Creativity Quotes

Carl Sagan:

It is the tension between creativity and skepticism that has produced the stunning and unexpected findings of science.

Edward de Bono:

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all .

Edwin Land:

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

Erich Fromm:

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Erich Fromm:

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.

Linus Pauling:

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.

Linus Pauling:

The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas.

Ray Bradbury:

is "trying things to see if they work."

Rita Mae Brown:

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

The Alchemist

Hello everyone….I would love to share with you the book that has changed the lives of so many people including myself.

The Alchemist: a novel was first published in Brazil in 1988 and is the most famous work of author Paulo Coelho. It is a symbolic story that urges its readers to follow their dreams. This novel was translated into more than 50 languages.

Summary:
Santiago, a boy living in Andalusia, leads a common life of travel through his trade of shepherding and entertains thoughts of marrying a merchant's daughter. One day he has a dream telling him to go to the Egyptian pyramids, a destination pointed out to him by a child in-dream and apparently leading to treasure. He consults a gypsy to interpret his dream, who simply tells him to go to the Pyramids to find the loot and asks for a tenth of his future treasure instead of a fee for her services. He becomes discouraged by this advice, yet she assures him that the wisest men would agree with the simplicity of this special case. Melchizedek, the King of Salem, spontaneously appears to help motivate Santiago to fulfill his Personal Legend, or his soul's desire, which seems bound to be the treasure of his dream. To aid him lest he have trouble interpreting omens, he presents him with Urim and Thummim stones, used for divination. Santiago sells all of his possessions to fund his journey to Africa and travels there. When he arrives, however, a thief steals all of his money. Santiago spends the next year or so working at a crystal merchant's shop learning both Arabic and life lessons, then moves on. He meets an Englishman who says he is searching for an alchemist waiting at the Al-Fayoum oasis. They join forces on their common journey East and exchange ideas along the way. Once at the oasis, Santiago meets the love of his life, Fatima, while asking about the alchemist near a well. After preventing an attack on the oasis by reading omens, he is sent to the alchemist and continues his journey. When they are captured by a desert tribe, the boy finds out how to transform himself into the wind; the tribe becomes so impressed that they let the two go. The alchemist uses the philosopher's stone to turn lead into gold: he leaves some for both a monk and Santiago and takes the rest for himself. When Santiago finally reaches the Pyramids, he is attacked by the desert's inhabitants and has to admit that he is searching for a treasure there. One of them laughs and reveals that he once had a dream about finding treasure in the very church where Santiago first had the dream. Santiago then returns to the church and finds the treasure, thus realizing his dream.

Fun Tongue Twisters

Hey everyone, as suggested by Leeann, here are some fun tongue twisters for those who are practicing speaking. Try to say them at least 5 times quickly.


Popular Tongue Twisters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

She sells seashells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuckIf a woodchuck could chuck wood?He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,And chuck as much as a woodchuck wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.

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secrets to success

1. How you think is everything: Remember to “think positive” at every opportunity. Visualize success, not failure. Avoid negative environments and people.
You are what you think. In fact, a study shows that positive thinking actually increases longevity.

2. Decide on your dreams and goals: Be specific about your goals. For example, say “I am taking a cooking class next month,” rather than “I would like to take a cooking class sometime.” Create a plan to reach your goals, and stick to it.

3. Take action: Goals alone have no meaning; you need to take action to make them real. Don’t let fear hold you back. "Just do it."

4. Never stop learning: Take classes, go back to school, read books, join a discussion group. If you are interested in a subject, make time to learn about it. Keep acquiring new skills.

5. Be persistent and work hard: You’ve probably heard the expression, “success is a marathon, not a sprint.” Keep your eye on the goal, and keep working toward it. Don’t give up.

6. Learn to analyze details: Get all the facts, and ask for input. This will help you make wiser decisions. Acknowledge your mistakes, but don’t beat yourself up. Learn from your mistakes.

7. Focus your time and money: When you believe in something, put your attention and energy there. Don’t let people or things distract you.

8. Don’t be afraid to innovate; be different: Be true to yourself, and have your own ideas. Following the crowd is a path to mediocrity.

9. Communicate with people effectively: Remember that no person is an island. Communicate your thoughts and desires honestly, and encourage others to communicate honestly with you. Practice understanding and motivating other people.

10. Be honest and dependable; take responsibility for what you do: Never cheat or lie. When you make a promise, keep it. When you screw up, admit it. Without honesty, dependability and responsibility, the other nine secrets of success don’t add up to much.

CHEER UP

Good evening everyone .. I want to you all to cheer up and read this

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative."

"Nothing on earth can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."

"A person cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances."

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."

CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS!!!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Hope everyone is enjoying their long week end. Here is a link to what's going on in Halifax for July 1st. It should be an entertaining day even if the weather doesn't cooperate with us!
http://www.hrmcanadaday.ca/events.php

Have fun and see you on Wednesday!

Important Reminder

Please don't forget to return keys to the Narrows and pay June's rent before the end of the month or July's rent will also be charged.

My CAR DOESN'T LIKE CHOCOLATE

This is a story i would like to share with all my colleagues.

There was a man who was driving towards the supermarket everyday. One day, he was buying a vanilla ice-cream and the other day he was buying the chocolate ice-cream. The wonder was that when he baught vanilla, he switched off the car and baught the ice-cream then he paid the cashier and switch on the car again and it worked. On the other hand, when he did the same process for the chocolate ice-cream, the car was not working at all.

He complained to the car's company many times writing emails to them that titled by my car doesn't like chocolate but he was ignored totally from the customer service department. The story became a famous one in the city and everybody started to talked about. Our man tried many many times to reach for a solution and he couldn't figure it.

After all the employees in the company laughed at him, he reached to the CEO and the CEO decided to send a team to solve his problem. The team of engineers has done the same process as the man get used to do and it was real!

HIS CAR DOESN'T LIKE THE CHOCOLATE.

After researches and analysis of the case and they took it seriously, they discovered that when he came to buy the chocolate which was located near the door of the supermarket, there was something in the engine that didn't have enough cooling so that is why it didn't work at all. In the vanilla case which is located at the end of the supermarket, the engine had time to cool down so when he switched on, it was directly working.

This man was rewarded by the company by giving him a new car freely and the maintenance for the car is freely for his life.

I know it is a long story but the moral of the story is that THERE IS NOTHING STUPID AND CUSTOMER IS THE FIRST PRIORITY OF ANY COMPANY.

Hope you enjoy it .

Just Five More Minutes

Good day everyone ... I have another story.... I read it last night and it really touched me, so I thought I may wanna share it with my loved once... enjoy it

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.

“That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

“He’s a fine looking boy” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”

Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?”

Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.”

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”

Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.”

The man smiled and said, “OK.”

“My, you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa.

She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch her play.”

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today

The author of the story is unknown

Leadership Quotes

Hi… I'm sharing with you these memorable quotes…I hope you like it… Have a nice day…

Leadership Quotes

Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing. -Warren Bennis, Ph.D.-

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -Eleanor Roosevelt-

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. -Lewis H. Lapham-

Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit, a never-ending process. -Lawrence M. Miller

Warm words

Good evening …

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.

The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.

Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

A new friend is like new wine; when it has aged you will drink it with pleasure.

There are countless ways to express love. Be creative!

Do more than belong, participate. Do more than care, help. Do more than believe, practice. Do more than be fair, be kind. Do more than forgive, forget. Do more than dream, work.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Some thing especial...

Hi All,

This post is especial for my friend,

Afaf what does this picture mean to you??

Please tell us :-)

Love you all,

Am Sharing with everyone a book that i'm intending to read .. it's about "What Every Leader Needs to Know"

Life in four pictures

Just before we say good night……. Life in four pictures… Not Just Read, Utilize, Implement and Reap Success….

First Pic
Break of Dawn -- New lease of life, embarking upon a New Voyage...... A Child Flying Kite -- Young Blood, Aspiring to Fly High with Enormous Zest n Zeal...Coz U Know, Sky is The Limit...... A Small Tree -- Need to Nurture.......Two Birds Hovering Above -- There r People Around to Take Ample Care of You, You r Actually Carefree.......

Second Pic
Daylight -- You r Almost Halfway Through in This Voyage Called Life..... Couple -- You Have a Better half of Yours to Lean Upon n Speak Your Heart Out to...... Grown-up Tree -- You Have Been Nurtured Profusely to Stand Tall n Rigidly in The Storms That May, Otherwise, Let U Down........ . A Small Tree -- You, Together With Your Better half, Have Given a New Lease of Life to Another Breaking Dawn (Your Child)......... One Bird Hovering Above -- There r Comparatively Less People around You to Take Care of You, Unlike during Your Wonder Childhood Years.......

Third Pic
Fall of Dusk -- Twilight is setting Upon, Life Has Come a Full Circle.... An Old Man -- It's a Race Against Time Now On, It's The Beginning of The End of The Voyage...... Ageing Tree -- Signifies The Above Two Things, Second One Being The Personification of This........ Grown Tree -- Your Kids Have Grown Up; It's High Time You Start Supporting Them With Tender Care Rather Than Clashes.......... One Bird -- Self Explanatory, I Guess??? Grave -- In Course of The Voyage You Have Lost Loved Ones n You Also Start to Anticipate Your Ultimate Fate n Destiny..........

Fourth Pic
Nightfall -- Voyage is Over, Darkness is Looming Over, High Time to Say Good Bye.... Starry Sky -- There's Still Happiness Around, Thanks to The Aesthetic Memories Left by You n The Good Work Done Too..... .Grown-up Tree -- Your Kids r Walking in Your Shoes now, It's For Them to Follow Your Footsteps Drawing Inspiration From Your Exemplary Life.. Grave With Two Crosses -- You r United with Your Soul mates n RIPS........

Hello everyone,





I recommend everyone to read this book at least once, if not more. THIS BOOK IS AN ASSET FOR THE LIFETIME!

you will gain from this book:

• The six ways to make people like you
• The twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking
• The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment and much, much more!
  

The following is the book description

"This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. It was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies. How to Win Friends and Influence People is just as useful today as it was when it was first published, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated. Financial success, Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to professional knowledge and 85 percent to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people." He teaches these skills through underlying principles of dealing with people so that they feel important and appreciated. He also emphasizes fundamental techniques for handling people without making them feel manipulated. Carnegie says you can make someone want to do what you want them to by seeing the situation from the other person's point of view and "arousing in the other person an eager want." You learn how to make people like you, win people over to your way of thinking, and change people without causing offense or arousing resentment. For instance, "let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers," and "talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person." Carnegie illustrates his points with anecdotes of historical figures, leaders of the business world, and everyday folks. --Joan Price"

hi everybody

Hi everybody! I hope that everybody is fine.

I just want to share with you one book i have read and it is called "Whatever you think, Think the opposite".

It is a wonderful and great book that i encourage everybody to read. For those who don't like reading, it will not take much time because it is only about 80 pages and most of the pages are pictures which represent thousand of words.

This book is encouraging people to think differently and be creative, the author is Paul Arden.

I will keep my message short and hopefully you will enjoy the reading.