http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Self-Improvement:Innovation EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ What do buckwheat pillows have to do with turnips and peanut butter? Turnips and peanut butter don't sound too good. Maybe you think a pillow filled with buckwheat hulls doesn't sound like such a good idea either. Sometimes things that seem "out of the box" give better results than you'd expect. Read on to find out. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Buckwheat-Pillows-Vs-Turnips-and-Peanut-Butter&id=3276722 http://ezinearticles.com/?Buckwheat-Pillows-Vs-Turnips-and-Peanut-Butter&id=3276722 One thing is for sure humans are very similar to other primates and their primal behavior is more than obvious from what I can see in observation. Now realize I am no Jane Goodall, but it seems amazing to me the amount of imitating that humans do, and it's as if you cannot get around it. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:16 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?There-Are-Imitators-and-Innovators-Which-Are-You?&id=3279685 http://ezinearticles.com/?There-Are-Imitators-and-Innovators-Which-Are-You?&id=3279685 Getting together in a group and brainstorming trying to find solutions to the most pressing problems of our time is quite interesting and enlightening. After sitting in groups like this over the last five years, it is interesting how intense the conversations get, and all the different personalities and attitudes of the individual participants. Something that I have found, and this is quite interesting; the best solutions, the most powerful ideas, and concepts come from the most passionate innovators of the group. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:09 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Cannot-Create-Powerful-Solutions-Without-Being-a-Passionate-Innovator&id=3281670 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Cannot-Create-Powerful-Solutions-Without-Being-a-Passionate-Innovator&id=3281670 Over the years, I've had the opportunity to be involved in all sorts of interesting innovations. Some of the projects were my ideas and concepts. On others, I only worked as a component of the project, or advised in some consulting fashion. Not long ago, I was discussing a great invention idea with an acquaintance as he was considering launching a new product. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:31:40 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-a-New-Invention-and-Making-a-Prototype-Be-Discreet&id=3258035 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-a-New-Invention-and-Making-a-Prototype-Be-Discreet&id=3258035 The thing about change is that we really have no choice. Resist it and get swamped with so many new and confusing things; or decide to become a champion of change and ride the wave into the future. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:34:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ride-the-Wave-of-Change-For-Success-in-the-Future&id=3228230 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ride-the-Wave-of-Change-For-Success-in-the-Future&id=3228230 This is a fact; we make preparation for our tasks before our tests, examinations, or job tasks. We plan to hold out the barrage of 'impossibilities and mistakes with plans we make for ourselves. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:29:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Knowledge-Or-Ignorance?&id=3253367 http://ezinearticles.com/?Knowledge-Or-Ignorance?&id=3253367 Not long ago, I talked to the creative director from our local high-school, as it seems that the school was attempting to set up an elective course on innovation for the students. As I began to discuss this with her and all her ideas, I began to consider the implications of the viability of the course, and what outcomes it might have. It seems as the creative director she was focused on music, art, creative writing and drama and other such things. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:19 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Would-You-Design-an-Elective-Course-on-Innovation-For-High-School-Students?&id=3260197 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Would-You-Design-an-Elective-Course-on-Innovation-For-High-School-Students?&id=3260197 Everywhere I go these days, people are using the C and the F word - Credit Crunch and Fear. All of us have at some point or other had to think creatively and innovatively to get ourselves out of a few scrapes, but at the moment the current climate is stopping people from taking action, thinking creatively or feeling optimistic and hopeful. When you're stressed it's even harder to think outside the box and try anything new, just when you need to find creative solutions. Here are 10 top tips to change all that! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:46:05 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-the-Going-Gets-Tough,-the-Tough-Innovate&id=1709821 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-the-Going-Gets-Tough,-the-Tough-Innovate&id=1709821 The Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in 1919 proposed that the best means available for assessing the truth of an idea is to see how it fares in a marketplace of truly free competition. This was a nice slap on the wrist to the would-be censors in our communities, but has never stopped their yowling. Would-be censors and their assumptions are the predators in the ecosystem of ideas. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:44 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ideas-As-Predators&id=3209207 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ideas-As-Predators&id=3209207 All business models evolve over time, and that includes the franchise business models of the largest franchising systems in the world. And there comes a time when the Franchising Founder, must listen to his team, and his franchisees and allow innovation to carry the company forward. The worst thing a franchise company can do is to allow itself to stagnate. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:13 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-Must-Come-Before-the-Big-Founders-Salute!&id=3191939 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-Must-Come-Before-the-Big-Founders-Salute!&id=3191939 Innovation has become the benchmark of success, particularly in the current business environment. Companies in every industry are stepping up their efforts to become more innovative in the way they work, communicate and produce the goods and services they sell. But with such an objective, the obvious challenge becomes, how to identify the individuals within an organization who possess the greatest potential to innovate. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 Over the years, as an entrepreneur I've done quite well because my companies were always on the leading edge of innovation. Many people look at what we had accomplished and they were blown away, but I must tell you much of the innovation came from our customers, our franchisees, our team members, our vendors, and our employees. Interestingly enough, it was always the new guy, or the newcomer who came up with the best ideas. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:14:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?It-is-Always-the-New-Person-That-Finds-the-Innovations-You-Know-Why?&id=3158102 http://ezinearticles.com/?It-is-Always-the-New-Person-That-Finds-the-Innovations-You-Know-Why?&id=3158102 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make it big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:22 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 It has always been said that; "loose lips sink ships," and so, there are things that you need to keep close to the vest. One of those things you need to be careful about is with whom you discuss your innovations, inventions, or new concepts. Even if you have a close friend, or coworker you need to be very careful. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:46:07 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Beware-of-Co-Worker-Friends-Stealing-Your-Invention-Or-Concept&id=3128308 http://ezinearticles.com/?Beware-of-Co-Worker-Friends-Stealing-Your-Invention-Or-Concept&id=3128308 Manifesting is a part of the law of attraction. Manifesting is the process of helping your thoughts, ideas and desires become reality. When you manifest, you are drawing positive things into your life. You are sending out positive vibes to the universe and drawing them back to you. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Secret-to-Manifesting-the-Dreams-Within-You&id=3094500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Secret-to-Manifesting-the-Dreams-Within-You&id=3094500 Creative thinking is usually the reason behind the success of most any business venture. Maintaining the ability to produce innovative ideas is crucial if a business plans to grow and expand. Read more to see what you can do to help stimulate your creativity when your creative juices seemingly have frozen up on you. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:45:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Developing-Innovative-Ideas-For-Business-Success&id=3116001 http://ezinearticles.com/?Developing-Innovative-Ideas-For-Business-Success&id=3116001 When you're confronted with a problem what is your immediate reaction? Do you want to find a solution? Do you ask someone else to help you resolve the issue? Or do you just wait and hope that it will go away? Whichever is your approach to problem solving (there are lots more by the way!) you have learned it through experience or someone has taught you! Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:22:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-You-Problem-Solve?&id=3080903 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-You-Problem-Solve?&id=3080903 There seems to be a lot of terms relating to innovation flying around companies and the like, more so in the home based business industry. One of the terms I tend to hear a lot is "Think Outside of The Box" But what exactly does it really mean? Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:14:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Think-Outside-of-the-Box?-But-What-Does-it-Really-Mean?&id=3076847 http://ezinearticles.com/?Think-Outside-of-the-Box?-But-What-Does-it-Really-Mean?&id=3076847 I am a physicist by education, and a practical business entrepreneur by profession - two quite different fields. At times we have all tried to unify our understanding of different areas that we have been exposed to, and so I have attempted to do the same here on a broad common theme that seemingly touches both of these two rather diverse subjects. The word 'order' here can be taken in its widest sense, for example it could refer to our religious or political beliefs, or it could equally be applied to our economic, material or logical states of being. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:38:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Better-Improve-Your-Life-Through-the-Power-of-Change&id=49338 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Better-Improve-Your-Life-Through-the-Power-of-Change&id=49338 If you notice, you may observe that most of our nonintellectual discussions and conflicts are wars between tradition and innovation. Here you may find a person trying to convince others that one should stick with the legacies: experienced, practices, and patterns - not necessarily using the spoken words, but some contextual jargon; while the other person is contradicting. If only innovation and creativity can make a difference. Or in other words, you learn as you go. The same quarrel exists in our software engineering field, at least in our local industry as I see. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tradition-Vs-Innovation-Story-of-an-Ancient-War&id=3061585 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tradition-Vs-Innovation-Story-of-an-Ancient-War&id=3061585 Innovation has become the benchmark of success, particularly in the current business environment. Companies in every industry are stepping up their efforts to become more innovative in the way they work, communicate and produce the goods and services they sell. But with such an objective, the obvious challenge becomes, how to identify the individuals within an organization who possess the greatest potential to innovate. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:55:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 If you truly want to innovate, invent, or to keep your creative juices flowing then you need to consider cross pollination. You need to consider how important it is to straddle categories, and borrow from one industry to use in another. Many innovators and designers borrow from nature when designing products, cars, or tools. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:08:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Must-Straddle-Categories-and-Cross-Pollinate-to-Innovate&id=3073574 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Must-Straddle-Categories-and-Cross-Pollinate-to-Innovate&id=3073574 There are two lines of thinking in innovation as to where to get innovative products from. The traditional belief was that you should survey all your customers and ask them what they want, and they would tell you and that you would produce it, and they would buy it. Unfortunately, this methodology doesn't always work. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:25:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Risks-of-Collaborating-With-Customers-in-the-Digital-Age-of-Twitter-Leaking-of-New-Tech&id=3080322 http://ezinearticles.com/?Risks-of-Collaborating-With-Customers-in-the-Digital-Age-of-Twitter-Leaking-of-New-Tech&id=3080322 Most corporations want to innovate and spend money on research and development, realizing that they will make money in the long run if they continue to press forward. It seems these days that all of our consumer products are getting more and more complicated with more and more features. Of course, the reality is sometimes it is important to de-innovate products, and simplify them so we can lower the cost and please the most amount of people. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:24:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-to-De-Innovate-Discussed&id=3066713 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-to-De-Innovate-Discussed&id=3066713 Research and development departments and innovation teams need to be constantly coming up with new ideas. In fact, to solve a given problem they may need 40, 50, maybe even 100 ideas. Then they need to go through each one of them and get rid of the ones that don't make sense, might cost too much money, or even take too long to implement. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:23:24 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Culling-Creative-Ideas-Without-Crushing-Creativity-Or-Causing-Chaos-in-Your-Corporation-Considered&id=3066682 http://ezinearticles.com/?Culling-Creative-Ideas-Without-Crushing-Creativity-Or-Causing-Chaos-in-Your-Corporation-Considered&id=3066682 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make it big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:47:47 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 Have you ever wondered why corporations would hire think tanks to help with their corporate research and development departments? After all, companies spend huge dollars in research and innovation, and they like to keep things close to the vest. They don't want their competition knowing about their new products and services, or potential new inventions that will literally change the market. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:32:22 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Corporate-R-and-D-and-the-Think-Tanks-They-Hire&id=3059861 http://ezinearticles.com/?Corporate-R-and-D-and-the-Think-Tanks-They-Hire&id=3059861 The seasons change as we move into spring. For me, the transition into spring means a change in the focus of goals and intentions. It is a time of renewal, new ideas, and new directions. May this season be full of creative energy for you. In the spirit of the season, this offering focuses on some things a leader can do to promote creativity and innovation in themselves and others. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:08:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Planting-the-Seeds-of-Innovation&id=3047152 http://ezinearticles.com/?Planting-the-Seeds-of-Innovation&id=3047152 All of these social networks online seem to have people believing that innovation comes very fast to the mass mobs. However, that isn't true at all, it's exactly the opposite. You see, as these giant social networks begin to control and everyone starts to get on the same page, it is almost impossible to introduce new change. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mass-Mob-is-Not-a-Source-of-Innovation-Look-to-the-Individual-Within&id=3034361 http://ezinearticles.com/?Mass-Mob-is-Not-a-Source-of-Innovation-Look-to-the-Individual-Within&id=3034361 Do you have a new pioneering invention idea, or an improvement or solution to an existing problem? If so, you deserve to make millions from it! That means you have to take action TODAY. This article teaches you the basic steps of how the process works. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:07:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Invention-Process-Steps&id=2774974 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Invention-Process-Steps&id=2774974 Some might say that the Chinese are not very good innovators, rather they are really good imitators. At first glance this stereotype might ring true, because we notice all the patent hijackings, knock off parts, and even copyright infringements coming in from China. In fact, the Chinese public actually holds hackers who steal secrets from computer systems and software pirates in high esteem. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:24:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Who-Says-the-Chinese-Cannot-Innovate?&id=3024176 http://ezinearticles.com/?Who-Says-the-Chinese-Cannot-Innovate?&id=3024176 Why are you here? Do you realize all of us are on this planet for a reason? What have you experienced in your life that you can share with others to enrich their lives or help them through some difficulty you have gone through and survived? Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:23:02 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Your-Passion-in-Life&id=2969730 http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Your-Passion-in-Life&id=2969730 Have you ever been washing your hair in the shower and then all of a sudden a great idea pops into your head? But when you actually implemented the idea, it fails dramatically leaving your ego and self respect wounded. It has happen to me so many times that it makes me sick. It makes you feel like a loser. However, if it does work, everybody thinks you are a genius and sometimes can make you famous. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:09:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Good-Ideas-Fail?&id=2954276 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-Good-Ideas-Fail?&id=2954276 The organization that fails to continually innovate new products and services will not survive long. But not all innovations produce commercial success. A new business idea must offer customers exceptional utility at an attractive price, while delivering a tidy profit. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:11:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Your-Next-Big-Idea&id=118431 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Your-Next-Big-Idea&id=118431 Have you ever considered the linkage between innovation and change? This article may have you looking at innovation with a different perspective. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:51:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-is-a-Natural-and-Necessary-Result-of-Change&id=2995365 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-is-a-Natural-and-Necessary-Result-of-Change&id=2995365 Many people in the United States believe that we can become the innovators of the world, and China will go ahead and make everything that we design. The Canadians also have an interesting theory on that, they want to make all their workers "knowledge workers" and let all the manufacturing jobs go to China. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:06:19 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-China-Lack-Innovative-Thinking?&id=2991904 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-China-Lack-Innovative-Thinking?&id=2991904 A lot of folks dilly dally around wasting precious time and not knowing exactly what they have to do during the day. But this is NOT you. You're different. When YOU wake up you know exactly what needs to be done - because overnight your brain has percolated your ideas and come up with a plan, and now it's time to work on it. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:10:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Great-Ideas-While-Youre-Sleeping&id=2803293 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Great-Ideas-While-Youre-Sleeping&id=2803293 It is my sincere belief that there is no such thing as Innovation Failure. Doing your research and innovating just for the sake of doing it almost always yields results. Sometimes it may be difficult to recognize what you created or the many applications that might be rendered from such discoveries, but that certainly doesn't = failure. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:45:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-Failure-and-Stall-Recovery&id=2945537 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-Failure-and-Stall-Recovery&id=2945537 Fixing a problem just guarantees a return to status quo. Thinking creatively and innovating can not only solve the problem but take you or your organization to the next level. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:50:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dont-Just-Fix,-Innovate&id=2844638 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dont-Just-Fix,-Innovate&id=2844638 I thought I should talk to you about how you can be more productive with a simple headset for your telephone. You're going to find this kind of device in a call center, but rarely at a home business or even regular businesses for that. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:16:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-a-Telephone-Headset-Can-Make-You-More-Productive&id=2896503 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-a-Telephone-Headset-Can-Make-You-More-Productive&id=2896503 The reason why you must never allow yourself to lose your morale and dignity is because by disregarding yourself you become hopeless and disillusioned with life. Your actions will always reflect on your character and your attitude towards life, therefore must never give up trying to succeed in life. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:20:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Achieving-Success-in-Life-Important-Aspect-to-Consider&id=2907781 http://ezinearticles.com/?Achieving-Success-in-Life-Important-Aspect-to-Consider&id=2907781 Many innovative and inventor type individuals will go out and get an engineering degree thinking that it is a necessity to come up with the most brilliant inventions. However, that is not exactly true, you see, often too much schooling can prevent creative thought. Most of the revolutionary inventions and innovations of our time were not created by engineers. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:44:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Dont-Need-an-Engineering-Degree-to-Create-the-Next-Revolutionary-Innovation&id=2856403 http://ezinearticles.com/?You-Dont-Need-an-Engineering-Degree-to-Create-the-Next-Revolutionary-Innovation&id=2856403 Do you go home at night only to think of the 6 million things that you should-have, could-have, would-have done at work today had you not been constantly interrupted or sidetracked? My motto - Work Smarter, Not Harder! If we use our time wisely than we will be able to accomplish what we need to do and we can decrease the number of times we wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat stressing about what needs to get done or what we have forgotten to do. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:21:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?7-Tips-For-Working-Smarter-Not-Harder-at-Work&id=2756279 http://ezinearticles.com/?7-Tips-For-Working-Smarter-Not-Harder-at-Work&id=2756279 Do you have a new pioneering invention idea, or an improvement or solution to an existing problem? If so, you deserve to make millions from it! That means you have to take action TODAY. This article teaches you the basic steps of how the process works. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:14:23 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Invention-Process-Steps&id=2774974 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Invention-Process-Steps&id=2774974 The article explores the relationship between chronic stress and employees ability to innovate, through the lens of a fascinating study of rat brains and behavior. The implications to human performance are explored and suggestions are made to mitigate stress. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:24:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stress-Dampens-Innovation&id=2787915 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stress-Dampens-Innovation&id=2787915 Now is an excellent time for a family business to step back and take a look at what is going on in their industry, what the business's unique strengths are (that is, those that cannot be copied by your competition), and how these might be leveraged into new opportunities. Answers to these questions can serve to generate thoughts that can be filtered down to a meaningful list of potential innovation opportunities-be they new products, new markets to serve, or a superior way to manufacture your product or bring it to market. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:19:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-The-Worst-of-Times,-and-the-Best-of-Times&id=2737390 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovation-The-Worst-of-Times,-and-the-Best-of-Times&id=2737390 Research and innovation is a wonderful thing, and often companies that spend the most money in research and development have the greatest rewards in profits later on. Many top business professors will claim that research and development money spent is like money in the bank. Those corporations that run their research and development teams around the clock even during a recession are usually the ones to emerge with the best profits in the future. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:27:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ask-Your-Team-What-Business-You-Are-in-Before-You-Innovate&id=2764311 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ask-Your-Team-What-Business-You-Are-in-Before-You-Innovate&id=2764311 Before you allot a huge surplus of cash towards a research and development project your team and your executive management should ask; "Why is it that you want a new product or service in the first place?" In other words, why are you starting on a huge innovation project, and putting some of your greatest creative geniuses on it, unless you are going to make money by adding new features or innovations to a current product in your product line or add services to your service list for your best clientele. Innovation is great, and it is often considered ... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:26:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ask-Yourself-Why-Do-You-Want-a-New-Product-Or-Service-Before-You-Innovate?&id=2764306 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ask-Yourself-Why-Do-You-Want-a-New-Product-Or-Service-Before-You-Innovate?&id=2764306 If you are offering a product or service and you have over innovated, it may be wonderful to claim that you have all these great features, but if none of your best customers understand how to use the new features, or they do not understand the benefits of the added services you offer, you are not getting yourself to greater profits. You might be able to compare yourselves against the competition and get some kudos that way, but in the end your customers are going to go for the lower price without these additional features or services. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Over-Innovating-Considered&id=2764185 http://ezinearticles.com/?Over-Innovating-Considered&id=2764185 Often small startup entrepreneurs are dreamers and innovators in their own right. Thus, they will continue to try to run the company even after they set in place a management team that is highly skilled and is running the company purely for profit. These entrepreneurial innovators and dreamers are often more focused on coming up with really cool features that they might like to have. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Innovation-Takes-Your-Mind-Off-Your-Focus-For-Profits&id=2764136 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Innovation-Takes-Your-Mind-Off-Your-Focus-For-Profits&id=2764136 Research and development is always important in any company, no matter what size. You always have to be thinking about what comes next, and you must always be listening to your customers to find out what they desire. But sometimes companies put too much innovation into their product lines, and they actually cannibalize their own sales, and this is something you should be careful with. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:30:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Innovation-is-Not-Necessary-in-Your-Product-Lines&id=2761820 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Innovation-is-Not-Necessary-in-Your-Product-Lines&id=2761820 Contrary to a lot of people's belief, changes on the outside seldom create genuine change on the inside. That's why you can't buy your way to happiness, or eat your way, or pleasure your way, or even work your way there. Your midlife transition invites you to do the inside work first and, amazingly, the outside has a way of catching up with it. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:12:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Derailing-Your-Train-of-Thought&id=2732490 http://ezinearticles.com/?Derailing-Your-Train-of-Thought&id=2732490 How do you find your passion when you've spent years attending to the needs of others as wife, mother, scout leader, soccer coach, PTA president, church volunteer, and in midlife, sandwiched between the challenges of aging parents and young adults who have outgrown the nest but won't fly the coop? You find your passion by turning both inward and outward and you can do it at any age. I claimed dancing as my passion at age 45! Here are ways you can find yours. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:48:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Your-Midlife-Passion-Prime-Time-Tips-For-Being-Refreshed-by-What-You-Love&id=2693118 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-Your-Midlife-Passion-Prime-Time-Tips-For-Being-Refreshed-by-What-You-Love&id=2693118 Measuring innovation is an important practice of management. If you are a good manager or leader, you would like to know how good your business is doing related to innovation. How innovative your people and products are will determine your strength in the competition. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:49:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Measure-Innovation&id=2690961 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Measure-Innovation&id=2690961 Effective businesses have attained success based on goals achieve. Knowing how to measure innovation greatly supports this as well. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:25:20 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Emerging-Methods-in-How-to-Measure-Innovation&id=2690941 http://ezinearticles.com/?Emerging-Methods-in-How-to-Measure-Innovation&id=2690941 We are more attractive when we are taking risks in business. If you read my previous article, "Are You Making Music?", you know I love that movie scene with a young Tom Cruise, playing teenager Joel Goodsen in "Risky Business" where he skips school, slides across the living room floor dressed in only his socks and jockey shorts, imitating rock singer Bob Seger! Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:02:58 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Taking-a-Risky-Business-Day?&id=2615231 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Taking-a-Risky-Business-Day?&id=2615231 Most innovators have creative minds and come up with multiple ideas, so it's hard for them to choose which ones to concentrate on, or focus their concentrated efforts. I mean; how does a creative genius or entrepreneur with a good idea choose, which concepts to pursue and which ones to pass on, as obviously no one has time for everything especially simultaneously. Here is a quick list I often go through when choosing which innovations to go for. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:53:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovative-Concepts-How-Do-You-Know-When-to-Take-Action?&id=2653366 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovative-Concepts-How-Do-You-Know-When-to-Take-Action?&id=2653366 What should an innovator do when they have more than one concept at a time? Should they dump one for the other or choose? Or should then focus on what they are doing and let the second innovation cook for a while? Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:45:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Should-You-Focus-on-Only-One-Innovation-at-a-Time?&id=2652966 http://ezinearticles.com/?Should-You-Focus-on-Only-One-Innovation-at-a-Time?&id=2652966 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make it big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:06:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 So it's no secret that we are in a recession. Our economy is in pretty bad shape. This is not the first time we've been in a recession, and most likely not the last. The fact is that we are in one right now. So you ask yourself how are you going to get through it? How are you going to get through the tough times? First of all, you can't... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:43:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Things-You-Can-Do-to-Beat-the-Recession&id=2615073 http://ezinearticles.com/?Things-You-Can-Do-to-Beat-the-Recession&id=2615073 Do you know this easy way to turbocharge your manifesting results using the power of hypnosis? Read on and discover how to start using self hypnosis today. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:50:35 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Practical-Manifesting-Tools-Secrets-of-Self-Hypnosis-For-Faster-Manifesting&id=2576806 http://ezinearticles.com/?Practical-Manifesting-Tools-Secrets-of-Self-Hypnosis-For-Faster-Manifesting&id=2576806 Many of us wish to look beautiful. We desire to insert ourselves and leave a mark of impression so we could be remembered. In our encounters with life we always ask the questions, " Who am I?" "How should I look?" "How do I imprint myself a picture that would let others remember me and my uniqueness?" These questions bother some of us, most of us, and oftentimes, these questions prod us that primal desire to change what nature has decided we should have. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:43:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reinventing-Me&id=2574124 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reinventing-Me&id=2574124 If you are an inventor and somewhat of an expert in your industry, then you need to be very careful in signing an NDA or non-disclosure agreement and you are probably wondering why? Well, it is quite simple actually, you see, if you are at the top of your industry's food chain and part of that elite 1% there will be many start-ups that will try to secure themselves from you competing with them. So, when someone asks you to sign a NDA, let me give you a recent script I recently used. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:05:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovative-Experts-in-Your-Industry-Think-Twice-on-Signing-an-NDA&id=2601344 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovative-Experts-in-Your-Industry-Think-Twice-on-Signing-an-NDA&id=2601344 Let's face it, those with a hyper creative mind have so many ideas, often in such a short amount of time, that they cannot even write them down, much less act on them or capitalize on the innovation by starting a business, or hiring an attorney to help them file a patent. Indeed, I speak from experience when I say that if you are not going to capitalize on your inventions and innovations, then forward those ideas to some company, NGO, nonprofit group, university, or government agency that might be able to use those concepts. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:03:22 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Giving-Your-Innovative-Ideas-to-the-World-Some-Suggestions-on-That&id=2601295 http://ezinearticles.com/?Giving-Your-Innovative-Ideas-to-the-World-Some-Suggestions-on-That&id=2601295 "We will never be remembered or rewarded by those around us if we are the same as those around us. What makes us to be remembered is our difference with those around us" - anonymous. What sells is your uniqueness; your brand. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:26:41 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Uniqueness-is-What-Markets-You-Self-Improvement-Tips&id=2569736 http://ezinearticles.com/?Uniqueness-is-What-Markets-You-Self-Improvement-Tips&id=2569736 The blame game shuts down communication, which then hinders problem solving. Blame creates defensiveness, avoidance and strong emotions that get in the way of really understanding what went wrong. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:00:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Ways-to-Avoid-the-Trap-of-the-Blame-Game&id=2495165 http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Ways-to-Avoid-the-Trap-of-the-Blame-Game&id=2495165 Problems are created in our minds and more often than not, we make them out to be bigger than they really are. Whenever a problem comes our way, it is an opportunity to refocus on what we want and take appropriate action to move towards our vision. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:01 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dealing-With-Problems&id=469283 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dealing-With-Problems&id=469283 Trying to keep up with the times, but can't find the remote? Not to worry...chances are, if you found it, you'd have to reprogram it anyway--if you knew how! If your collar is continually bruised from the break-neck speed of life, this article will provide you with some healing powers. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:47:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Looking-to-the-Future-in-Our-Job-Search&id=2511908 http://ezinearticles.com/?Looking-to-the-Future-in-Our-Job-Search&id=2511908 Running an online think tank is not easy there are all sorts of people who wish to join but are not qualified and there are always differences of opinion with regards to some of the most heated topics on the planet and no I'm not talking about global warming specifically although that is a heated debate no matter how you look at it. Rather am referring to religion and politics in such. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:13:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Can-a-Think-Tank-Be-a-Unrighteous?&id=554099 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Can-a-Think-Tank-Be-a-Unrighteous?&id=554099 The only constant is change, yet we get a strange sense of (false) security from handling only those issues right under our noses. Not a good idea. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:29:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-is-Coming-at-You-Are-You-Ready?&id=2188883 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-is-Coming-at-You-Are-You-Ready?&id=2188883 In a recent article, I espoused the virtue of down time as an enabler of strategic, contemplative and deep thought, the type of thinking that leads to game changing performance. As it turns out, new research has demonstrated a linkage between daydreaming and breakthrough innovative thinking. Few will argue that down time presents some of the most fertile opportunities for daydreaming and hence innovating in our lives. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:54:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Daydream-Innovator&id=2504120 http://ezinearticles.com/?Daydream-Innovator&id=2504120 If you're an artist, a writer, a lyricist, or anyone belonging to the artistic realm, especially if you are just new on the scene and you want to break in the market, it is just natural that you'll do anything to succeed. But how do you do that without being exploited or being "used" (without being paid) and share your talents to the world and reap the fruits of your labor? It's not easy for the artists and the creative people out there wanting to make a name for themselves and still being given to them what's due to them. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:24:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Attention-Artists-and-Writers-Know-Your-Intellectual-Property-Rights&id=2512429 http://ezinearticles.com/?Attention-Artists-and-Writers-Know-Your-Intellectual-Property-Rights&id=2512429 Here are 3 important items that you must have before submitting your invention to big companies. Don't make the mistake of having your idea discarded before the idea gets a fair review. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:56:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Invention-Ideas-3-Important-Items-You-Must-Have-Before-Submitting-Your-Invention-Ideas&id=2485211 http://ezinearticles.com/?Invention-Ideas-3-Important-Items-You-Must-Have-Before-Submitting-Your-Invention-Ideas&id=2485211 Nowadays we don't know how to use our memory. People try to remember plain boring text and than they complain about bad memory. It wasn't always like that, ancient Greek politicians knew how to remember long speeches and statistics. They impressed common people by recitation of long reports without even a one slip of a tongue. What's most impressing they didn't know about physiology of our mind as much as we do now but they could create system which have been used for thousand of years. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:06:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Imagination&id=2475366 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Imagination&id=2475366 What does it mean when people often say "it takes money to make money?" And what if that statement, although it makes it's point, is NOT accurate and keeps many from pursuing their passion. Read on... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:23:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?It-Doesnt-Take-Money-to-Make-Money?-Say-What?&id=2101612 http://ezinearticles.com/?It-Doesnt-Take-Money-to-Make-Money?-Say-What?&id=2101612 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:21:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 Perfection is one of the most elusive attributes there is in the life experience. Many seek it and yet, one has to ask is all this pursuit of perfection practical? Many believe it is, and say that they stand for something more in life than the average man does. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:04:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-is-Too-Short-to-Be-a-Perfectionist!&id=2431517 http://ezinearticles.com/?Life-is-Too-Short-to-Be-a-Perfectionist!&id=2431517 Visualization is just one technique for manifesting your desires. There are few other ways you can use the power of your mind to manifest what you want faster. Once you know those tools they free you up to manifest faster with greater ease. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:14:43 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-the-Mind-in-Several-Ways-to-Manifest-What-You&id=2426607 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Use-the-Mind-in-Several-Ways-to-Manifest-What-You&id=2426607 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:26 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 Innovation has become the benchmark of success, particularly in the current business environment. Companies in every industry are stepping up their efforts to become more innovative in the way they work, communicate and produce the goods and services they sell. But with such an objective, the obvious challenge becomes, how to identify the individuals within an organization who possess the greatest potential to innovate. Fri, 29 May 2009 09:14:57 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-What-it-Takes-to-Innovate?&id=2401991 Innovation, everybody has it, it is just a matter of how you let it out. In this article discover how you can unlock your innovation in just 5 simple steps. Thu, 28 May 2009 11:34:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Improvement-Solutions-5-Steps-to-Unlock-Your-Innovation&id=2388168 http://ezinearticles.com/?Self-Improvement-Solutions-5-Steps-to-Unlock-Your-Innovation&id=2388168 There seems to be a perception that the reason of our incentive, performance measurement and ownership problems and difficulties lie in what we do to the workforce. Experience tells us that the difficulties and obstacles are not because of what we 'do' to the staff, they are simply caused by the mindset which believes that as managers we could manipulate and dictate the staff to 'do' what we want. Tue, 26 May 2009 10:14:48 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Workforce-Innovation-For-the-Modern-Times&id=1772836 http://ezinearticles.com/?Workforce-Innovation-For-the-Modern-Times&id=1772836 If I am about to make an educated guess, I think I will find many professionals around the world who considered themselves "should have" experts or gurus. As in, "I should have done that." As my friend Calyx, a Global Client Communicator Mentor told me, that he always hears this message form clients almost all the time. Tue, 26 May 2009 09:50:33 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovate-a-Current-Niche-to-Improve-Your-Business&id=1820398 http://ezinearticles.com/?Innovate-a-Current-Niche-to-Improve-Your-Business&id=1820398 Teaching and mentoring is the most highly praised and at the same time unrewarded career in the world, and many times it is a battlefield. Here is one educator's view on the teaching experience. Thu, 21 May 2009 14:37:40 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Writing-From-the-Trenches&id=1836711 http://ezinearticles.com/?Writing-From-the-Trenches&id=1836711 Authority figures of every stripe rely heavily on the use of fear to elicit the responses they desire from you. That is a fact of life, but once you see the truth of it, you can turn the tables on negativity and forever free your mind to think creatively. Thu, 21 May 2009 11:06:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Role-of-Fear-in-Obstructing-Creative-Output-Can-Be-Recognized-and-Countered-Immediately&id=2368680 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Role-of-Fear-in-Obstructing-Creative-Output-Can-Be-Recognized-and-Countered-Immediately&id=2368680 Everyone has certain skills, and we all have the ability to gain new ones. Read about some of the different types of skills there are. Wed, 20 May 2009 10:41:32 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Different-Kinds-of-Skills&id=2358697 http://ezinearticles.com/?Different-Kinds-of-Skills&id=2358697 Two people can look at the same thing from totally different perspectives. This phenomenon goes beyond the obvious contrast between positive and negative personalities, and cuts straight to the heart of your ability to solve everyday problems. Examining three recent inventions can immediately change the way you look at your world. Tue, 19 May 2009 09:42:26 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Look-at-a-Trio-of-Recent-Inventions-to-Unleash-a-Powerful-New-Way-to-See-Things&id=2352753 http://ezinearticles.com/?Look-at-a-Trio-of-Recent-Inventions-to-Unleash-a-Powerful-New-Way-to-See-Things&id=2352753 One of the inventive principles you can use to stimulate creativity is substitution. It works like this: You are about to pound a nail into the wall, but you don't have a hammer. Instead, you employ a wrench for the purpose. Your child is watching and learns an important lesson about life- Imagination allows us to use an object in a manner that was never intended. Wed, 13 May 2009 08:37:01 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Inventive-Principles-Using-the-Power-of-Substitution-to-Stimulate-Imaginative-Thinking&id=2328609 http://ezinearticles.com/?Inventive-Principles-Using-the-Power-of-Substitution-to-Stimulate-Imaginative-Thinking&id=2328609 What can we learn about the innovative mindset of one of the most prolific American inventors? Line up now at the starting point for a more imaginative approach to creativity. Wed, 13 May 2009 08:20:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-List-of-Famous-Inventors-Includes-a-Few-Incredible-Serial-Innovators&id=2328687 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-List-of-Famous-Inventors-Includes-a-Few-Incredible-Serial-Innovators&id=2328687 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Thu, 07 May 2009 16:24:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 There are many people who fear risks yet want to make big and become financially free. Well, I hate to break it to you but in order to achieve this goal, you must be willing and able to take risks. This article is about the importance of taking risks in business and life in general. Tue, 05 May 2009 14:25:54 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 http://ezinearticles.com/?Being-Afraid-of-Risks-Will-Get-You-Nowhere&id=1790287 The heart is the energy center where all manifestation begins. While it is possible to directly manifest from the heart, this is not accomplished unless all of the other energy centers are cleared. This is an exercise in such clearing. Tue, 05 May 2009 14:05:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Clearing-Blockages-of-Energy-Centers&id=2301712 http://ezinearticles.com/?Clearing-Blockages-of-Energy-Centers&id=2301712 Imagination is the ultimate alternative power source for our troubled times. Courage and faith are needed to access this resource. The collective power of imagination can solve all the problems of the world. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:13:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Health-Energy-and-Abundance-From-Imagination&id=2260628 http://ezinearticles.com/?Health-Energy-and-Abundance-From-Imagination&id=2260628 In our intensely competitive global economy, be it pharmaceuticals, electronics, software or OTC products, the name of the game is innovation. The key to staying on top is getting to the next big idea and turning it into a marketable product or service-and doing it faster than the competition or the private label distributors. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:19:38 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lead-the-Way-to-Innovation-by-Getting-Out-of-the-Way&id=2255322 http://ezinearticles.com/?Lead-the-Way-to-Innovation-by-Getting-Out-of-the-Way&id=2255322 In these hectic, often stressful days, many people measure themselves on their ability, or inability, to solve problems or "put out fires" in their daily life. A successful day is a day when problems are solved. However, the same kinds of problems keep coming up. Perhaps not every day, but often enough to notice a pattern if one only stops for a minute to examine the series of problems that they keep solving over and over and over again. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:54:10 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Resolve-Instead-of-Just-Solve-Problems&id=2254159 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Resolve-Instead-of-Just-Solve-Problems&id=2254159 None of the stuff that we adults see on TV help boost our faith and confidence. Most of it either instills fear in us of crimes, doomsday, office politics or personal tensions at home. None inspire hope and faith and courage. In contrast the cartoon series that our kids watch are great ways to install all these great traits in young minds. As my way of saying thanks to all those great adults behind cartoon production i discuss how cartoons inspire me here... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:19:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Prescribing-Cartoons-to-Adults&id=2164449 http://ezinearticles.com/?Prescribing-Cartoons-to-Adults&id=2164449 If you want what may be the simplest innovation process, here it is: Find the things that others are not doing well, or just not doing. Once you identify these deficiencies, design a better service or product based on what customers really want. Then sell it. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:17:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Simple-Innovation-Process&id=2234330 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Simple-Innovation-Process&id=2234330 Practical thinking is simple once you master it, but it seems complex if you have not. This article may take a few times of reading to get it fully, but like common sense, the principle is simple to master once mastered. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:33:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Instruction-Article-on-How-to-Think-Practically&id=2208389 http://ezinearticles.com/?An-Instruction-Article-on-How-to-Think-Practically&id=2208389 Can you make money if you follow your heart? Yes, but the most important factor may be the thoughts in your own mind and your ability to innovate. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:54:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Follow-Your-Bliss&id=306793 http://ezinearticles.com/?Follow-Your-Bliss&id=306793 Are you happy about your life, your job, your relationship? Do you wake up in the morning feeling excited for the day ahead? Or do you hit the snooze button a dozen times before you finally drag yourself out of bed with a lousy attitude? In life, most people tend to do what they hate, instead of what they love! Let's stop for a second to consider this statement... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:24:26 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-What-You-Love-With-Confident-Self-Belief-Today!&id=2187555 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-What-You-Love-With-Confident-Self-Belief-Today!&id=2187555 Copyright 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.