“There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness [bipolar disorder]. “When you’re high it’s tremendous. The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent like shooting stars, and you follow them until you find better and brighter ones.” Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison – in her article What […] The post I fought the medication because I liked my creativity appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

How do you respond to sensory input? According to research, some of us are more likely to be augmenters, or have nervous systems that amplify or increase sensory stimulation (which may help explain the trait of high sensitivity), and other people are reducers, who dampen or decrease sensory input, and find a need to pursue […] The post Sensation-seeking and ADHD and developing creativity appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

[See Too much pursuit of happiness? Part 1] Does happiness always enhance creativity? A study by June Gruber of Yale University and others (“A Dark Side of Happiness? How, When, and Why Happiness Is Not Always Good”), notes “Emotional states exert significant effects on memory, judgment, decision-making, and creativity.” Her study also reports that “moderate […] The post Too much pursuit of happiness, too little creativity? – Part 2 appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

Kendall SummerHawk is an expert in business coaching, branding, marketing and self-employment success. She talks about the importance of making mental room for growth in business – but this can just as well apply in other areas of life, including creativity and personal development. Our thinking and beliefs can be barriers. “If you’re feeling like […] The post Letting go to grow in business, creativity and personal development appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

Gene Simmons, asked about joining the TV program “The Apprentice: Celebrity Edition”, gave one of his typical tongue in cheek responses: “I’m the next apprentice because I’m the best of the best” – adding with a big grin: “Look how sincere I am.” He also commented, “You can’t get really too full of yourself. The […] The post Self-esteem: what’s so good about it? appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

“I think it’s true of all stammerers. They can’t stammer when they sing.” Carly Simon As a child, Carly Simon suffered from stuttering, and found that singing helped. She commented, “There’s something about the mind connecting differently to the vocal cords when you apply either rhythm or melody.” Glen Campbell, 75, made public the fact […] The post Music Lives in a Different Part of the Brain appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

One of the many inspiring quotes by Steve Jobs is this: “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.” But Jobs also recognized he was […] The post Being Smarter Than Others appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

“Were it not for perfectionism, we would be in short supply of all those myriad human activities we deem extraordinary, excellent, outstanding or great in quality.” Psychologist Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. continues: “Once upon a time perfectionism was perceived not as neurosis, but rather as a sign of commitment, caring, and devotion to one’s work…” […] The post Too Much Perfectionism appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

In his article The “Secret” Is Really No Secret At All, Dennis Merritt Jones, DD says “There is, without question, a spiritual element that is infused in the Law of Attraction that is no secret. “Buddha certainly knew the power of the Law of Attraction, when, in the Dhammapada, he is quoted as saying, ‘Our […] The post The Secret and spirituality appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more

In a Fast Company magazine article a few years ago, Bill Breen addressed business creativity and innovation in the workplace and asked, “What can leaders do to sustain the stimulants to creativity — and break through the barriers?” He outlined a number of myths related to developing creativity that psychologist Teresa Amabile (Harvard Business School) […] The post Myths Of Creativity in Business appeared first on Talent Development Resources ..read more