Posts by Shawn Nason
Epic Experience: There’s Not a Word Yet, For Old Friends Who’ve Just Met!
Discover the profound transformation of a cancer survivor in “There’s Not a Word Yet, For Old Friends Who’ve Just Met!” – a journey of resilience, radical relationships, and the unexpected bonds formed at Camp Uncrackable. Learn how the principles of Kiss Your Dragons come to life when facing life’s toughest battles, offering a beacon of hope and a testament to the power of community support in healing.
Read MoreIt’s That Simple
At the end of 2020, I finally claimed an important truth: I don’t love November and December. Sure, the holiday season is great. And I certainly enjoy good food, good friends, and good times. But, even in a non-pandemic year, these months always seem more heavy than festive for me. One of my favorite social…
Read MoreReinventing Our Rituals: Why We Need to Hold On to Our Traditions—But Not Too Tightly
Rituals are part of who we are as human beings. Whether religious like Passover or secular like Thanksgiving, they help us mark time in the year and they create space for us to remember and reflect. In this year of uncertainty, we need rituals more than ever, even if the traditions we’re accustomed to can’t be replicated.
Read MoreIs Your Goal for 2021 Disruptive Enough? It’s Time to Dream Big
To succeed as disruptors, we must envision the impossible for our clients and ourselves, to ask, “How might we?” in bold, creative ways and include the question, “How might I?”
Read MoreDon’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself
As the Vulture described, “With massive hits across multiple decades, no one has been as good—or at least as relevant—over as long of a period as LL Cool J.”
How does LL Cool J stay on top of his performing game? Here are the top tips from the G.O.A.T. himself.
Read MoreHave We Lost Our Curiosity? Here’s How To Find It
With consumer behavior and expectations shifting, curiosity is more important than ever. How do we position our minds to maintain curiosity?
Read MoreAct Fast, Fail Fast, Learn Fast? Science says we learn faster when we are free to choose.
A recent study in Scientific American showed that people learn faster when they are free to choose which action they make, even if the choice initially leads to a negative outcome. The concept, “choice-confirmation bias,” produces “stabler learning over a wide range of simulated conditions than unbiased (no choice) did.” Researchers also believe that choice-confirmation…
Read MoreLike Child’s Play: 6 Ways to Create an Adaptable Mindset
Like Child’s Play: 6 Ways to Create an Adaptable Mindset
A study released recently sought to explore why children seem to have more immunity to COVID-19 than adults and are more likely to resist infections or have asymptomatic/mild infections. The researchers found that (most) children are able to fight off COVID-19 because their immune systems are still operating under the assumption that pathogens entering the…
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