- DevelopingTalent - HSPs and college; being an artist; 8 more
Developing Talent Week of Feb 1, 2010
Brief quotes
"A key part of what it means to be talented is being able to practise
for hours and hours - to the point where it is really hard to know where
'natural ability' stops and the simple willingness to work hard
begins."
Malcolm Gladwell - in post Outliers and developing exceptional abilities
~~~
"I...
- DevelopingTalent - resisting change; technologies for growth
Developing Talent Week of Jan 25, 2010
People don't resist change
By Morty Lefkoe. "We don't resist doing something new or
different--in other words, we don't resist change. We resist doing what we
think is wrong.
"Information and motivation do not change behavior because behavior
is driven by beliefs. If you want to change behavior,...
- DevelopingTalent - intensity; rejection; perfectionism
Developing Talent Week of Jan 18, 2010
Seth Godin on Quieting the Lizard Brain
"What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do is ship,"
says author and entrepreneur Seth Godin, who suggests we must deal with
our fearful "lizard brains" to avoid sabotaging projects just before we
finally finish and present them to the world.
That summary...
- DevelopingTalent - impostor feelings; visualization
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Developing Talent Week of Jan 11, 2010
Dealing with self sabotage: Getting beyond impostor feelings
The Psychology Today article, Field Guide to The Self-Doubter: Extra
Credit,
by Susan Pinker, excerpted below, brings insight into the thoughts and
feelings many people have about being incompetent or impostors:
Not giving herself credit
Rosalyn...
- DevelopingTalent - Elizabeth Gilbert on fear, creativity and mental health
Developing Talent Week of Jan 4, 2010
Dysrationalia: defects in real-world intelligence
Traditional IQ tests miss some of the most important aspects of
real-world intelligence. It is possible to test high in IQ yet to
suffer from the logical-thought defect known as dysrationalia.
One cause of dysrationalia is that people tend to be cognitive
misers,...
- DevelopingTalent - Tim Burton; positive thinking not so helpful
Developing Talent Week of Dec 28, 2009
Potential for future achievement
By Errol Michael Henry.
Potential makes reference to future possibilities for success -- but
offers no cast-iron guarantees concerning achievement.
Secondly, the inclusion of the word latent infers that there is
power available that has yet to be released. That is why people...
- DevelopingTalent - Mystical Brain; creative excellence & censorship
Developing Talent Week of Dec 21, 2009
Mystical Brain: Exploring our potential for physical & spiritual
healing
The
film Mystical Brain reveals the exploratory work of a team from the
University of Montreal who seek to understand the states of grace
experienced by mystics and those who meditate.
Filmmaker Isabelle Raynauld offers up scientific...
- DevelopingTalent - site up again; sensitive & drinking & stress
Developing Talent Week of Dec 14, 2009
The site is working again - hallelujah
After being out of order for a couple of weeks due to major problems with
the server / hosting company, TDR is now mostly working again.
Shy and sensitive and drinking at parties
Dr.
Elaine Aron notes: "Not all sensitive people are shy; not all shy
people are sensitive....
- DevelopingTalent - Calming holiday stress; beliefs & business success
Developing Talent Week of Nov 30, 2009
Positive Psychology Includes Negative Emotions
By Dave Shearon, Positive Psychology News.
"Then I went on to explain that the point was not to rid myself of
the emotion, but to understand where it came from and to be able to
regulate my actions.
"I could (and do!) still feel the anger. But it was...
- DevelopingTalent - High aptitude achievement; performers and sensitivity
Developing Talent Week of Nov 23, 2009
Developing creativity: Preparation, Performing, Perfectionism
With
something like twenty percent of us being highly sensitive, that means
there are many performers with the trait - musicians, actors, public
speakers.
In her book, Elaine Aron, PhD writes, "This is a natural for HSPs - yes,
it is."
Video:...
- DevelopingTalent - Jenna Avery; shopping and HSPs
Developing Talent Week of Nov 9, 2009
audio interview: Jenna Avery on helping sensitive souls thrive
Jenna
Avery is "The Life Coach for Sensitive Souls" - helping
individuals
recognize and more fully express their gifts as highly sensitive people.
In our interview, she talks about some of the challenges we may face
in taking care of ourselves...
- DevelopingTalent - Myss on Healing; Swank & Emotions
Developing Talent Week of Nov 9, 2009
Caroline Myss video / book: healing past our suffering self
Author
of Defy Gravity - Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason, Caroline Myss draws
from her years as a medical intuitive to show that healing is
not only physical; it is also a mystical phenomenon that transcends
reason.
She "instructs readers to...
- DevTalent - the Growth Mindset; Michael Jackson & excitability
Developing Talent Week of Nov 2, 2009
Developing our talents: the Growth Mindset
In
her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford psychology
professor Carol Dweck explains how important attitude can be in
developing our talents.
"This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic
qualities are things you can cultivate through...
- DevTalent - Brain & literature; Nurturing sensitivity
Developing Talent Week of Oct 26, 2009
Video: A growth mindset about our talents and abilities
Psychologist Carol Dweck notes society tends to believe that geniuses are
born, not made, but she thinks it is clear "from the histories of so
many geniuses that motivation is a key component, perhaps the number one
component in the realization of...
- DevTalent - Fear; Audrey Hepburn: highly sensitive?
Developing Talent Week of Oct 19, 2009
Video: "I'm incompetent." Morty Lefkoe on changing beliefs.
"We literally create new possibilities in our lives--a brand new
reality--by eliminating limiting beliefs." Morty Lefkoe
~ ~ ~
article: Confession: Anxiety Cause Revealed, by Jen Crippen
Why is it that when we know our limit on something...
- DevTalent - Felicia Day on multiple talents; Steve Pavlina on beliefs
Developing Talent Week of Oct 12, 2009
James Ellroy: "Crazy suppressed s-- came out and blew up in my face."
In 2001 the best-selling noir novelist had a nervous breakdown while on a
book tour... "Flew too high, worked too hard. Crazy suppressed s--
came out and
blew up in my face. Raging panic attacks and horrible insomnia
fits..."
But...
- DevTalent - Extremely emotional; Adult underachievement
Developing Talent Week of Oct 5 2009
Adult underachievement - not living up to our high potential
In
a very real sense, everyone may be called "underachieving" regardless
of whether they are gifted or not. One short definition is "Performance
below potential."
But high ability and giftedness are much more than advanced
potential, high scores and...
- DevTalent - Creative inspiration and creative polymathy
Developing Talent Week of Sep 28 2009
Over-Thinking and No-Thinking
From article No-Thinking Zone, By Derrick Carpenter, Positive Psychology
News Daily
I over-think. A lot. And I bet many of you can relate. My over-analysis
rarely takes me to a higher state of being. In many
cases, I get caught in spirals of "What if...?" and "If it
wasn't...
- DevTalent - Elaine Aron on normalcy & wholeness; Tetris & brain
Developing Talent Week of Sep 21 2009
"The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a
moment in unison with it, that was the miracle."
Anais Nin
Photo from the Change / personal growth page
Elyn Saks will use MacArthur Grant for more advocacy for those suffering
from mental illness
From article: Artist Mark Bradford,...
- DevTalent - creating with less thinking; self-limiting beliefs
Developing Talent Week of Sep 14 2009
Dee Wallace on acting passion and limiting beliefs
On her official blog, Dee Wallace writes:
I want us all to look at our beliefs and thoughts about acting and
the business (they are two entirely different subjects, you know!).
The purpose of this is to bring to our consciousness any conflicting
intentions or...
- DevTalent - perfectionism; smARTist resources; Mad to Live
Developing Talent Week of Sep 7 2009
TalentDevelop video - Musician Anni Rossi
Anni Rossi says, "Most of my friends would say I'm quite flat in the
way I express myself in conversation, but because of that I really let it
rip in the music."
Rossi does not directly say she is shy, but it sounds like she may be.
Many performers are.
Entertainment...
- Developing Talent - interests and career change; stifling abilities
Developing Talent Week of Aug 31 2009
Monica Raymund: being relaxed about the audition got her the role
Monica
Raymund trained four years at the Juilliard School of drama, and
performed at the Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa, before winning her
role on the drama series Lie to Me, as an expert in nonverbal
communication.
She comments about her audition:...
- Developing Talent - criticism; savoring; confidence vs competence
Developing Talent Week of Aug 24 2009
Positive Psychology News Daily: In Praise of Slow
The aim of life is appreciation
- GK Chesterton
Slow Design: making products in a sustainable way,
using high-quality materials and real craftsmanship. It champions
quality over quantity, and rejects our everything-is-disposable culture
completely.
Slow Food:...
- Developing Talent - accessing our energy in writing; developed minds can be
dismissive
Developing Talent Week of Aug 17 2009
Our developed minds can be dismissive
The image is food critic Anton Ego from the movie Ratatouille.
I was reminded of the stuffy and dour character while reading Laura Berman
Fortgang's The Little Book on Meaning,
and her reference below to "high analytical ability.. often
black-and-white thinkers.. Quick to...
- Developing Talent - week of August 10
Developing Talent Week of Aug 10 2009
From article: Relax - It's Important in Eliminating Anxiety, Panic Attacks
and Stress!, by Bertil Hjert
So
many coping strategies for anxiety, panic attacks and depression rely
on the ability of the sufferer to achieve a sense of relaxation. When
you are relaxed your heart rate slows, your breathing slows, your...
- Developing Talent - week of Aug 3
Developing Talent
Information and inspiration to enhance creative expression and personal
development.
From the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
Articles etc
video: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp and other sensitive men
Heath Ledger won an Academy Award for his creation of the Joker in The
Dark Knight.
His partner Michelle Williams said,...