09 Mar How to Hack your Brain to Explode Creativity
Posted at 16:24h in Articles
Our brains are wired to survive and – to survive – you must be creative....
16 Feb HOW TO HACK YOUR BRAIN FOR MOTIVATION: The Power of Deadline By James Mapes
Posted at 16:21h in James Mapes Blog
I have realized and accepted the harsh fact that I sometimes keep myself busy without being productive, that is - I procrastinate. Recently, guilt has begun to creep into my consciousness and guilt in any form is unacceptable to me. So, here I...
19 Jan HOW TO STOP LOSING YOUR MIND AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS by James Mapes
Posted at 18:42h in James Mapes Blog
Sometimes in life you meet the right person at the right time, a combination which is unstoppable. This is how I feel about my colleague, Anthony Galie. What follows are our solutions for successful goals completion – combined for guaranteed success. We both acknowledge that...
03 Dec IN SEARCH OF MASTERY by James Mapes
Posted at 19:54h in James Mapes Blog
“True mastery is really, really hard. I think that’s one reason why few people achieve it. It requires enormous amounts of work and persistence. It requires time. It requires grit. It requires effort. It requires setbacks. And many of us aren’t willing to accept that deal. We want to achieve...
17 Sep Are you determined? Really?
Posted at 15:58h in James Mapes Blog
My previous blogs identified three of the five core values of a Quantum Leap Thinker: Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Perseverance and Discipline and explored the first, respect. Let’s take a brief look at “Perseverance.” Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will...
03 Sep Are you a liar? Integrity or bust!
Posted at 19:45h in James Mapes Blog
My previous two blogs identified two of the five core values of a Quantum Leap Thinker: Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Perseverance and Discipline and explored the first, respect. Let’s take a brief look at “Integrity.” One of the definitions of integrity in Webster’s New World Dictionary goes...
26 Aug Be Accountable and Create your Destiny
Posted at 20:14h in James Mapes Blog
Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. —ELEANOR ROOSEVELT My previous blog identified the five core values of a Quantum Leap Thinker: Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Perseverance and Discipline and explored...
17 Aug The Quantum Leap value of Respect
Posted at 20:01h in James Mapes Blog
Part of my chosen life’s work is to help people become aware of their values and provide strategies so they can form their personal and organizational visions. But what if they lack personal integrity? What if they have no sense of fair play? What if...
04 Aug May you RIP – Rest In Presence by Sunil Bali
As he plummeted 24 miles to Earth at a speed of 833 mph, Felix Baumgartner went into an uncontrollable "death spin". To make matters worse he couldn't see, because his visor was covered in condensation. http://gemini.cmail1.com/t/r-l-qpbtl-oydejudk-y/ In the months leading up to the record breaking jump, Baumgartner...
02 Jul Fear not success. Embrace it and have fun!
Posted at 15:46h in James Mapes Blog
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You’ve got to keep on working that talent. Someday I’ll reach for it and it won’t be there. —IRVING BERLIN, American composer I doubt that you...