A friend of mine got my imagination racing with something he posed to me.  What if in the palm of your hands, no bigger than the size of a peanut, was the most important thing known to mankind?  What would that thing be?  What would it do?  Why would it ...

At some point, it's time to release that idea into the world, good or bad, successful or unsuccessful. After all, what's the use of an idea if it isn't going to be executed? Why would you open a murder investigation if your goal isn't to put the criminal ...

"Honestly, it's just another good day to me." - My father, about Christmas

It was Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus was making his way from house to house delivering gifts. One home had a special challenge. As soon as Santa got down the chimney of this home, he was greeted to line of cookies strewn along a path from the fireplace ...

I get it, the world values length. We tend to look at 3-hour movies as the ones that should get Academy Award nominations. "Super-sized" television shows that go 2-3 minutes longer than the traditional half-hour or hour formats are given a premium. We even judge the quality ...

Have you seen the series of commercials for Emerald Nuts.? They all play out some random scenario which is described by the letters that spell out "Emerald Nuts". Check out Eagle-eyed Machete Enthusiasts Recognize A Little Druid Networking Under The Stairs. What I love about these ...

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader is a popular games show that pits adults against kids in answering common questions that are taught to 5th graders and below in school. It was obvious to me that kids would have the upper hand against grown-ups in this game. ...

What happens when your search for the great idea leads to a dead end?  Sometimes you'll get stuck trying to think up a solution to a problem.  That's when you have to walk away from the problem for a while. If you've been reading the previous posts about creating ideas, you'll ...

According to studies on advertising, most of us have conditioned ourselves to not pay any attention to online ads. In fact, you probably ignored the banner ad at the top of this article. Don't worry, it's not a real ad. But if you didn't ...

The holidays are fast approaching, so I'd like to offer a great gift to all the hard working bloggers out there. Simply answer this question: What's the biggest problem you face when it comes to your blog? It can be anything that you're stuggling with, whether its coming ...