We may not be built for the NFL or Kentucky Derby, but we’re surrounded by opportunities every day, everywhere we go. There is no shortage of problems to be solved, needs and desires to be fulfilled,...
There are no such things as natural-born under- or overachievers—there are simply people that tap into their true potentials and people that don’t.
The 10,000 hour rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery of it takes around ten thousand hours of focused, intentional practic...
Politicians and pundits tell you what your rights are. Read this book to learn your constitutional rights and together, we can keep the spirit of freedom alive in this great nation. Click here to view...
Basketball. If you’re five foot five, your prospects of becoming even an NBA bench warmer are slim-to-none. The fact is if you’re less than six feet tall, you can pretty much forget about your dreams...
Activity. So, what does all this tell us? First, that the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice. Second, that there are no such things as natural-born...
When you start viewing creativity as a process of combination, and imagination as the ability to connect, stretch, and merge things in new ways, creative brilliance becomes less mystifying. A creative...
We’re constantly confronted with the lazy, the apathetic, the immoral, the indifferent, the irresponsible, and the disconnected—the signs of a decaying culture.
Well, a tremendous amount of research has been done into the scientific correlation between IQ and real-life success, and a very different picture has emerged.
Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered—either by themselves or by others.
This character-driven idea fascinated Barrios. It suggested that genius is much more than high intelligence, innate talent, extraordinary work ethic, or uncanny luck, but rather a composite manifestat...
There’s a catch to combinatorial creativity, though. Before you can connect dots, you need to have dots to connect. The more material you’re exposed to in the world, the more grist you’ll have for you...
The more varied your knowledge and experiences are, the more likely you are to be able to create new associations and fresh ideas.
The interesting person doesn’t really listen to what you think or how you feel and can’t wait to jump in and give his point of view. The interested person finds your opinion, though different from his...
The announcement generated considerable controversy, and Tesla was widely criticized as a mad scientist whose sanity was slipping. Undaunted, he approached
The Westinghouse Corporation won a bid for illuminating the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, which was to be the first all-electric fair in history.
Tesla’s continued research in the field of ultra-high-frequency energy led him to conclude that it was only a matter of time until science would discover a veritable source of inexhaustible, free
Statistical data shows us that you have to be at least seventy-two inches tall to be allowed on the ride, and each inch you push over that is probably better for you. There comes a point, however, whe...
So, what does all this tell us? First, that the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice. Second, that there are no such things as natural-born under- or...
Ray Bradbury said that thinking is the enemy of creativity because it’s self-conscious. When you think you sit calmly and try to reason through something in a structured, logical way. Creativity dance...