For and by gifted, talented and creative adults.
Posted in Autonomy, Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Social ease on Jun 4th, 2010
I’ve been struggling with my blog. Not for a lack of subjects, but rather for a lack of voice. I’ve been jumpy and unable to concentrate, constantly looking over my metaphorical shoulder to see if I’ve overlooked something more important and urgent than attending to these words. Yet I can’t see anything there beyond a […]
Posted in Creative, Essential information, Gifted adults, Personal development, Physical on Apr 20th, 2010
The treadmill’s a bore. The gym – sorry, fitness center – is ugly. The challenge of solving a complex creative problem is much more satisfying than spending time jogging. For these and other reasons, gifted, talented and creative people often find it hard to raise enthusiasm for exercise. Yet we are precisely the group that […]
Posted in Creative, Dynamic Living, Gifted adults, Personal development, Theory on Feb 2nd, 2010
I’m not a Christian but I do have a fondness for some of the parables I heard as a child. They nudge us out of complacency with their simple statements of natural truth. The parable of the sower has particular relevance for gifted adults because it highlights the vital – as in genuinely life-maintaining – […]
Posted in Creative, Gifted adults, Personal development, Theory on Nov 8th, 2009
Who was I? This is a recurring question for gifted adults because the intensity of our childhood experiencing has a direct bearing on our adult gifted success. It also offers valuable clues to understanding those things that don’t work so well for us. In particular, the question: “What fascinated me when I was three years […]
Posted in Creative, Gifted adults, Personal development on Oct 18th, 2009
As I prepared to write this post I offered up to Google the search term: “silencing the outer critic”. Google responded with a question: “Did you mean: silencing the inner critic?” This shows how pervasive is the influence of the pop-psych world. So I intend to redress the balance by talking about the original type […]
Posted in Gifted adults, Personal development, Theory on Sep 17th, 2009
I have a friend, a warm and delightful person, to whom I can turn for advice, insight and a felt sense of indefinable uplift. His intuitive power and intelligence are self-evident. As he talks with me in easy conversation I feel safe and confident in his ability to take a balanced and compassionate view. Until […]
Posted in Definitions, Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Theory on Sep 7th, 2009
I’ve added three more article ‘reprints’ to the Dynamic Living archive. One of them has already been published as a post but the other two are new. They are: Have you hugged your anger today? * Find out why recognizing and accepting your anger can be a major help in life: and how to achieve […]
Posted in Creative, Gifted adults, Personal development, Theory on Sep 2nd, 2009
A true story. Sam and Dave (that’s the only untruth because they’re not their real names) went to the same English private school. They had very similar, very high IQs. They were both recognized by their teachers as having outstanding potential. Sam went on to Cambridge University, became President of the Union, a Conservative MP […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 29th, 2009
This is my second post to announce the addition of article ‘reprints’ from Dynamic Living. This time there are only three, but all three are pretty meaty. That means that once again these are much longer than typical posts and cover these topics: Prorexia: a cure for a jaded appetite for life. How to maintain […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 23rd, 2009
This is a short post to announce the addition of the first article ‘reprints’ from Dynamic Living. I’ve included a full index but I’ve only had time to add links to the first six articles. These articles tend to be much longer than typical posts and cover these topics: What is Dynamic Living? Issues for […]