Doris Lim, the owner of "CreativeThinkingForWomen.com", has only one thing in mind when she started this niche site, and that is to create awareness to the general public that you don't have to be a "rocket scientist" to have "creative thinking". She believes that no one should be thought of as being smarter or more creative just because one possesses a higher education. Of course, that helps a little. But, she believes that anyone can be taught to "think creatively". All one has to do is tap into that brain one has been born with and bring out the creative side. With so much knowledge and information available on the internet nowadays, it will take alot of effort, energy and time to select the best authors/writers, articles, tips and "how-to's" to come together in a creative process in this niche site and make it the "1-Stop Centre for Creative Thinking". And because Doris is a woman, this website will be dedicated to all "women", thus the name "CreativeThinkingForWomen.com" (Softly whispering... "men" are also welcome to visit).
A little bit of history about Doris. Having both an Asian and European background (Chinese and Portuguese), her thoughts are equally governed by both the East as well as the West. That accounts for her love of the English Language (she's being accused of having a British accent when she converses with Americans) and her obsession with Korean television serials (obviously, she has to make do with English subtitles). But, enough chit-chat.
Her credentials stem from her extensive years of experience working with "great minds" who "think creatively" and "act creatively". She has prepared speeches for politicians, consumer activists, assisted authors and researchers in the production of books and newsletters and also dabbled in the advertising and public relations sector.
Thus her quest now - to boldly go where no mind has gone before (no, we're not watching "Star Trek") and seek the BEST stuff out there in the "Cyber World" in order to share with her readers/subscribers, the various aspects of "Creative Thinking".
There was a time when a man’s word was his bond. Shaking hands over a deal or an agreement was enough to make it binding and trust was a valued quality, not simply a financial asset.
There was a time when a man’s word was his bond. Shaking hands over a deal or an agreement was enough to make it binding and trust was a valued quality, not simply a financial asset. Of course that was so long ago that Methuselah was probably still alive and kicking.
Lying now appears to be the stock-in-trade of individuals, businesses and of course governments, world-wide. The creativity involved in this phenomenon is sometimes jaw-droppingly astonishing, yet it is still lying, with the exception, naturally, of advertising. Those upstanding citizens certainly wouldn’t lie would they?
It seems that, from the cold calls of ‘remember when you entered that random competition (which you never did), now you only need to attend our presentation to claim your prize,’ and which is nothing more than a promotion for anything from a holiday time share to a household gadget or weight loss device which you don’t need and certainly can’t afford, to the ‘yes ma’am our technicians are working on the problem’ claims, everybody’s a liar. What happened to the integrity and honesty implicit in the hand-shake deal? While honesty can still be found, occasionally, and how welcome it is when it does appear, duplicity and stretching of the truth are far more likely to be the order of the day.
Is it any wonder then that, from the school pupil who didn’t do his or her homework and tells the teacher there was a power failure (thank you Eskom for providing that little untruth, which isn’t always exactly a lie), to the government Minister (pick one) who states, categorically of course, that there is no corruption or, heaven forbid, lying in his or her Ministry, truth has become as endangered as the rhino, and similarly, is being shot down from all sides.
The world is indeed in a parlous state, and until such time as examples of honesty are set by people universally regarded as beyond reproach, that situation is unlikely to change. Movie stars and famous people don’t count as role models. One has to wonder sometimes exactly what many are famous for, other than excruciatingly bad taste and exposure of the most flesh, but I digress. At a time when disaster looms on every level, environmental, political and human, isn’t it time, seriously, for the lies to stop. Or would that cost too much money, in various ways, which would in turn impact on the lifestyles of the few who consider themselves to be the most important, globally.
Lying has become the norm, even to oneself. Many different words are used to describe it of course, such as self-delusion, bending of the truth, creative thinking and so on. Time is running out, on every level, and while procrastination may be the panacea of the masses, that particular activity is rapidly reaching its sell-by date. The time for waiting and seeing is long gone, and no amount of fudging of the truth can cover the spectacular mess which is emerging, globally.
Source: http://www.mydigitallife.co.za/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=creative-thinking.html&Itemid=29