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Criticism & Success
Criticism & Success Nowadays, criticism has such a negative connotation that most people automatically react poorly to even just the term itself, without even thinking about its benefits. People think that the phrase "constructive criticism" is just something...
How Ideas Happen, Shattering the Myth of the ‘Lightbulb Idea’
Shattering the Myth of the ‘Lightbulb Idea’ When we hear stories of people having world-changing ideas, often, they are told in a way that makes them sound like breakthroughs or sudden flashes of insight. They are portrayed as light bulbs or as bolts of lightning, and...
The Neuroscience of Creativity and Invention
The Neuroscience of Creativity and Invention Creativity often seems like something mystical or magical. Sometimes, it can feel as though creativity doesn’t even come from us, but rather, that it descends upon us in a blinding flash of light or a lightning bolt. But...
How to Use a Moodboard to Get Inspiration
How to Use a Moodboard to Get Inspiration When you start on a new project, you can often find yourself getting stuck before you even manage to get started. It’s like a type of writers’ block, except it affects every kind of project – from website designs to wedding...
How to Take Inspiration Without Copying
How to Take Inspiration Without Copying They say that imitation is the best form of flattery, but when someone actually copies one of our ideas, flattered tends to be the last thing we feel! Instead, it’s frustrating when someone else benefits from what should have...
The Key to Finding Inspiration – Inspiration Walks
The Key to Finding Inspiration – Inspiration Walks Looking to find inspiration for the next great novel? For your musical masterpiece? For your next business idea? Often, the best way to find it is just to go for a walk: an ‘inspiration walk’! What is an Inspiration...
How to Overcome Writers’ Block
How to Overcome Writers’ Block Inspiration and creativity are key parts of nearly every type of work, and it’s crucial that it stays this way, too. If there is no element of creativity in your job, then, eventually, you will probably be put out of work by a machine or...
The Forgotten Art of Hypnagogic Inspiration
The Forgotten Art of Hypnagogic Inspiration When looking for inspiration, there are countless different techniques you can use and a wide variety of different strategies that have been used by other creative individuals throughout history. One of the most exciting and...
Underlying Factors
Even if you are the most gracious, understanding and open-minded human being, there will undeniably be times that you are criticized in ignorance. It is important to remember, throughout your life, that everyone you deal with is a human being, and as human beings, we...
Three Reasons to Listen Up
We all know the saying, "Everyone's a critic," and to be sure, people do love to make their opinions heard, whether they're an expert on the subject or not. At times, we may even begin to tire of being, what seems, constantly criticized. But there are three great...
The Value of Criticism
The concept of value is kind of a funny concept when you really think about it. There are so many people on this earth, and we all have a different system when it comes to determining what is important to us. In general, the three things that most of us value the most...
How to Make the Most From Your Role Models and Inspirations
How to Make the Most From Your Role Models and Inspirations Most of us have a role model of some sort, and in many cases, we would cite our parents as being inspirational to us growing up. Effectively, the people who raise us and the adults around us will provide us...
How to Find Inspiration in Nature
How to Find Inspiration in Nature Most of us would admit to finding a sunset somewhat moving and possibly inspirational. Few of us can walk past a beautifully red and purple sky without stopping to take a look and probably upload a picture to Instagram. The same can...
5 Ways to Get Inspiration
Five Effective Ways to Get Inspiration Lost for inspiration? Here are five techniques you can use to try and coax something new and exciting out of your brain! They won’t always work, but give them a go, and you might just be surprised. Going for a Walk is a Great Way...
How to Define Your Self Empowerment Goals
Personal empowerment is about taking control over your life. Of course, life is multi-faceted. There could be many areas of your life that you want to improve or feel more control over - for example, your finances, your career, your health and maybe even your love...
Intrinsic Motivation vs Extrinsic Motivation
This summer my son and I traveled to Miami to look at colleges for him to attend. The first morning that we were there, he wanted to wake at 5:00 am to watch the sunrise over South Beach. He had seen photos of how beautiful it is to watch the sunrise here and he...
Stay True to Yourself through Simple Living
How can you stay true to yourself through simple living? My grandmother used to say, "If you don't love what you have, you can't love another thing." She was sharing the concept of simple living. You embrace what you have, accumulate less, and hopefully have more...
7 Ways to Start Designing Your Lifestyle
Do you remember that question when you were little? What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow-Up? When I was little, we had a book that said..."When I grow up what will I be? I close my eyes and count to three...1...2...3" The choices in the book seem silly to me now, a...
Multiple Profit Centers
I have a tendency to start multiple projects at the same time. Running multiple profit centers is a lot like spinning the plates show at Epcot's China. https://youtu.be/9aNCE2PN6OE When I worked as a department head at a local college, I had several people that I...
Lifestyle Design Definition
What does lifestyle design mean? Many think that the idea of Lifestyle Design began with Tim Ferris in his book the 4 Hour Workweek defined it as... "The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the...
Can a Personality Test Help You Become More Self-Aware?
There are many tools that you can use to improve your self-awareness. Taking steps to learn more about yourself can help you choose the best career, relationships, and lifestyle for your personality, goals, and desires. You can journal, hire a coach, meditate, and you...
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Walt Disney
Hello, I’m Kimberly “Design” Love and I help people, like you start a lifestyle business they love.
