Just as we created all policies, we can change them. Now, getting consensus or, in some cases, permission is another story.

If you could institute a new policy, what would it be?

Va - Fluency - Brainstorm words you associate with policy.

Making a difference is about doing something to help. Help may include time, money, services, equipment, anything that you can give of yourself to someone else. Take a look at the causes you believe in and what you are doing to contribute. The only way to make a difference is to act.

In order to be creative, you must have courage. It takes courage to be a minority of one. You must brave the generally negative reactions to your original ideas.

How do you develop more courage?

Va - Fluency - Brainstorm words you associate with courage.

Relationships are integral parts of our lives. Whether professional or personal, they impact our success and well-being. I would like to focus this week on taking a closer look at our relationships and working towards improving our professional ones.

How could you improve relationships with colleagues/co-workers?

Mentoring is very important to creative people because they are supportive and encouraging when others or not. A mentor can be a friend, colleague, relative or anyone who shares her/his wisdom and skills. It is as important to be a mentor as it is to receive mentoring.

By Kathy Goff

Some of us are entrepreneurs, choosing to live by the feast and famine cycles of work. Others of us have only thought about being more entrepreneurial, thinking about making some extra income, engaging in a hobby more seriously, or running our own businesses. These innovative ideas encourage positive perceptions of our abilities. They fuel us to imagine that we can be doing what we love. If we are doing what we love, then thinking entrepreneurially stimulates positive future images.