Dear all,
Attitudes of creative people: A descriptive sketch of the creative person
1.The creative person realizes that the mind is an inexhaustible storehouse, but he must constantly augment its storehouse of ideas, thoughts and wisdom with new material from which to forge new ideas and "connections."
The leaders keep themselves update about new concepts/ideas by reading articles outside their domain..apparantly the Head of Intel Microprocessor got the inspiration for low cost chips from Mini-steels which had upstaged the Steel Industry in US.
2.This person has a carefully and clearly defined set of goals.
Very true..
3.He knows that the brain thrives on exercise. This person thinks imaginatively on a daily basis about three things: himself, his worth and his fellow man. "By asking himself questions in these three areas, he's prospecting in the richest gold mine ever known."
Best CEOs work on this..if they have to be successful and lead the company to greater heights..
4.He reaches out for ideas, respects the minds of others, and gives credit to others. Many people have ideas; they're free, and many of them are excellent.
Rare quality for good leaders to give credit where-ever it is due..the day he stops that his sources would dry..
5."Ideas are like slippery fish; they have a peculiar knack for getting away from us unless we gaff them on the point of a pencil." For this reason, the creative person captures ideas immediately . In one example that Nightingale cites, a book writer created a set of topical folders, then dropped ideas into the appropriate folder as he thought of them. In a surprisingly short time, he had enough material to write a truly excellent book.
Isn't this applicable to all of us..how often it happened that we had a great idea while travelling to office and the moment we reach office..it's gone..one of the CEOs i met used to write his ideas on the piece of the paper like post it slips or pads which his sectrary used to type and keep it on his desktop...he has doubled the turnover of the company in three years!!..
6.The creative person is intensely observant, paying careful attention to everything he thinks and hears.
Very true..the problem we have forgotten the art of listening..
7.He is always looking for better ways to do his work and live his life.
8."The creative person anticipates achievement. He expects to win. The above?average production engendered by this attitude affects those around him in a positive way. He's a plus factor for all who know him."
9."Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all. Welcoming them as normal, predictable parts of living singles him out as an above?average person. He knows it's a waste of time merely to worry about problems, so he wisely invests the same time and energy in solving problems."
10."The creative person utilizes an organized approach to problem?solving, or avoids problems altogether by anticipating them and taking creative action before things turn sour."
11."The creative person knows the value of giving himself and his ideas away. He's a giver as well as a go?getter. The hand that gives, always gathers."
12.When a creative person gets a new idea, he puts it through a series of steps designed to improve it. He builds big ideas from little ones, new ideas from old ones.
13."Questions are the creative acts of the intelligence, and he uses them to his advantage.
14."The creative person uses his spare time wisely. He realizes that many of the world's greatest ideas were conceived in the creator's spare time."
"Ceasing to think creatively is but little different than ceasing to live. " -- Ben Franklin.
Have a great day!!
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
101Attitudes of creative people: A descriptive sketch of the creative person
1.The creative person realizes that the mind is an inexhaustible storehouse, but he must constantly augment its storehouse of ideas, thoughts and wisdom with new material from which to forge new ideas and "connections."
The leaders keep themselves update about new concepts/ideas by reading articles outside their domain..apparantly the Head of Intel Microprocessor got the inspiration for low cost chips from Mini-steels which had upstaged the Steel Industry in US.
2.This person has a carefully and clearly defined set of goals.
Very true..
3.He knows that the brain thrives on exercise. This person thinks imaginatively on a daily basis about three things: himself, his worth and his fellow man. "By asking himself questions in these three areas, he's prospecting in the richest gold mine ever known."
Best CEOs work on this..if they have to be successful and lead the company to greater heights..
4.He reaches out for ideas, respects the minds of others, and gives credit to others. Many people have ideas; they're free, and many of them are excellent.
Rare quality for good leaders to give credit where-ever it is due..the day he stops that his sources would dry..
5."Ideas are like slippery fish; they have a peculiar knack for getting away from us unless we gaff them on the point of a pencil." For this reason, the creative person captures ideas immediately . In one example that Nightingale cites, a book writer created a set of topical folders, then dropped ideas into the appropriate folder as he thought of them. In a surprisingly short time, he had enough material to write a truly excellent book.
Isn't this applicable to all of us..how often it happened that we had a great idea while travelling to office and the moment we reach office..it's gone..one of the CEOs i met used to write his ideas on the piece of the paper like post it slips or pads which his sectrary used to type and keep it on his desktop...he has doubled the turnover of the company in three years!!..
6.The creative person is intensely observant, paying careful attention to everything he thinks and hears.
Very true..the problem we have forgotten the art of listening..
7.He is always looking for better ways to do his work and live his life.
8."The creative person anticipates achievement. He expects to win. The above?average production engendered by this attitude affects those around him in a positive way. He's a plus factor for all who know him."
9."Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all. Welcoming them as normal, predictable parts of living singles him out as an above?average person. He knows it's a waste of time merely to worry about problems, so he wisely invests the same time and energy in solving problems."
10."The creative person utilizes an organized approach to problem?solving, or avoids problems altogether by anticipating them and taking creative action before things turn sour."
11."The creative person knows the value of giving himself and his ideas away. He's a giver as well as a go?getter. The hand that gives, always gathers."
12.When a creative person gets a new idea, he puts it through a series of steps designed to improve it. He builds big ideas from little ones, new ideas from old ones.
13."Questions are the creative acts of the intelligence, and he uses them to his advantage.
14."The creative person uses his spare time wisely. He realizes that many of the world's greatest ideas were conceived in the creator's spare time."
"Ceasing to think creatively is but little different than ceasing to live. " -- Ben Franklin.
Have a great day!!
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
Hi Avinash,
Well, plenty and every thing is the right word!!
Let me put this way that HR & Creativity go hand in hand and it is the respponsibility of HR to drive and cascade Creativity in Organization to make sure that employees are able to leverage their potential and achieve the company' goals.
Whether a glass is hal filled or half empty is a matter of perception..like the beauty lies in the eyes of beholder.
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
Well, plenty and every thing is the right word!!
Let me put this way that HR & Creativity go hand in hand and it is the respponsibility of HR to drive and cascade Creativity in Organization to make sure that employees are able to leverage their potential and achieve the company' goals.
Whether a glass is hal filled or half empty is a matter of perception..like the beauty lies in the eyes of beholder.
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
Dear all,
Good Morning..
Am sharing the examples on thinking laterally..please think of the answers and then take a peek at the end..
1. An electrical engineer of a manufacturing company was given a tough job. There were frequent thefts of electric bulbs in the factory. He has to somehow do something so that this practice has be curtailed. but at a small budget. He suggested a solution. If you were in his position what would have been done?
2. The headmaster of a private school was in a fix. The Inspector of the school was going to come for inspection of the students within two hours he may come to any std or any section. No prior intimation. The HM did an idea to come out of the problem. What was that?
3. A philanthropist bought coconuts for five rupees and sold for three rupees. In that process he became a millionaire. How?
4. The marketing department of a MNC call center was in the process of direct mail campaign for launching a new product. Millions of brochures were printed. But one big blunder was done . One wrong digit was put in the telephone no of the company which makes the number as a dead one.. To print again would be a costly affair. Deadline was very near. What should be done by the marketing manager?
5. Can you name a city with truth and falsehood?
6. You were driving your car on a cold wet evening . You noticed three people at a bus stop. Your good old friend of your college days, a woman/man of your dreams and a sick lady,who had to be taken to hospital immediately. But there is space for only one passenger . whom would be your choice?
7. In one major low cost air carrier in Europe , no free drinks supplied. Two major benefits out of this practice, one is income generation out of Drinks sold. What is the other?
Let me know your scores..
Have a great day!!...
Cheers,
Rajat
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1. Instead of conventional clockwise screw type for taking out he made into the reverse, People could not take it out.
2. The arrangement made was- students were seated random. The students knowing the answer should raise the right hand and the left raising not knowing the answer. The teachers should select only the right handed
3. He was a billionaire who became a millionaire by the selling process
4. The marketing manager approached the telephone department and got the dead no for them
5. Veracity and duplicity
6. I will give the car to my old friend to take the sick lady to the hospital and I will spend time with the person of my dreams.
7. Since the frequency of going to urinals was less .the space for one toilet was allotted for extra passenger seats
From India, Pune
Good Morning..
Am sharing the examples on thinking laterally..please think of the answers and then take a peek at the end..
1. An electrical engineer of a manufacturing company was given a tough job. There were frequent thefts of electric bulbs in the factory. He has to somehow do something so that this practice has be curtailed. but at a small budget. He suggested a solution. If you were in his position what would have been done?
2. The headmaster of a private school was in a fix. The Inspector of the school was going to come for inspection of the students within two hours he may come to any std or any section. No prior intimation. The HM did an idea to come out of the problem. What was that?
3. A philanthropist bought coconuts for five rupees and sold for three rupees. In that process he became a millionaire. How?
4. The marketing department of a MNC call center was in the process of direct mail campaign for launching a new product. Millions of brochures were printed. But one big blunder was done . One wrong digit was put in the telephone no of the company which makes the number as a dead one.. To print again would be a costly affair. Deadline was very near. What should be done by the marketing manager?
5. Can you name a city with truth and falsehood?
6. You were driving your car on a cold wet evening . You noticed three people at a bus stop. Your good old friend of your college days, a woman/man of your dreams and a sick lady,who had to be taken to hospital immediately. But there is space for only one passenger . whom would be your choice?
7. In one major low cost air carrier in Europe , no free drinks supplied. Two major benefits out of this practice, one is income generation out of Drinks sold. What is the other?
Let me know your scores..
Have a great day!!...
Cheers,
Rajat
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1. Instead of conventional clockwise screw type for taking out he made into the reverse, People could not take it out.
2. The arrangement made was- students were seated random. The students knowing the answer should raise the right hand and the left raising not knowing the answer. The teachers should select only the right handed
3. He was a billionaire who became a millionaire by the selling process
4. The marketing manager approached the telephone department and got the dead no for them
5. Veracity and duplicity
6. I will give the car to my old friend to take the sick lady to the hospital and I will spend time with the person of my dreams.
7. Since the frequency of going to urinals was less .the space for one toilet was allotted for extra passenger seats
From India, Pune
Dear all,
Exercising the brain is as important as exercising the muscles. As we grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert.The saying: "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also applies to the brain, so........Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
Take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate.
OK, relax, clear your mind and... begin.
Please answer the question first before taking a peep down.. :D
1.What do you put in a toaster?
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The answer is bread. If you said "toast", then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread", go to question 2.
2.Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk". What do cows drink?
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Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk", please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as "Children's World".
If you said, "water" then proceed to question three.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
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Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks", What the heck are you still doing here reading these questions?????
Dang..... If you said "glass", then go on to question four.
4. Twenty years ago, a plane was flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. Germany at that time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines failed. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decided on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately, the engine failed before he had time and the plane crashed smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where did they bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany?
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Answer: You don't bury survivors!!! If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. If you said, "Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question.
5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
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Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question...
6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
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Answer: Oh, for heaven sake! It was YOU! Read the first line!!!
Cheers,
Have a great day..
Rajat
From India, Pune
Exercising the brain is as important as exercising the muscles. As we grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert.The saying: "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also applies to the brain, so........Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
Take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or are still a MENSA candidate.
OK, relax, clear your mind and... begin.
Please answer the question first before taking a peep down.. :D
1.What do you put in a toaster?
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The answer is bread. If you said "toast", then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread", go to question 2.
2.Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk". What do cows drink?
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Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk", please do not attempt the next question. Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as "Children's World".
If you said, "water" then proceed to question three.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
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Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks", What the heck are you still doing here reading these questions?????
Dang..... If you said "glass", then go on to question four.
4. Twenty years ago, a plane was flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. Germany at that time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines failed. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decided on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately, the engine failed before he had time and the plane crashed smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where did they bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany?
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Answer: You don't bury survivors!!! If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. If you said, "Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question.
5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
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Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question...
6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
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Answer: Oh, for heaven sake! It was YOU! Read the first line!!!
Cheers,
Have a great day..
Rajat
From India, Pune
Hi Folks,
Lateral Thinking exercise... Just Check This Out!!!!
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself..
man
1. ------------
board
Ans. = man overboard
stand
2. ------------
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Ans. = I understand
OK?.... Got the drift? Let's try a few now and see how you fair?
3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
Ans. = reading between the lines
4. r
road
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Ans. = cross road
5. cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle
0
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M.D.
Ph.D.
Ans. = two degrees below zero
knee
7. ------------
light
Ans. = neon light (knee-on-light)
ground
8. ---------------
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground
9. he's / himself
Ans. = he's by himself
10. ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance
11. death ..... life
Ans. = life after death
12. THINK
Ans. think big !!
And the last one is real fundoo ..
13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb....
Ans. long time no 'C' (see)
Let me know how many got it right in honest way ?..
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
Lateral Thinking exercise... Just Check This Out!!!!
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself..
man
1. ------------
board
Ans. = man overboard
stand
2. ------------
i
Ans. = I understand
OK?.... Got the drift? Let's try a few now and see how you fair?
3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
Ans. = reading between the lines
4. r
road
a
d
Ans. = cross road
5. cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle
0
6. ------------
M.D.
Ph.D.
Ans. = two degrees below zero
knee
7. ------------
light
Ans. = neon light (knee-on-light)
ground
8. ---------------
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground
9. he's / himself
Ans. = he's by himself
10. ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance
11. death ..... life
Ans. = life after death
12. THINK
Ans. think big !!
And the last one is real fundoo ..
13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb....
Ans. long time no 'C' (see)
Let me know how many got it right in honest way ?..
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
The Power of Imagination
By Remez Sasson
Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present or have happened in the past. Memory is actually a manifestation of imagination. Everyone possesses some imagination ability. In some it may be highly developed and in others it may manifest in a weaker form. It manifests in various degrees in various people.
Imagination makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind. It gives the ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and enables one to mentally explore the past and the future.
It manifests in various forms, one of which is daydreaming. Though too much idle daydreaming may make one impractical, some daydreaming, when not being engaged in something that requires attention provides some temporary happiness, calmness and relief from stress.
In your imagination you can travel anywhere in the speed of light without any obstacles. It can make you feel free, though temporarily, and only in the mind, from tasks, difficulties and unpleasant circumstances.
Imagination is not limited only to seeing pictures in the mind. It includes all the five senses and the feelings. One can imagine a sound, taste, smell, a physical sensation or a feeling or emotion. For some people it is easier to see mental pictures, others find it easier to imagine a feeling, and some are more comfortable imagining the sensation of one of the five senses. Training of the imagination gives the ability to combine all the senses.
A developed and strong imagination does not make you a daydreamer and impractical. On the contrary, it strengthens your creative abilities, and is a great tool for recreating and remodeling your world and life.
This is a great power that can change your whole life. It is used extensively in magick, creative visualization and affirmations. It is the creator of circumstances and events. When you know how to work with it, you can makey our hearts' desires come true.
Imagination has a great role and value in each one's life. It is much more than just idle daydreaming. We all use it, whether consciously or unconsciously, in most of our daily affairs. We use our imagination whenever we plan a party, a trip, our work or a meeting. We use it when we describe an event, explain how to arrive to a certain street, write, tell a story or cook a cake.
Imagination is a creative power that is necessary for inventing an instrument, designing a dress or a building, painting a picture or writing a book. The creative power of imagination has an important role in the achievement of success in any field. What we imagine with faith and feelings comes into being. It is the power beyond creative visualization, positive thinking and affirmations.
Visualizing an object or a situation, and repeating often this mental image, attracts the object or situation into our lives. This opens for us new, vast and fascinating opportunities.
This means that we should think only in a positive manner about our desires, otherwise we may create and attract into our lives events, situations and people that we don't really want. This is actually what most of us do, because we don't use the power if imagination correctly.
If you do not recognize the importance of the power of the imagination, and let it run riot, your life may not be as happy and successful as you would have wanted it to be.
Lack of understanding of the power of the imagination is responsible for the suffering, incompetence, difficulties, failures and unhappiness people experience. For some reason, most people are inclined to think in a negative way. They do not expect success. They expect the worst, and when they fail, they believe that fate is against them. This attitude can be changed, and then life will improve accordingly.
Creative Visualization - Part One
From Imagination To Reality - Attracting Success With Mind Power
By Remez Sasson
Creative visualization is the ability to use the imagination, see images in our minds and make them come true. If we add concentration and feelings, it becomes a great creative power that makes things happen. Used in the right way, visualization can bring changes into our lives. The thought is the matrix or blueprint; the feelings provide the energy, the "electricity".
Sounds weird? Not at all!
This is the power of creative visualization. This is the power that can alter our environment and circumstances, cause events to happen, attract money, possessions, work and love, change habits and improve the health. It is a great mind power. It is the power behind every success.
Imagine you have a genie at your disposal!
By visualizing an event, a situation, or an object, such as a car, a house, furniture etc, we attract it to us. We see in our imagination what we want and it happens. It is like daydreaming. It resembles magic, though actually there is no magic here. It is the natural process of the power of the thoughts.
Some people use this power in an unconscious manner in their everyday affairs. They are not aware that they are using some sort of power. They visualize their goals in a positive way and attain success. All successful people in all fields use it consciously or unconsciously.
Creative Visualization and the Power of Thoughts
How does it work and why? Thought is a power and has its effect on the material world. Thoughts, if powerful enough, travel from one mind to another. If we keep thinking the same thought, people in our environment perceive it and act on it, furthering, usually in an unconscious manner, the materialization of our desires.
When I have to confront some unpleasant situation, I visualize myself handling the matter easily and comfortably. I see the involved people as cooperative and friendly. And you know what? They are pleasant, and they want to help without even being asked. It is so because people are responsive to our thoughts, feelings and behavior and react accordingly.
If you are naturally positive, then the way you approach and handle situations is such that attracts positive results. On the other hand, if you are fearful and negative, then you expect negative results, and behave, look, and talk accordingly. Then you reap troubles.
We are part of the Omnipotent Power that has created the universe; therefore we participate in the process of creation. Bearing this thought in mind, there is no wonder that thoughts materialize. Stop a moment and think. You are part of the great Universal Power! Whatever concentrated thought you entertain long enough in your mind tends to materialize.
Thought is energy. By having certain thoughts in our minds, and by concentrating on them and putting emotional energy into them, they become powerful. These thoughts induce some kind of pressure on the energy fields around us, causing them to move and act. The thoughts change the balance of energy around us, and in a natural way bring changes in the environment in accordance with them.
There is another explanation why visualization brings results. It may come as a surprise to most, but the theory of "Maya" - Illusion, which comes from the eastern philosophies, provides the explanation.
According to the Indian philosophy "Advaita- Vedanta" which in the West is called "Nonduality", the world is just an illusion and is not real. Thoughts arise which "create" our world. We constantly think and rethink our habitual thoughts, thus creating and recreating the same kind of events or circumstances.
This process reinforces our thoughts, which help to preserve the same "world" we believe live in. By changing the tape or film, that is by looking at a different scenario - different thoughts, we create a different "reality". For us it is a reality, though in fact it is just a dream we call "reality".
By changing our thoughts and mental pictures, we change our "Reality"; we change the "illusory" world we believe we live in. We are not employing magic or supernatural powers when creating and changing our life and circumstances. It is not something "Material" that we change; we only change our thoughts, which are the world.
It is like dreaming a very realistic dream and then switching to a different dream. We are not awakening, just changing the dream. This explanation has to be read and reread and pondered upon in order to understand its full meaning. The other articles in this website may help you understand the philosophy involved here.
Rest assured that you can employ the power of visualization, even if you do not accept what you have just read or it seems too complicated or far-fetched. Yet, understanding and accepting the above, at least in theory, will help you achieve results faster.
So why not change your dreams to something more satisfying?
For example, you are living in small apartment and need a larger one. Instead of brooding about your fate, that you haven't enough money, and that you have to continue living in a small apartment, change your thoughts. That is all that is necessary.
See yourself in your imagination living in the apartment of your dreams. It does not matter if you haven't enough money. Just imagine yourself living in your "new" apartment and see it as a reality. The opportunity or way will present itself. The power of thoughts will work for you too.
Many books and articles have been written on the subject, and each new book or article opens to the reader a new viewpoint. Each book may mention something that the other did not. In order to understand the subject fully, it is advisable to read several books.
Overcoming Limited Thinking
Creative visualization can do great things, but for every person there are some areas, which he may find hard to change, at least in the immediate future. This is a great power, but there are some limits to using it. These limits are within us, not in the power.
Very often we limit ourselves and cannot look beyond a limited circle. We limit ourselves by our thoughts and beliefs. The wider we can look at the world and ourselves, the greater are our possibilities. Any limits are within our minds, and it is up to us to rise above them.
It may take some time until things start to change. Simple, small demonstrations of this power may come fast, but bigger results may need a longer time to happen.
The time and effort put forth in this study are really worthwhile. Have faith and patience and results will start appearing.
A Personal Example of Creative Visualization
Sometimes what we visualize materializes fast, at other times it may take longer. There are various reasons why this happens.
Years ago, before I got married, I decided to visualize a date. I imagined myself sitting in a restaurant and talking with a girl. I concentrated on this image several times during the day, several minutes each time.
The next day, a girl working in the same place where I worked, asked me if I could come to her desk. I hardly ever spoke with her, maybe just saying good morning. I went to her desk and she asked me whether I had a girl friend. When she heard that I did not have one, she proposed to introduce me to one of her girl friends.
She gave me the phone number of the girl, whom I called the same day, asking her to meet me. We met and sat in a restaurant, exactly as I visualized. All this happened within about 24 hours. Surprising isn't it? This power can sometimes work real fast.
Oh, you are curious to know what happened with that girl? Well, nothing, because she was not the type of girl I was looking for. I rather used the power of visualization haphazardly, not thinking about the qualities, looks etc. I just thought about meeting a girl, a wish that came true.
Creative Visualization - Part Two
From Imagination to Reality - Making Creative Visualization Work
By Remez Sasson
Practical guidelines:
Define your goal.
Think, meditate and listen to your intuition before you start.
Ascertain that only good will result from your visualization.
Sit alone in a quiet place, where you are not disturbed.
Relax your body.
Breathe rhythmically and deeply several times.
Visualize the object or situation that you desire.
See in your mind a clear and detailed mental image of what you desire to get or accomplish.
Use in your imagination all the five senses, such as sight, hearing, touch, etc.
Put feelings and emotions into what you are doing.
Practice at least twice a day, about 10 minutes each time.
Persevere in your action until you succeed.
Entertain only positive thoughts, feelings and words.
Always stay positive.
During the day, when negative thoughts and doubts arise, replace them with good positive thoughts. As each negative thought comes, look at a positive one instead.
Keep an open mind, so that when the opportunity to materialize your desire arises, you will recognize it and take advantage of it.
After finishing your visualization session, say with concentration and earnestness: "Let everything happen in a harmonious and favorable way for all involved".
Use the power of imagination only for your and others' good. Never try to use it to get something that belongs to others. Never try to hurt with this power. You may succeed in this way for a while, but you will have to pay a big price for these kinds of actions.
Nature always aspires to balance. What we do to others, sooner or later returns to us. If we do good deeds, this affects our lives favorably. If we inflict harm, we receive it back. It is not that some outer power punishes us. The retribution is already within our actions. It is a cosmic law. It is like a boomerang; what we do returns back to us.
It is important to acknowledge that most of the time things happen in a natural way. If you desire money, it won't necessarily drop on your head from the sky or you will win it in the lottery. You may be offered a job or an opportunity to render some service that will land you the money.
Creative visualization works. Our thoughts and feelings, and the pictures we carry in our mind, control our life. By changing them we change our life. But we have to know what we want and why.
Be very careful with your desires, otherwise you may get things and enter into situations that you do not want, and then you will have to find ways to get rid of them.
Make sure that what you are creating is good for all involved, and cause no harm to your environment. It is a great power entrusted in your hands, be careful how you use it. Expect only happiness, good and growth to you and to all involved.
Approach this work with a positive attitude, earnestness and faith, but, at the same time regard it as a game or a play. This attitude will take away any inner tension and restlessness.
You create your life with your thoughts, feelings and mental images.
From India, Pune
By Remez Sasson
Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present or have happened in the past. Memory is actually a manifestation of imagination. Everyone possesses some imagination ability. In some it may be highly developed and in others it may manifest in a weaker form. It manifests in various degrees in various people.
Imagination makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind. It gives the ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and enables one to mentally explore the past and the future.
It manifests in various forms, one of which is daydreaming. Though too much idle daydreaming may make one impractical, some daydreaming, when not being engaged in something that requires attention provides some temporary happiness, calmness and relief from stress.
In your imagination you can travel anywhere in the speed of light without any obstacles. It can make you feel free, though temporarily, and only in the mind, from tasks, difficulties and unpleasant circumstances.
Imagination is not limited only to seeing pictures in the mind. It includes all the five senses and the feelings. One can imagine a sound, taste, smell, a physical sensation or a feeling or emotion. For some people it is easier to see mental pictures, others find it easier to imagine a feeling, and some are more comfortable imagining the sensation of one of the five senses. Training of the imagination gives the ability to combine all the senses.
A developed and strong imagination does not make you a daydreamer and impractical. On the contrary, it strengthens your creative abilities, and is a great tool for recreating and remodeling your world and life.
This is a great power that can change your whole life. It is used extensively in magick, creative visualization and affirmations. It is the creator of circumstances and events. When you know how to work with it, you can makey our hearts' desires come true.
Imagination has a great role and value in each one's life. It is much more than just idle daydreaming. We all use it, whether consciously or unconsciously, in most of our daily affairs. We use our imagination whenever we plan a party, a trip, our work or a meeting. We use it when we describe an event, explain how to arrive to a certain street, write, tell a story or cook a cake.
Imagination is a creative power that is necessary for inventing an instrument, designing a dress or a building, painting a picture or writing a book. The creative power of imagination has an important role in the achievement of success in any field. What we imagine with faith and feelings comes into being. It is the power beyond creative visualization, positive thinking and affirmations.
Visualizing an object or a situation, and repeating often this mental image, attracts the object or situation into our lives. This opens for us new, vast and fascinating opportunities.
This means that we should think only in a positive manner about our desires, otherwise we may create and attract into our lives events, situations and people that we don't really want. This is actually what most of us do, because we don't use the power if imagination correctly.
If you do not recognize the importance of the power of the imagination, and let it run riot, your life may not be as happy and successful as you would have wanted it to be.
Lack of understanding of the power of the imagination is responsible for the suffering, incompetence, difficulties, failures and unhappiness people experience. For some reason, most people are inclined to think in a negative way. They do not expect success. They expect the worst, and when they fail, they believe that fate is against them. This attitude can be changed, and then life will improve accordingly.
Creative Visualization - Part One
From Imagination To Reality - Attracting Success With Mind Power
By Remez Sasson
Creative visualization is the ability to use the imagination, see images in our minds and make them come true. If we add concentration and feelings, it becomes a great creative power that makes things happen. Used in the right way, visualization can bring changes into our lives. The thought is the matrix or blueprint; the feelings provide the energy, the "electricity".
Sounds weird? Not at all!
This is the power of creative visualization. This is the power that can alter our environment and circumstances, cause events to happen, attract money, possessions, work and love, change habits and improve the health. It is a great mind power. It is the power behind every success.
Imagine you have a genie at your disposal!
By visualizing an event, a situation, or an object, such as a car, a house, furniture etc, we attract it to us. We see in our imagination what we want and it happens. It is like daydreaming. It resembles magic, though actually there is no magic here. It is the natural process of the power of the thoughts.
Some people use this power in an unconscious manner in their everyday affairs. They are not aware that they are using some sort of power. They visualize their goals in a positive way and attain success. All successful people in all fields use it consciously or unconsciously.
Creative Visualization and the Power of Thoughts
How does it work and why? Thought is a power and has its effect on the material world. Thoughts, if powerful enough, travel from one mind to another. If we keep thinking the same thought, people in our environment perceive it and act on it, furthering, usually in an unconscious manner, the materialization of our desires.
When I have to confront some unpleasant situation, I visualize myself handling the matter easily and comfortably. I see the involved people as cooperative and friendly. And you know what? They are pleasant, and they want to help without even being asked. It is so because people are responsive to our thoughts, feelings and behavior and react accordingly.
If you are naturally positive, then the way you approach and handle situations is such that attracts positive results. On the other hand, if you are fearful and negative, then you expect negative results, and behave, look, and talk accordingly. Then you reap troubles.
We are part of the Omnipotent Power that has created the universe; therefore we participate in the process of creation. Bearing this thought in mind, there is no wonder that thoughts materialize. Stop a moment and think. You are part of the great Universal Power! Whatever concentrated thought you entertain long enough in your mind tends to materialize.
Thought is energy. By having certain thoughts in our minds, and by concentrating on them and putting emotional energy into them, they become powerful. These thoughts induce some kind of pressure on the energy fields around us, causing them to move and act. The thoughts change the balance of energy around us, and in a natural way bring changes in the environment in accordance with them.
There is another explanation why visualization brings results. It may come as a surprise to most, but the theory of "Maya" - Illusion, which comes from the eastern philosophies, provides the explanation.
According to the Indian philosophy "Advaita- Vedanta" which in the West is called "Nonduality", the world is just an illusion and is not real. Thoughts arise which "create" our world. We constantly think and rethink our habitual thoughts, thus creating and recreating the same kind of events or circumstances.
This process reinforces our thoughts, which help to preserve the same "world" we believe live in. By changing the tape or film, that is by looking at a different scenario - different thoughts, we create a different "reality". For us it is a reality, though in fact it is just a dream we call "reality".
By changing our thoughts and mental pictures, we change our "Reality"; we change the "illusory" world we believe we live in. We are not employing magic or supernatural powers when creating and changing our life and circumstances. It is not something "Material" that we change; we only change our thoughts, which are the world.
It is like dreaming a very realistic dream and then switching to a different dream. We are not awakening, just changing the dream. This explanation has to be read and reread and pondered upon in order to understand its full meaning. The other articles in this website may help you understand the philosophy involved here.
Rest assured that you can employ the power of visualization, even if you do not accept what you have just read or it seems too complicated or far-fetched. Yet, understanding and accepting the above, at least in theory, will help you achieve results faster.
So why not change your dreams to something more satisfying?
For example, you are living in small apartment and need a larger one. Instead of brooding about your fate, that you haven't enough money, and that you have to continue living in a small apartment, change your thoughts. That is all that is necessary.
See yourself in your imagination living in the apartment of your dreams. It does not matter if you haven't enough money. Just imagine yourself living in your "new" apartment and see it as a reality. The opportunity or way will present itself. The power of thoughts will work for you too.
Many books and articles have been written on the subject, and each new book or article opens to the reader a new viewpoint. Each book may mention something that the other did not. In order to understand the subject fully, it is advisable to read several books.
Overcoming Limited Thinking
Creative visualization can do great things, but for every person there are some areas, which he may find hard to change, at least in the immediate future. This is a great power, but there are some limits to using it. These limits are within us, not in the power.
Very often we limit ourselves and cannot look beyond a limited circle. We limit ourselves by our thoughts and beliefs. The wider we can look at the world and ourselves, the greater are our possibilities. Any limits are within our minds, and it is up to us to rise above them.
It may take some time until things start to change. Simple, small demonstrations of this power may come fast, but bigger results may need a longer time to happen.
The time and effort put forth in this study are really worthwhile. Have faith and patience and results will start appearing.
A Personal Example of Creative Visualization
Sometimes what we visualize materializes fast, at other times it may take longer. There are various reasons why this happens.
Years ago, before I got married, I decided to visualize a date. I imagined myself sitting in a restaurant and talking with a girl. I concentrated on this image several times during the day, several minutes each time.
The next day, a girl working in the same place where I worked, asked me if I could come to her desk. I hardly ever spoke with her, maybe just saying good morning. I went to her desk and she asked me whether I had a girl friend. When she heard that I did not have one, she proposed to introduce me to one of her girl friends.
She gave me the phone number of the girl, whom I called the same day, asking her to meet me. We met and sat in a restaurant, exactly as I visualized. All this happened within about 24 hours. Surprising isn't it? This power can sometimes work real fast.
Oh, you are curious to know what happened with that girl? Well, nothing, because she was not the type of girl I was looking for. I rather used the power of visualization haphazardly, not thinking about the qualities, looks etc. I just thought about meeting a girl, a wish that came true.
Creative Visualization - Part Two
From Imagination to Reality - Making Creative Visualization Work
By Remez Sasson
Practical guidelines:
Define your goal.
Think, meditate and listen to your intuition before you start.
Ascertain that only good will result from your visualization.
Sit alone in a quiet place, where you are not disturbed.
Relax your body.
Breathe rhythmically and deeply several times.
Visualize the object or situation that you desire.
See in your mind a clear and detailed mental image of what you desire to get or accomplish.
Use in your imagination all the five senses, such as sight, hearing, touch, etc.
Put feelings and emotions into what you are doing.
Practice at least twice a day, about 10 minutes each time.
Persevere in your action until you succeed.
Entertain only positive thoughts, feelings and words.
Always stay positive.
During the day, when negative thoughts and doubts arise, replace them with good positive thoughts. As each negative thought comes, look at a positive one instead.
Keep an open mind, so that when the opportunity to materialize your desire arises, you will recognize it and take advantage of it.
After finishing your visualization session, say with concentration and earnestness: "Let everything happen in a harmonious and favorable way for all involved".
Use the power of imagination only for your and others' good. Never try to use it to get something that belongs to others. Never try to hurt with this power. You may succeed in this way for a while, but you will have to pay a big price for these kinds of actions.
Nature always aspires to balance. What we do to others, sooner or later returns to us. If we do good deeds, this affects our lives favorably. If we inflict harm, we receive it back. It is not that some outer power punishes us. The retribution is already within our actions. It is a cosmic law. It is like a boomerang; what we do returns back to us.
It is important to acknowledge that most of the time things happen in a natural way. If you desire money, it won't necessarily drop on your head from the sky or you will win it in the lottery. You may be offered a job or an opportunity to render some service that will land you the money.
Creative visualization works. Our thoughts and feelings, and the pictures we carry in our mind, control our life. By changing them we change our life. But we have to know what we want and why.
Be very careful with your desires, otherwise you may get things and enter into situations that you do not want, and then you will have to find ways to get rid of them.
Make sure that what you are creating is good for all involved, and cause no harm to your environment. It is a great power entrusted in your hands, be careful how you use it. Expect only happiness, good and growth to you and to all involved.
Approach this work with a positive attitude, earnestness and faith, but, at the same time regard it as a game or a play. This attitude will take away any inner tension and restlessness.
You create your life with your thoughts, feelings and mental images.
From India, Pune
THANKS A LOT FOR THE ARTICLE!
It reminds me of one of my favourite posters,
which showed ants carrying huge size of food [ atleast 3 times larger than them] , Climbing up a hill and chanting...
I THINK I CAN ....I CAN ..I CAN.
This was followed by few of the other ants chanting :
I KNOW I WILL ....I WILL...I WILL !
Chao!
(Cite Contribution)
From India, Mumbai
It reminds me of one of my favourite posters,
which showed ants carrying huge size of food [ atleast 3 times larger than them] , Climbing up a hill and chanting...
I THINK I CAN ....I CAN ..I CAN.
This was followed by few of the other ants chanting :
I KNOW I WILL ....I WILL...I WILL !
Chao!
(Cite Contribution)
From India, Mumbai
Dear all, See the picture n try to c what does it say ?.. If you cannot decipher anything, then try pulling the corner of your eyes as if you were Chinese. It works! Cheers, Rajat
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
Thanks Rajat:
For providing great deal of information on lateral thinking & Creativity. Indeed very thoughful of you.
Am sharing the information on Examples of today's world...
Hatching innovation: Infy, Google success saga
KUNAL GUHA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ MONDAY, JUNE 05, 2006 09:00:00 AM]
There is often a wide gulf between merely thinking and actually creating something. For example, you might think that your idea of using a jet pack to fly to work everyday is Pulitzer-worthy. However, in practical terms, it’s simply not feasible!
“It is relatively easier to be creative (in terms of producing new ideas), but it is infinitely more demanding for creative thinking to result in practical innovation (in terms of producing new goods and services),” explains Ramnath Narayanswamy, Professor, IIM-Bangalore.
This may very well be true. Another issue here is that while we all have ideas, our bosses haven’t been conditioned to accept suggestions from their juniors. However, in this jungle of unbelievers, there are employers who worship ideas and promote a culture of innovation by testing great ideas, irrespective of where they came from. Let’s find out more about them.
Testing Success
No, we are not talking about measuring success, but about how the Testing Wing at Infosys evolved as their fastest growing business unit. Pre-2000, testing was always viewed as an allied resource. But when Arun Ramu, a Delivery Manager at that time, measured the importance of testing, he saw immense potential for it to be an independent service offering.
“When I joined Infosys, I could feel the need for such a service. We looked at the need to focus on this and evaluated the market potential. At that point, the applications were moving from MIS to customer-facing applications, which meant that the criticality of the application being fool-proof went through the roof,” explains Arun Ramu, VP – Unit Head- Independent Validation Services, Infosys.
Google, known for its innovation and hunger for new ideas, gives 20 per cent off-time to its engineers for working on their pet projects. Google Finance was one such project proposed by two engineers from Google’s Bangalore R&D team.
Infosys has two channels to draw ideas; the formal one (wherein the board invites new business ideas every 3-4 years from unit heads who then confer with their juniors) and the ad-hoc channel (wherein anyone who sees an opportunity can take it up to his/her immediate boss and then to the board). Ramu went the ad-hoc way and his immediate boss put him onto a board member who was convinced of its financial viability. The rest is history.
“The board works on different ideas to check the viability and strategic direction that Infy would want to take. Once my idea was selected, it was incubated (for overhead costs, bench and training costs) under the same unit that I was working for, till it was out of the pilot mode. The pilot (which had four other senior colleagues and twelve others who believed in the idea) grew into a Delivery Unit and then finally grew into a business unit in three years,” enthuses Ramu.
To imagine that IVS, which is growing at more than 100 percent every year, was born out of an employee idea is hard to imagine.This case study only reinforces the need for idea incubation as a means to survive competition. “We are in a changing market today because it is in the fore front of technology. Unless we incubate ideas we would be only left with commoditised services,” concludes Ramu.
Spraying Innovation
Aerosol is an important category in the Household Insecticide business of Godrej Sara Lee Ltd. HIT aerosol had two SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) since its inception, namely the 500 ml (priced at Rs 158/-) and the 320 ml (at Rs 115/-). Their problem was that HIT had inadequate home penetration and usage in India, mainly due to its high price and elite image.
Dr P R Kasi Viswanathan, VP – R&D, Godrej Sara Lee Ltd., was very inspired by one of his visits to Egypt where he witnessed aerosol being sold on the streets at a very nominal rate. He decided to replicate the same in India. Manish Tipre, a research executive with Godrej Sara Lee, had the answer.
From India, Mumbai
For providing great deal of information on lateral thinking & Creativity. Indeed very thoughful of you.
Am sharing the information on Examples of today's world...
Hatching innovation: Infy, Google success saga
KUNAL GUHA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ MONDAY, JUNE 05, 2006 09:00:00 AM]
There is often a wide gulf between merely thinking and actually creating something. For example, you might think that your idea of using a jet pack to fly to work everyday is Pulitzer-worthy. However, in practical terms, it’s simply not feasible!
“It is relatively easier to be creative (in terms of producing new ideas), but it is infinitely more demanding for creative thinking to result in practical innovation (in terms of producing new goods and services),” explains Ramnath Narayanswamy, Professor, IIM-Bangalore.
This may very well be true. Another issue here is that while we all have ideas, our bosses haven’t been conditioned to accept suggestions from their juniors. However, in this jungle of unbelievers, there are employers who worship ideas and promote a culture of innovation by testing great ideas, irrespective of where they came from. Let’s find out more about them.
Testing Success
No, we are not talking about measuring success, but about how the Testing Wing at Infosys evolved as their fastest growing business unit. Pre-2000, testing was always viewed as an allied resource. But when Arun Ramu, a Delivery Manager at that time, measured the importance of testing, he saw immense potential for it to be an independent service offering.
“When I joined Infosys, I could feel the need for such a service. We looked at the need to focus on this and evaluated the market potential. At that point, the applications were moving from MIS to customer-facing applications, which meant that the criticality of the application being fool-proof went through the roof,” explains Arun Ramu, VP – Unit Head- Independent Validation Services, Infosys.
Google, known for its innovation and hunger for new ideas, gives 20 per cent off-time to its engineers for working on their pet projects. Google Finance was one such project proposed by two engineers from Google’s Bangalore R&D team.
Infosys has two channels to draw ideas; the formal one (wherein the board invites new business ideas every 3-4 years from unit heads who then confer with their juniors) and the ad-hoc channel (wherein anyone who sees an opportunity can take it up to his/her immediate boss and then to the board). Ramu went the ad-hoc way and his immediate boss put him onto a board member who was convinced of its financial viability. The rest is history.
“The board works on different ideas to check the viability and strategic direction that Infy would want to take. Once my idea was selected, it was incubated (for overhead costs, bench and training costs) under the same unit that I was working for, till it was out of the pilot mode. The pilot (which had four other senior colleagues and twelve others who believed in the idea) grew into a Delivery Unit and then finally grew into a business unit in three years,” enthuses Ramu.
To imagine that IVS, which is growing at more than 100 percent every year, was born out of an employee idea is hard to imagine.This case study only reinforces the need for idea incubation as a means to survive competition. “We are in a changing market today because it is in the fore front of technology. Unless we incubate ideas we would be only left with commoditised services,” concludes Ramu.
Spraying Innovation
Aerosol is an important category in the Household Insecticide business of Godrej Sara Lee Ltd. HIT aerosol had two SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) since its inception, namely the 500 ml (priced at Rs 158/-) and the 320 ml (at Rs 115/-). Their problem was that HIT had inadequate home penetration and usage in India, mainly due to its high price and elite image.
Dr P R Kasi Viswanathan, VP – R&D, Godrej Sara Lee Ltd., was very inspired by one of his visits to Egypt where he witnessed aerosol being sold on the streets at a very nominal rate. He decided to replicate the same in India. Manish Tipre, a research executive with Godrej Sara Lee, had the answer.
From India, Mumbai
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