19 Nov 7 Strategies for Quantum Leap Risk Taking
Here are seven steps for Quantum Leap Risk Taking. They will help to empower you to move from idea into action....
05 Aug HOW TO ”LET GO” …OF THE ROPE (Part 3) BY James Mapes
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“We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that...
11 Jan 9 STRATEGIES GUARANTEED TO REDUCE HOLIDAY ANXIETY AND KEEP YOU SANE
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It never fails that when the holiday season rolls around, stress and anxiety rear their ugly head. Apply these 9 strategies and keep your sanity:...
11 Jul How to Explode Creativity: The Conscious Rider and the Subconscious Elephant
Posted at 16:00h in James Mapes Blog
Over many years of speaking on the power of the mind I searched for the ideal metaphor to describe the conscious and subconscious. For a short period I used Plato’s imagery in Phaedrus, in which Socrates refers to our conscious, rational self as a charioteer...
22 Feb FIVE STEPS TO STOP CATASTROPHIZING AND LIVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE by James Mapes
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FIVE STEPS TO STOP CATASTROPHIZING AND LIVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE by James Mapes Drag your thoughts away from your troubles...
09 Feb EIGHT STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL BRANDING by James Mapes
Posted at 17:25h in James Mapes Blog
Why brand yourself? For one primary reason. Branding shines a light on you and your business. Branding reveals the essence of who you are and what you offer. Your brand separates you from the crowd. Branding is mandatory for any entrepreneur’s company to be noticed, respected,...
13 Dec The Positive Power of Movies on the World By James Mapes
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Recently, the Critics’ Choice Awards were televised and, the Golden Globe nominations were announced. I am fascinated because I LOVE movies. They have been a staple part of my life since my earliest childhood. Films have entertained, influenced, informed, educated and ignited my creativity. Full disclosure: ...
21 Nov A GIFT OF IMAGINATION: TALKING CIRCLES FOR HEALING By James Mapes
Posted at 15:22h in James Mapes Blog
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. - Henry Ford Brainstorm An illumination of an idea popped into my head the other night: “Given what I know about the human mind, how I can be part of our fractured, fragmented...
05 Nov 5 STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR WORRY AND ANXIETY By James Mapes
In my previous blog, Duck & Cover, I provided a short history lesson as to why we worry. Next, let’s take a look at how you can manage your thinking and mute your worry, now. Worry without resolution is a total waste of the imagination. Worrying is...
05 Nov DUCK & COVER: WHY WE WORRY AND HOW TO MANAGE IT By James Mapes
Posted at 21:28h in James Mapes Blog
“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” ― Dalai Lama XIV Do any of...