Learning-Creativity Archives - Garland McWatters

Newness of life is tinkering with possibilities instead of being locked into already defined rules and forms. The post Find newness of life in self-discovery appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Looking into what went wrong gives us the opportunity to improve both systems and personal performance and competence. The post It’s not Who is wrong, but What is wrong. appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The INPowered demonstrate the INLIghtened mind by applying knowledge to a task to develop a skill that can be used to create a intentional result. The post Learn how to appeared first on Garland McWatters .

When we are interested in others, we want to know how anyone different from us is perceiving their world according to their life experiences. The post To be interesting, be interested. appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We need people who look into all the places most of us overlook to tease out their secrets and to give us mysteries to ponder and solve. The post Seek, and you shall find appeared first on Garland McWatters .

There are situations when thinking out loud is exactly what needs to happen, such as in idea generating discussions, and conversations about the what if possibilities. The post Be brave and think out loud appeared first on Garland McWatters .

An adventure is a trip outside the comfort zone where there are wonders to behold that will add depth and breadth to your life. The post Open your mind and heart to adventure appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We need to press ourselves incrementally against intellectual sharpening stones. We must engage more and more precise and accurate information and test our knowledge and our ability to make sense of it by understanding the why behind the what. The post Keep yourself sharp appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Creatives will tell you that their standout achievements are surrounded by the hundreds or thousands of preliminary ideas and attempts they had to go through. The post Great ideas come from many ideas appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The master is forever a student. New knowledge provokes new questions. Curious discovery—the hunger and thirst to know more deeply and intuitively. The post A master is a student first appeared first on Garland McWatters .

There is something inside us that compels us to strive to reach our highest potential. That appetite is fed by the notion that we can be better, or more, than we are now. The post You cannot be self-actualized by following the crowd appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Since I can imagine a Santa Claus, I can imagine a world of generosity, joy, the delight of surprise, goodwill, and celebrating the child within us all. The post Santa is real appeared first on Garland McWatters .

It takes courage to share new learning. You might be scoffed and ridiculed because others don't get it. The post Be a courageous learner appeared first on Garland McWatters .

By staying mentally flexible from daily stretching, you can live in a mental land where you never grow old. The post Take time to stretch your mind appeared first on Garland McWatters .

You cannot excel at something you don’t spend any time thinking about. The post Energy flows where attention goes appeared first on Garland McWatters .

INLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener. The post INLightenment can be both liberating and terrifying appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We hear a lot about potential as a way of encouraging ourselves. Another way of encouraging potential is to look at our successes. The post Potential is God-given, success is your creation appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Check out what’s going on around you as a matter of casual exploration. No agenda. Just wholesome curiosity. The post Go out and see what you can find appeared first on Garland McWatters .

When you hit the headwinds of adversity, find your angle of approach so that the adversity creates some advantage instead of letting it stop you. The post Learn to sail into the wind appeared first on Garland McWatters .

I have become more INPowered as I have become more curious about new experiences, especially if they might help me grow or mature as a person—that will nurture me. The post Receive what comes to nurture you appeared first on Garland McWatters .