Getting Past the Myths and Traps of Talent At 5 years old, nearly everyone is an artist. At 10, nearly none of us is. What happened? And how can we become more talented at the things that interest us, so we can have richer, more successful lives? Entrepreneur and business teacher Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics has thought a lot about talent … [Read more...] about How to Strengthen Your Talents

Four More Bad Ideas that Will Keep You from Moving Forward I built up such a head of steam last week that I needed to get a few more more rants off my chest. Today I talk about some more of the wrongheaded notions we have about business and success, and my suggestions for new ways of thinking to replace them. Because stupid ideas can keep you out … [Read more...] about The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Business, Part 2

Three Wrongheaded Ideas that Will Keep You from Moving ForwardFor a capitalist culture, we sure do have a lot of dopey ideas about business.In this session, I talk about three lies our culture tells about what it takes to run a successful business — and some smarter, more productive truths you can swap them with. This session is intended for any … [Read more...] about The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Business, Part 1