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The Decline of Creativity

Posted July 21st, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

Last week, Newsweek published a fantastic — but sad — article about the a decline in the creativity of US school children. “The Creativity Crisis” discusses findings from a...

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Office Designs & Strategies: More Standing Up for Standing

Posted July 16th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

As I explored in a previous post, standing desks are gaining acceptance in the workplace.  Even still, when asking your supervisor to make a change in your work space, you should: Persuade. Settle...

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VIDEO: Standing at Desk Improves Performance

Posted July 14th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

In this video, ABC world news presents a compelling story on an elementary school in Minnesota that uses standing desks to enhance academic performance. What do you think?  Would a standing desk...

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Debunking the Improvement Myth

Posted July 9th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

“Improvement” is a national problem. I know this sounds wacky, but hang in there. A distressed mother called a friend, asking for advice on her son.  “He wants to fight with everyone, and I...

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Failure in All Success, Part II

Posted July 7th, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

There are two important things to understand in considering the relationship between failure and success: 1.) Defining Success and 2.) Keeping Failure in Perspective. First things first. Defining...

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Knowing When to Quit

Posted July 1st, 2010 by Carroll King Schuller

The first step you can make toward quitting is reengaging.  Sounds funny, huh?    But it works.     You’ve got to be “all in” before you can decide whether you want to get out of...

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