Lucretia Torva's Articles in General Self Help

  • Creativity And Original Thinking: Suggestions From Personal Experience.
    Why is it that ideas can flow so freely sometimes and then be as elusive as a leaf floating down a stream? I've wondered that a lot when I was under a deadline, either at school or more recently for my livelihood.

    Over the years I have used a few tricks to get me unstuck when I absolutely had to be creative at that moment with no option of waiting. The goal is to get the mind off the track it is on...that's why you feel stuck. Your mind is closed in on one solution, one pa...
  • 7 Tips And Exercises To Boost Your Creativity: Follow A Few Steps & Strategies To Solve Any Problem
    So, you have a problem or projects that has you stumped? Or you are not quite satisfied with some of your solutions? Try these ideas:

    1.Gather Information: you might not have enough information about your project/problem to come up with a great creative solution. Exercise: Go to a source of information you don’t typically use. When is the last time you went to a library? Is there a government agency that has related information? How about a local community college, is ther...
  • Ask And It Is Given - Does The Law Of Attraction Really Work?
    By now the movie “The Secret” has been out for over a year. It's even been discussed on Oprah. Many people are ready to change their lives by using the Law of Attraction. OK, so now what? How come we can think of all the stuff we want and it doesn't show up? Where's my Genie!?!?

    I believe the root cause of the appearance of failure is the difference between “Wishful thinking” and “Knowing”.

    Have you ever wished you had a new car yet knew it would not appear? Sure...when...