing the life you want or the outcome of a meeting or the purpose of a relationship in so much detail you can actually [...]

Gaze Into The Crystal Ball For New Ideas, Insights & Outcomes

“Travelers are fantasists, conjurers, seers – and what they finally discover is that every round object everywhere is a crystal ball: stone, teapot, the marvelous globe of the human eye.” – Cynthia Ozick Did you ever get in trouble in grade school for daydreaming? Wasting your time fantasizing, creating stories or wandering off? I spent [...]

Lucky Bamboo and Other Tools For Turning Thoughts Into Actions

Here is to a magnificent 2010. As I rang in the New Year it occurred to me that a lot of us would rather forget 2009. It was a tough year for many. 2010 brings the promise of more ease and happiness and hopefully less sacrifice and trade-offs.With 2009 behind us it’s time to attract [...]

Vision and Action = 2010 Journey Board

I can’t believe this is my final 2009 post and the begnning of 2010. May the blog idea below help you achieve all that you desire and deserve in 2010! Every year I love putting together a Vision board. I mean I really love it – thumbing through magazines, making a collage, thinking about what [...]

Baked Spaghetti and A Salty Dog Story

Baked Spaghetti…yum! I love this dish. It’s so easy to prepare and makes great left overs. It’s even better when served with a dash of Salty Dog Story telling. Do you remember them from camp? Suzy in the first bunk would start the story with, “once upon a time in a magical forest..”, then Jill [...]