18 Jan How To Turn “Hopeless” into “Hopeful”
Posted at 21:14h in James Mapes Blog
By taking positive action, you can avoid making hopelessness a self-fulfilling prophecy and turn "hopeless" into "hopeful"...
15 Aug ROBIN WILLIAMS AND ME
Posted at 15:57h in James Mapes Blog
The passing of Robin Williams has generated an overwhelming number of responses but the bottom line is that his death sparks a search for understanding within us all. We reach down within our deepest self to find an explanation....
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! ...
04 Feb BACK TO THE BASICS: GOAL SETTING TO ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS
Posted at 18:06h in James Mapes Blog
In today’s hyper-connected world it is easy to get lost in the forest of overwhelming flow of emails, social networking or just trying to complete your daily 'to do' list of mandatory maintenance. But goals that only keep us afloat do not help us grow....
19 Dec PREPARING FOR A CRISIS: LESSONS FROM HURRICANE SANDY
Posted at 16:18h in Articles
Here we are galloping towards Christmas, and I am still contemplating what life lessons I learned from being in the thick of hurricane Sandy and how these lessons can be applied to business - as well as life in general....
16 Jul LIFE CAN TURN ON A DIME
Posted at 08:58h in James Mapes Blog
Life can turn on a dime. I got up last Monday morning, grabbed a cup of coffee and headed to the computer with the intention to write a new article and put some finishing touches on another project. Within moments, I felt terribly sick and...
15 Feb CREATIVITY AND COOPERATION
Posted at 08:09h in James Mapes Blog
A creative life goes hand-in-hand with diversity and adversity – actively seeking out diversity in communication and managing adversity in life. While creativity may be our natural, pure state, being creative fuctions best ...