The Musical Niche of Lin-Manuel Miranda
Energetic interview on Charlie Rose last week with Lin-Manuel Miranda underscores the artist’s innate ability to perceive and communicate in creative ways using music despite a lack of formal training. That Miranda is wired to see the world through the language of music is evident. For instance, as a student , he would create musical collages on […]
3 Unique Niche Books: High-Wire Artist, Musician, Graphic Novelist
Why Knot: High-Wire Artist Writes Book… Not about balancing at great heights, high-wire artist Philippe Petit demonstrates examples of creative knot tying featured in his nifty book entitled Why Knot?: How to Tie More than Sixty Ingenious, Useful, Beautiful, Lifesaving, and Secure Knots! during Charlie Rose interview PBS 5/2013 http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60216377 2. Ringo Starr’s innovative method of authorship is […]
9 TV Shows for Potential Entrepreneurs
Useful TV Takeaways on Entrepreneurship The primary trick to learning from many of the following TV reality programs for aspiring entrepreneurs involves noting the mistakes of others and avoiding them… easier said than done. Restaurant Impossible Americans spend more than $1 billion a day on dining out, according to Robert Irvine, industry pro and host of […]
How A Costly Water Utility Bill Inspired A New Business Idea
Veteran Employment Project When a monthly water bill proved too costly for the salary of one veteran he found a way to solve his financial problem and create jobs for other soldiers. Whether or not one has an interest in growing vegetables the valuable lesson in this Charlie Rose interview can be applied to other circumstances. […]
Lessons From An Inventive Architect
The Creative Genius of Bjarke Ingels Spatial aptitudes in action! At times managing his creations is like playing Twister with a 1300-foot highrise. An innovator in his profession, Bjarke Ingels talks about how he incorporates trends and community needs into his ideas to create problem-solving solutions. Work based on “Information-driven design,” says Ingels. Dee Adams […]
Brian Grazer And Critical Thinking Activity
A Curious Mind Hollywood Producer Brian Glazer shares his personal steps for sparking inspiration and critical thinking while discussing his new book A Curious Mind. Charlie Rose Dee Adams is the author of Finding Your Niche: Discover… http://wp.me/P3Kr4S-U Visits: 61
Aptitudes, Abilities & The Theory of Everything
Stephen Hawking & Ripley’s Believe It Or Not One major takeaway after watching, Eddie Redmayne discuss his role as the iconic scientist Stephen Hawking, and learning about some of the people profiled by Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not is that Hawking and many others illustrate that innate ability or aptitudes are not erased because […]
Aptitudes of the Rich and Famous: Leno, Clooney, Boitano, Seymour
Did You Know – The following celebrities very likely share a particular aptitude that many people don’t have. Can you guess what the common aptitude in question may be?*Comedian Jay Leno *George Clooney *Olympic skating champion, Brian Boitano *TV’s Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Jane Seymour What successful playwright wrote 5 novels, but publishers wouldn’t buy them? Answers […]
Earning Extra Cash Renting Out a Room
The Air BnB Industry If you caught the segment on Charlie Rose recently about the growing trend and lucrative business of renting out extra space in private residences to tourists, be aware that the idea will not work for everyone. Not everyone can rent out his or her dwelling for extra cash. For instance, in […]
Frontline References Business Start-Up
Two American Families Profiled on Frontline This is not a program about entrepreneurship but an illustration of many of the financial realities in today’s world and why some Americans turn to self-employment Charlie Rose interviewed Bill Moyers about his upcoming Frontline program, which airs tonight at 10 P.M., discusses the lives of two families of […]