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How do you train your brain to think inventively? What a fantastic question. Thanks to Aden from Sydney for sharing it. Here is the question in full, as I’m sure all of us can relate to his thoughts:

“G’day Richard, thanks for this opportunity. Mate, I’m a positive, creative guy – in business and in life – but after a year of committing to a specific agenda, I find I’m stuck in a slump struggling to channel new, great, inventive ideas. My question is: how do you reignite your brain to think inventively? What techniques or strategies do you use to fire up these areas of the mind?”

I’ve had many moments like this throughout my life. Sometimes the ideas roll in thick and fast, and other times it feels like your mind is churning through concrete! I think the big issue here is the narrow agenda you’ve been focusing on. It’s difficult to be inventive when you’re looking down. It reminds me of a time when a Virgin CEO came to me with a cohesive strategy for the brand – something I’ve never been too focused on.

It was a brilliant strategy, so I told him to go for it, but I did warn him to not get too bogged down in it. It’s easy to get tunnel vision when you focus on a very specific agenda. Then it becomes difficult to spot unique opportunities that might not fit into your strategy/agenda, but do fit into the big picture. I always say that business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming. Still, it sure feels good to run and jump on the first bus. If you want to spark some creativity and make exciting decisions, zoom out from the strategy, and keep your eyes peeled on the big picture (and the big buses!)

Here are a few other things that help me stay creative and inventive:

1. Constantly ask questions and remain curious about everything. Wherever I go and whoever I’m with, I ask dozens and dozens of questions a day. I’m an innately curious person, and I’ve learnt to really harness this throughout my career. I try to observe everything I see and think deeply about the things I hear. It’s a great way to develop better products and services (because you’re more tuned in than your competitors), and it’s a wonderful way to generate ideas. No ChatGPT required!

2. Listen, deeply. I say this a lot, but it is one of the most simple yet effective ways to spark creativity and come up with new ideas. The key here is to listen deeply to everyone. It’s not about only tuning in to motivational speakers, CEOs and shareholders. It’s also listening deeply to neighbours, baristas, employees, customers, and so on. If you want to open up your eyes, you’ve got to speak to people with different perspectives. Whenever I’m on a Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Australia flight, I chat to our passengers and ask them plenty of questions. It’s a great way to hear genuine feedback and refine your product. When I was on a Virgin Voyages ship recently, I sat down at the chess table and played back-to-back games with a bunch of sailors. I’m certain I learnt more from them than they learnt from me.

3. To be inventive, don’t try too hard to be inventive. My best ideas often come when I’m on holidays, or when I’m hiking, cycling, hitting a tennis ball, reading a book, sitting around the dinner table (or dancing on it), and playing with my grandkids. You’ve got to look up and out if you want to be visionary.

4. Surround yourself with interesting people and give them the confidence to share their most abstract ideas. Then repeat steps 1 and 2.

5. Write everything down. This is another piece of advice I share often, but I can’t stress it enough. I carry a notepad with me everywhere I go, and whenever I hear or see something interesting or unusual, I write it down. When you look back through your notes, you’ll often piece together the bones of a good idea. You’ll notice patterns that spark a line of thought that would have never occurred if you hadn’t recorded all these tiny moments and pieced them together.

6. Have fun. If you’ve stopped having fun, stop what you’re doing, and figure out how you can do it in a more fun way. Just by doing this, you’re being inventive. And you can’t be creative if you’re not having fun. People don’t focus on this enough!

Aden, I really hope this helps. It’s been a good reminder for myself too.

Until next month,

Richard

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The Army Reserve is dedicated to serving its Soldiers in uniform, in the classroom and on the job. The Army Reserve’s Public Private Partnership Office (P3O) fosters and builds a nationwide network of corporate, profit/non-profit, and academic industry partners by providing Army Reserve Soldiers, veterans and spouses with employment and training opportunities that correlate with their military experience. This allows them to apply their expertise and skills in both their military and civilian careers.

P3O ensures Army Reserve Soldiers are succeeding in their civilian careers which directly benefits the Army and the Nation by bringing substantial value and depth to the force. These mutually beneficial relationships and opportunities enhance Soldier readiness and bring additional capabilities to the Army Reserve and the Nation. Private and public sector partners benefit from this partnership in a variety of ways:

The public sector gets access to the best, brightest, and most highly trained Army Reserve units and Soldiers.
Soldiers benefit by gaining access to unique training opportunities that help them in their military and civilian careers and help advance their leader readiness and individual readiness.
Philanthropic organizations or companies with philanthropic foundations have the opportunity to provide resources to respond to national emergencies and support peace and stability operations around the world in support of military commands and their work with civilian populations.

The P3O program aims to expand its reach by adding more partnerships across various industries. Since its inception, the program has successfully placed over 1,800 individuals in careers. Soldiers have increased opportunities to serve in real world missions working with local populations and integrating into larger, joint, and inter-agency teams. More than 87% of the force integrates military service with civilian careers, providing the Army with professional skills, education and expertise acquired in the private sector.

Join Alecia Grady, Director of the Private Public Partnership Office, as she explains how the P3 team supports Army Reserve Soldiers, veterans and their families with career and skills training opportunities. Ms. Grady will also discuss her career journey and what it means to be a Dual Career Citizen for the Army Reserve.

Interview is courtesy: U.S. Army Reserve

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GOOD NEWS CORPORATION: Our nonprofit, Good News Corporation, GNC, est. 2002 as a humanitarian media corporation to share the Good of the World and help to bring more Peace on Mother Earth. Since our inception, GNC has been promoting Peace, Love, and HOPE and giving to ALL. We have been involved with the International Day of Peace since 2002, with concerts in Central Park and Times Square and around the world on September 21, strengthening the message of the UN for a Moment of Silence. We call it www.pausetheworldforpeace.org. We also helped to raise money for Katrina Victims, Feeding Starving people in Tanzania, and other humanitarian projects. 

FOUNDER & COMPANY BACKGROUND: MBC was founded by Paul Sladkus, prior to MBC, starting in 1972 Paul worked at CBS TV in New York and LA on historic TV Shows: All in the Family, Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Price is Right, Love of Life Soap Opera. Paul then went to PBS Channel 13 where he worked on the Nature and Brain Series and became the Business Manager of the Metropolitan Division and oversaw General Support Announcements…commercials on PBS. Paul worked on over 150 Network Programs and Series. Then as the Director of Marketing for WNYC Paul met some of the foreign broadcasters, especially the Asian and European, and decided to create Paul Sladkus International, a full-service multicultural marketing organization and media rep with clients mentioned above. They did hundreds of projects. Here are the broadcast websites: www.goodnewsplanet.TV. www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast. 

Paul also founded GNC, as a nonprofit in 2002 with www.pausetheworldforpeace.org due to his passion for using MEDIA FOR THE GOOD, TO SHARE ALL THE PEACE OF THE WORLD AND TO PAUSE THE WORLD FOR PEACE ON SEPTEMBER 21 AT 12 NOON WITH THE DESIRE THAT PEACE & LOVE CONTINUES ON FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD, WHERE THERE ISN’T PEACE.  

 Reminder, I will broadcasting on Paul Sladkus Facebook Live on October 13-15th from Italy Coldiretti Italian Food Event Rome Circus Maximum- www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast has been invited to produce our shows at this important sustainable food event from October 13 – 15th, not sure exact times TBD, so stay tuned. We will also edit the event and broadcast. We have made many shows in Italy and around the world, over 6, 500+ and we are being sent by the Italian Government.

Stay Well and do good for others… as that is what life is about, taking care of yourself applies! Keep HOPE IN YOUR HEART AND ACTIONS…THE STRESSES THAT WE ARE LIVING WITH WILL SUBSIDE, PRAY AND LOVE.

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Sometimes in life

everything goes smoothly

And sometimes unexpected

happens.

The important thing is

knowing how to turn problems

into opportunities.

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