Jesse Meijers

Be more creative in 4 easy steps

Back in the days when Walt Disney started to make animated cartoons, there were a lot hurdles to overcome. Each animated second was made up of 24 hand-drawn images. Each image takes a long time to draw, which makes drawing a minute of animation into a multi-day project. If he wanted to change even the slightest thing, chances were he had to redo all the drawings. One day a reporter asked Disney how he managed to make so many good animations while the process took so much time. Disney explained to him that he used a simple 4 step process before he would even let his pencil touch the paper. This process is where Disney's creativity started and would take form.

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How to become the ultimate entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs are confronted with many different aspects of doing business. It is said that the ultimate entrepreneur has a mix of different personality traits, and lacks none. Most of us are not born with this mix of personality traits, I know I wasn't. We have to work and learn through experience how to handle each situation. The main distinction between the different personality traits is decided by the fact whether you are dominantly working with the right or the left hemisphere of your brain. The right hemisphere is the side of the brain concerned with visualizing. The left hemisphere is concerned with logic and analysis. There are many tests to see which is your dominant hemisphere. A very simple one which can be done in a matter of minutes can be found on Similar Minds (http://similarminds.com/brain.html). Complete the test first, then read on. Or if you're really anxious ... read on and then do the test.

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The Art of Question Asking

We all live in our own world. Whether you like it or not, the world as you perceive it is formed by your own paradigms. Easier said, the way you see the world is determined by your past and current experiences. Or, as I like to call it, we all look at the world through our own pair of glasses.

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The Ballbarrow

Probably everyone has used a wheelbarrow in their lives. Operating a wheelbarrow is not always as easy as it sounds. Sure, if it's empty it is a breeze. But load 'er up with bricks and it becomes a completely different story. The wheelbarrow can tip over to either side due to the high center of gravity it has. Furthermore, when used on a construction site, don't put it on any wet concrete. It will stick to it. Then there's the problem of the wheelbarrow being made of metal. Most wheelbarrows therefore tend to rust. And rusted wheelbarrows are prone of breaking...

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