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Curiosity

Ask Questions Early

January 12, 2012

Charles Connolly a psychologist says that questions focus thinking. He suggests empowering questions like: What’s good about this? What’s not perfect about it yet? What am I going to do next time? How can I do this and have fun doing it? These ARE powerful questions. Make it a practice to notice the subtle changes [...]

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Irreverent Curiosity

May 27, 2011

British scientist and author Jacob Bronowski said, “It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.” A great example of achieving success through an increased sense of curiosity is the high school student in Lincoln, New Hampshire, [...]

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3 Ways to train people to be curious

April 21, 2011

One trait of the innovator is to lead by example and there is no more important area for this than curiosity. We’ve talked about the negative training received throughout our lives that is designed to dampen curiosity to the point where the brain literally stops coming up with questions. We have to teach the people [...]

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Identify the most impossible solutions

March 16, 2011

Poet Theodore Roethke said: “What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.” When faced with a challenge, try to identify the most absurd solutions possible. This can be a fun exercise and may unmask a solution. This process tends to expose the boundary lines in our thinking. One client, for instance was [...]

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Education Reduces Brilliance?

November 30, 2010

We’re born with the four Personal Brilliance catalysts – Awareness, Curiosity, Focus, and Initiative in full strength. However, the ‘stand in line’, ‘don’t chew gum’, ‘only speak when spoken to’ rules we encounter as children tend to tarnish these natural catalysts. A presentation by Sir Ken Robinson on education ties in with our contention here [...]

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7 Tips to Heighten Your Curiosity

November 4, 2010

Curiosity helps you clarify problems, ideas, and situations, and it encourages you to explore how they could be different. Actively exploring the environment, asking questions, investigating possibilities, and possessing a sense of wonder are all part of being curious. Questions are key. Once you open up to the nuances of life, it’s easy to find [...]

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Latest Podcast – Jim Canterucci interviews Chris Hawker – Curiosity

September 13, 2009

Join me as I interview serial entrepreneur, Chris Hawker (part 2 of 4) about how Chris uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Curiosity in his successful life. I have some ideas on Curiosity for you as well. Chris Hawker is the CEO of Trident Designs, LLC. a modern invention lab transforming every day tools into something [...]

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Questions to give you direction

September 13, 2009

Ok, you have an idea. What do you do next? The creativity process gives us brainstorming. Brainstorming is fun. You can freely go off on tangents using your sense of wonder. But remember the fourth catalyst of Personal Brilliance – Initiative. We need to take action. So, how do we use curiosity to lead to [...]

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Ask 5 Questions Today

August 3, 2009

Are you up for an assignment today? What I’d like you to do is ask 5 questions today that you normally wouldn’t ask. They don’t have to be 5 in a row. Pick your spots. Maybe one or two in each meeting or encounter today. See what happens. Here are some questions for you to [...]

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Latest Podcast – Jim Canterucci interviews James Weddle – Curiosity

July 16, 2009

Join me as I interview serial entrepreneur, James Weddle (part 2 of 4) about how James uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Curiosity in his successful life. I have some ideas on Curiosity for you as well. James Weddle lives in a suburb of Austin, TX and is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in web and [...]

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