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“The most effective leaders are those who first learn to lead themselves.” Jim Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge, 2003
BEGIN IT NOW!!!
Until one is commited,
there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness
 
Concerning all acts of initiative
there is one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills
countless ideas and endless plans:
That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then providence moves too.
 
All […]

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Do you hold the deep-seated belief that it takes a certain type of person to be truly creative?  Perhaps you think you have to be particularly talented, artistic or highly intelligent to be creative?
Many of us have been socialised and educated into believing that creativity is a special quality, which you simply either have or haven’t.  In modern times creativity […]

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Banksy’s real name is actually Robin Gunningham.  He uses a pseudonym in an attempt to maintain his anonymity.  Regardless, he has managed to achieve near mythical status.   However, in the same vein Banksy has become fairly mainstream and commercial, due to his ever increasing popularity.
To some he is nothing more than an offensive, criminal low life vandal who flaunts the British […]

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Let’s start by making it clear, we should try not to be influenced by conventions when it comes to being creativity.  Often the more creative we wish to be, the less rules we restrict ourselves to, the better.  People who live the most creative life’s, are most often the people who are willing to bend the rules and change them to suit their new […]

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Here is a song that realy struck a chord with me the first time I heard it.  It was played at the Year 11 leaver’s assembly at the local high school that I used to work at. 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’09
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, […]

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Look into the mirror of my eyes.
See your radient image staring back.
You are a gift to this world
Perfect Sister
You are good enough
 
Feel the breath that flows in your throat
Place your hand on your chest,
feel it rise
You are a gift to this world
Perfect Sister
You are good enough.
 
Feel the rythm of life that dances in your hips
Your […]

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If I had my life over,  I’ld try to make more mistakes next time.
I would relax.  I would limber up.  I would be sillier than I have been this trip.
I know of very few things I would take more seriously.
I would be crazier.  I would be less hygienic.  I would take more chances.
I would take more […]

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Creativity in society is vastly under-rated and devalued.  When in actual fact it is the essence of who we actually and is the starting point for all human endeavours and accomplishments.  None of us knows the true extent, of what our minds and imaginations are actually capable of.  Most of us are allowing our creative grey matter to die a slow, but certain […]

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In my last blog ”Mission Creativity” written on the 23rd of July, I spoke about how much of my own creativity is undeveloped and laying dormant.   I asked myself how creative I felt at this present time on a sliding scale of 0-100.  0 been the least creative I could possibly be.  I actually doubt any human-being […]

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Creativity Killers!
1.Education, Schooling & Training - When we start school children are all artists and inventors!  They are inquisitive, love to learn, create and explore.  Their imaginations are limitless and they happily make sense of their world by playing games, role-playing, inventing and creating.  Too soon children have to work to time-scales and are pressured to find the “right” answers.  […]

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