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Coaching for Self-Actualization

International Coaching Federation

In fact, ICF defines coaching in part as “… partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”. However, when the Fear of Failure Leadership Shadow is activated, the strengths identified above become inherent limitations.

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Drive: An Interview with Daniel Pink

Lateral Action

Specifically, his book A Whole New Mind provided inspiration for the very first article we published - Innovate or Die: Why Creativity Is Economic Priority Number One - and more recently I wrote about his TED Talk, in Why Rewards Don't Work. What effect did it have on your creative process? It was challenging.

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How Getting Nothing Done Can Make You More Productive

Lateral Action

So What's This Got to Do with Creativity and Productivity? Meditation is not designed to make you more creative or productive. My aim is to highlight one of the paradoxes of productivity and especially creativity: beyond a certain point, doing more or working harder is actually counter-productive. Absolutely nothing.