I have been thinking a ton about the artists program I’m putting together in Assisi and my spiritual pilgrimage to Taizé. Of course, it brought back great memories of my last trip to the monastery and a conversation a friend and I had over a pint of Guinness: Sam: “You do a lot of sh*t, Nae. I am not sure if you sleep.” Me: “Of course, I sleep. Didn’t you have to wake me up this morning?” Sam: “Yeah, but how do you tell people what you do and who you are?” Me: “I believe that we can sum up who we are in one word. Sooo….what’s yours?” Though I won’t go into our answers, I still firmly believe this. As Americans, we put a lot of emphasis on what we do instead of who we are and what we believe. Isn’t who we are and what we stand for more important than what we do for work (unless you are completely aligned with doing what you love)? People connect with people, not tasks or jobs. So, I figured I would reach out to some of my Facebook peeps and see who they are. Which one word represents each of [...]
Imagination is the key ingredient to innovation. Without it, creativity and possibility would not exist. A conversation with one of my coaching clients inspired this video. Take a look!
By Ja-Naé Duane
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Posted in Adventure, Entrepreneurship, Happiness, Innovation, Marketing, Strategy, Uncategorized
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Also tagged brain and creativity, creative, freelance, Home base businesses, home-based business, How much do I need to retire, imagination, Moms work from home, Money needed to retire, Online income, Online money, Online work, outsource, Retirement, work from home, working from home
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February 20, 2010 – 8:45 am
In the life of an entrepreneur, it is often difficult to draw the lines between work and play. We seem to forget the adventure of it all. Why we do it. Why we live. We are always “on” looking out for new leads and working to ensure our success. There is nothing wrong with having ambition; but ambition should not eliminate the simple joys of having fun. In business and in life, fun can be infused into our daily routine. Fun is crucial to our sanity, and here I propose seven reasons why you must have fun! IN BUSINESS – The ability to have fun directly influences your capacity for creativity, innovation, and thinking outside of the box. IN BUSINESS – The impact of a personal connection via having a little fun will increase customer loyalty. Jonathan Fields discussed this in his article, Fun Money. IN BUSINESS – Utilizing fun as a crucial component of workplace culture, for the sake of morale and productivity, is key to keeping customers and employees happy. Melissa Dylan discussed this in her article, Defining Workplace Culture. IN BUSINESS – You started your business because you enjoy what you do and want to do it [...]
