How to Create Your Own Movement
Turtel Onli is the Father of the Black Age of Comics and the creator of Rhythmism. He’s a living example of “if it doesn’t exist, create it” as the founder of multiple movements and genres in art and life.
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Aging and Reality: Why Reinvent When You Can Re-Design?
Is it society that imposes confining ideas about aging onto us, or do we create our own limitations and expectations?
DetailsSo, What Do You Do?
I’m trying to remember who did that speed dating commercial. Her prospective date asked “so what do you do?” And she answered, printing…shipping…packaging…presentations… The ad jumps to the end, everyone has left, and she’s still listing things that her company does. Do you remember what company that was advertising? Me neither. The idea…
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Explosive Creativity in the Second Half of Life
For anyone who has said “I’ve always wanted to write a book,” this is the panel for you! Cliché or not, all three prove the point it’s never too late, you just have to do it!
DetailsThe Truth About Getting Older With “No Regrets”
“If I could just lose that last ten pounds!” That was the lament of an 80-something-year-old at the gym. “Really?” I thought, “at 80 I’m still going to have that same regret? That sounds awful!” Are end of life disappointments inevitable? The truth about aging is that while society may say it’s an…
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Living with Grief and Vulnerability… ON BRAND with Marie Hale
Marie and husband Jim spent 10 years developing an award winning curriculum. Ten months after opening their company, Jim died unexpectedly. One breakdown and one revolution later, Marie found that being human first was the path to building a world-renowned business.
DetailsDon’t You Be the One to Say No
Did you know that Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the part of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels because he felt he wasn’t ready? Of course he went on to great fame with Titanic, but it begs the question—should you be the one to say no? We say no to things for many reasons.…
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Giving and Getting Feedback
As changemakers in the world even as we drive our businesses we are often working with volunteers or corralling support around our ideas. Being able to receive feedback is critical on the road to shining as your authentic self. Listen to the interview from The Suggestion Box: Navigating Feedback The Good, The Bad, and the Say Whaattt? with Nicole Smith.
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The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan
Some hobbies are small and contained. Others involve big trucks and pulley’s and airplanes! Intercultural Spark caught up with Taras Lyssenko of A & T Recovery–which specializes in recovering WWII aircraft from the bottom of Lake Michigan.
DetailsWould You Try AI for Writing?
“Save hours writing clever, original content.” Well who doesn’t want that? Although it sounds like an oxymoron, given the source: conversion.ai artificial intelligence (AI) generated writing. Can a computer produce clever, original content? And how does that threaten the future of writing, aka will humans still have a purpose in the world? Existential…
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