Niche Creativity: Update
2 Posts Recently Revised Check out … Teachers Salary.org video and op-ed references added to the end of Why So Many Teachers Moonlight and Start Businesses. https://nichecreativity.com/why-so-many-teachers-moonlight-start-businesses/ And see Fishflops continues to Grow at https://nichecreativity.com/fish-flops-revisted/ An inspirational dance video has been added to the end of the Changing Your Work page https://nichecreativity.com/changing-your-work-or-career/ Dee Adams is the author of […]
Health Issues and Career Change: Animal Massage Therapist
Helping Exhausted Working Dogs Unwind When a California tech support worker lost her sight, she changed careers and became a self-employed animal therapist. If animal massage sounds Hollywood, check out the work-a-day routine of a guide dog at a large conference a few years ago. American Council for the Blind.org http://www.acb.org/canine-massage Dee Adams is […]
Personal Development Q and A with Gretchen Rubin
How Simple Habits and Routines Can Create Positive Work-Life Balance Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project mention of interesting research as she outlines a number of simple, fresh tips and strategies for a peaceful life. Dee Adams is the author of Finding Your Niche: Discover… https://nichecreativity.com/finding-your-niche-ebook/ Views: 9
Time Management Pitfalls in the Workplace
Why a Skier Fell Down On the Job…1600 Feet While filming a movie, and rushing at the end of the day to capture one last shot nearly had one they would not have wanted. With 15 minutes of natural lightning left the crew had a video shot to complete and the skier admits he overlooked […]
Fast Rubik’s Cube: Aptitude Lesson
Dexterity Ability in the WorkPlace This video illustrates dexterity ability from a parallel universe. Average beings should be aware that there are different forms of dexterity and below average ability or dislike of activities related to dexterity play a role in productivity and satisfaction in the work arena. For example, Freelance information researchers have been […]
The Business of Animal Behavior: 3 Amazing Cases
Business Startup Activity Uncovered in the Wild Kingdom? Secretive creatures engage in activities many humans know little about, say animal behavior experts (PBS). In the real world, a gorilla can communicate with humans, according to the Gorilla Foundation and Project Koko, the only interspecies communication study to date. And Border Collie pups as young as […]
1 Key Marketing Success Tip Beginners Often Overlook
Key Step When Evaluating New Business Ideas A new seller posted the following question in a forum recently: What is the one piece of advice you wish you had when you started? One reply, in particular, from veteran elementary and middle school teacher and entrepreneur Mark Aaron, stood out Before spending the many hours needed to create a product or […]
How Creativity and Free Speech Meets Censorship
When Picking a Title or Product Name Causes Controversy Not even praise from School Library Journal, and several other respected literary publications could spare award-winning Meg Medina, an author, former educator and mother from having her YA book banned. Little did Medina realize that her novel would land her in the middle of controversy. Her […]
Playing Chess and Hacking Computers in Africa
Using low-tech Game to Teach Computer Skills During a recent panel discussion on the Future of Reading at the Boston Book Festival, one of the panel members from MIT admitted that his organization went to Africa with a supply of laptops for students who had never seen one. The goal was to teach reading to the […]
The Serious Business of Laughter
Applying Humor to Different Fields of Interest From the moment, Jimmy Kimmel and company stepped out of a New York City cab wearing pink tutus and tights, and determined to take ballet lessons, humor was afoot. YouTube registered 22k views yesterday but within 24 hours, views had climbed to more than 380,000. The hysterical skit […]