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Do You Know the Signs of Impending Burnout?
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Do You Know the Signs of Impending Burnout?

ByJeffrey Davis

  Burnout hits nearly every entrepreneur and creative at some point. If this feels like you, it may be time to declutter your attention. Recognize this? Your neck and shoulders ache. Your temper is irrationally short. You are more reactive than creative. You worry more than wonder. Your internal eyesight is myopic. There is no…

Best in Brand & Innovation from September
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Best in Brand & Innovation from September

ByJeffrey Davis

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation and creativity. This month’s list includes tips for channelling creativity and divergent thinking through happy music, how activities like doodling prevents mental fatigue, leading with your personality in creating your brand, and how brands with humor out perform their competitors.  Humor in Branding – MediaPost…

Where Do You Belong?
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Where Do You Belong?

ByJeffrey Davis

We often seek belonging by matching like with like. In a new group setting, our adaptive instincts seek “likes” (Is she like me? Do I have something in common with him?) instead of differences. Older boys used to heckle me when I was 6, 9, even 12 because I had long blond hair. I fought for my hair. Small-framed me, beat up boys bigger than me. Yep, my little fist on a bigger boy’s face. I was a peaceful kid until I wasn’t. I kept my hair long even if it meant I didn’t instantly belong.

Embracing Challenges for Growth
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Embracing Challenges for Growth

ByJeffrey Davis

There are problems, there are challenges, and there are obstacles. They’re not the same. Harrison Ford got sick on the set of Steven Spielberg’s film Raiders of the Lost Ark. One morning, scheduled for an intense sword fight scene with a formidable foe, Ford didn’t feel up to the task. So, he asked Spielberg to make a…

Tapping into Creative Collaboration
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Tapping into Creative Collaboration

ByJeffrey Davis

Collaboration, it turns out, is essential for creative productivity and innovation. The New York socialite Mabel Dodge knew something about putting talented, engaging people from different backgrounds and creative media in the same room. With the right atmosphere and combination of people, ideas could ignite that might inspire creative action (including even, a few love affairs).

Best Articles in Brand & Innovation for June
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Best Articles in Brand & Innovation for June

ByJeffrey Davis

Every month Tracking Wonder brings you some of the best articles from across the web that have stopped us in our tracks or given us pause to think and consider perspectives in creativity, brand, and innovation. This month we’ll look at getting in the creative zone, the importance of company culture, and the psychology behind…

Impostor’s Syndrome & Other Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back
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Impostor’s Syndrome & Other Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back

ByJeffrey Davis

Even being at the height of your career is no guarantee you’ll feel comfortable in your own professional skin. Afflictions like impostor’s syndrome and other limiting beliefs could be holding you back from experiencing deeper fulfillment and creating greater impact. I’m well acquainted with all of these afflictions because I’ve had my version of each of them at different…

Best Articles in Brand and Innovation for April
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Best Articles in Brand and Innovation for April

ByJeffrey Davis

Every month Tracking Wonder brings you some of the best articles from across the web that have stopped us in our tracks or given us pause to think and consider perspectives in creativity, brand, and innovation. With help from Tracking Wonder’s research assistant Gianna Kaloyeros, I’ve gathered and curated some of what we deem the most relevant studies,…