Get the Picture? Photos can often trigger an idea in a way that words cannot. That’s because photos access the right brain, where words don’t usually hang out. The fun part of using photos to get … [Read more...]
Looking for This Week’s Ideas?
Look No Further Mike Sigers at Simplenomics has done your idea work for you. He’s got a keeper of a post on his front page offering 10 Post Ideas for Business bloggers. Go on over and check it out. … [Read more...]
Finding Fodder for Future Ideas
Finding Fodder Yesterday, Joe of Working at Home on the Internet reminded me of my days going to press runs, when he was talking about his experience as a printer. Immediately my mind flashed to … [Read more...]
Friday Productivity Tip — Get Some Silence
Quiet the Chatter Today when you’re trying to get that last minute work done, and someone comes in to “shoot the breeze,” “talk your leg off,” “chatter like chimp,” or be a “bird in a box.” You might … [Read more...]
Start in the Middle 2: Middle Idea Bank
Some word associations to jog new ideas . . . Try connecting one of these terms to something it wouldn’t usually be connected with. Phrases that Use the Word Middle Middle Man . . . Middle … [Read more...]
Stop. Listen. Hear that Idea?
It Happens Constantly I can almost count on it happening. When I’m stuck on how to write something, when I really need some direction on how to frame a concept, I just start listening for one. Sure … [Read more...]
Stop Writerâs Block: 10 Minutes to Ideas to Write About
Plenty of Ideas — Make Things Up! A young man wrote this week,asking how he might open his mind to be more creative. We passed emails back and forth. He said he knows that he stops his ideas. He … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Start a Blog Post — 01-29-07
Start with a Few Words Sometimes a few words can get a whole lot started. When I look at the people around me . . . If I could, I’d invent . . . It happens the same way every time . . . When I sit … [Read more...]
Turn Procrastination into Business Building Ideas
You Know You’re Procrastinating When . . . . . . cleaning the refrigerator takes on a new and miraculous sense of urgency with a heavenly glow. Go ahead give in and do it, but don’t lose to … [Read more...]
5 Creative Ways to Faster More Effective Problem Solving
Whether we realize it consciously or simply move through process without thinking, the act of getting new ideas is an act of problem solving. We don’t have something we to do something we want to get … [Read more...]