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Archive for December, 2005

Hostile environments – corporatism & fundamentalism threaten creative potential

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

corporatism and creativity,fundamentalism and creativity,personal growth books

A hostile environment in a sexual harassment case may include “anything that creates fear, intimidates, ostracizes, psychologically or physically threatens, embarrasses, ridicules..” etc.
A number of thinkers are saying that forces like corporatism and fundamentalism are exerting increasingly suppressive effects on creative people.
Davidson Loehr [Ph.D.s in philosophy and religion; senior [...]

talented & insecure – gifted adults & low self esteem

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

building self esteem,dealing with self sabotage,gifted adults,gifted book,self improvement resources
Writer Larry Kane commented about his bio Lennon Revealed: “People would be surprised at how insecure John Lennon was, and his lack of self esteem. Throughout his life, even during the height of Beatle mania, he had poor self esteem, even though he exuded confidence.”
Self esteem [...]

Is Intellect an Albatross? – issues for women with high ability

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

highly intelligent women,gifted adult personality,high ability

Arianna Huffington is described by her friend and author Sugar Rautbord [in Vanity Fair] as “probably one of the most intellectually seductive human beings on the face of the planet. She has such a powerful brain, and she exudes an intellectuality that is almost sexual.”
Does that sort of exceptional mind [...]