16 Jul Three Keys to Listening Actively
Posted at 17:51h in James Mapes Blog
Listening actively is much more than just sitting still and looking at the other person. Here are 3 keys to listen actively...
13 Apr Seven Lessons Learned from TEDx on Giving Breakthrough Presentations
Posted at 15:27h in James Mapes Blog
Creating and presenting my TEDx talk was one of the greatest challenges of my career – and an ultimate learning experience....
02 Feb How To Harness The Power Of “The Placebo Effect” In Six Steps
Posted at 17:13h in James Mapes Blog
You can use the power of “The Placebo Effect” to enhance your life on every level by setting up positive expectations for you and those around you....
21 Nov A Gift of Imagination: Talking Circles For Healing
Posted at 15:22h in James Mapes Blog
I propose Talking Circles of Imagination as a way to remove barriers, allow people to express themselves with complete freedom – and heal. ...
08 Feb A GIFT OF HEALING
Posted at 21:03h in James Mapes Blog
I titled this A Gift of Healing because a blog usually presents practical information or a story that creates insight and, hopefully, a call to action. I want to impart information but also ask for your help in giving a gift. According to the Centers for Disease...
08 Mar FORGIVENESS – A FOUR-STEP PROCESS FOR EMOTIONAL FREEDOM by James Mapes
Posted at 21:18h in James Mapes Blog
“Therapeutic forgiveness cuts out, eradicates, cancels, and makes the wrong as if it has never been. Therapeutic forgiveness is like surgery.” ...
15 May In Praise of Entrepreneurs, Persistance & a Gourmet Food Truck
Posted at 20:36h in Articles
Here’s to the dreamers, visionaries and risk takers! Here’s to the entrepreneurs! ...
10 Apr DEFINING “APPLIED IMAGINATION” FOR SUCCESS
Posted at 19:03h in James Mapes Blog
This blog is the first in a series on what I believe to be a basically ignored, underappreciated and undervalued component of creativity, innovation and success – “applied imagination.” I am fairly certain that you have heard the expressions - ...
25 Jan PUSHING THE PAUSE BUTTON OF LIFE FOR PRODUCTIVITY & CREATIVITY
Posted at 19:03h in Articles
Imagine that you have a magic remote control so that - when life got too overwhelming or you needed to replenish your energy - you could simply push the “pause” button....
12 Sep BECOME AN IMAGINATION EXPERT
Posted at 08:47h in Articles
The word “imagination” has always resonated deep within my soul. In my imagination, I can go anywhere, be anyone and accomplish anything....