imagination – Page 2 – Steven Savage

Burn Your Box

December 26, 2011 by Steven Savage

Is your career in a rut? Is your business in a rut? Are you in a rut?

If you're in this situation, you've probably been told "think outside the box," which basically means "get outside your current assumptions" to see new opportunities and solutions.

This is wrong. You should not think outside the box career-wise.

You should get out of the box, set it on fire, and jump up and down on the ashes before sweeping them into the river to be washed out to sea forever. You then need electroshock therapy to forget your box. By the time "the box" has imprisoned you it's not something to get out of a little bit – it is something to DESTROY.

In fact, here's a guilty secrets for us geeky, neo-literati, otaku fan-types. We are just as capable as anyone of being able to straightjacket our minds. In fact, we're probably very good at it since we're use to using our imaginations, and we can dream up an amazing amount of ways to shackle ourselves.

The Key To Your Career: Imagination

March 31, 2010 by Steven Savage

One thing I rarely talk about – probably as it seems obvious – is there is one thing you have to have to move forward in your career. There is one key, one power, one trait you need to cultivate and use.

I don't talk about it nearly enough.

That trait? Imagination.

Pro-Fan Pride: The Power of Thinking Differently

January 27, 2010 by Steven Savage

Whatever your career, it helps to think differently. Thinking differently helps you solve problems others see no solution too. Thinking differently lets you blaze new trails and find new things. For that matter, thinking differently keeps you from getting bored.

This is one of the things that makes me proud to be a progeek – because progeeks, the fans and geeks and otaku who make their hobbies into careers, are great at thinking differently. It's a great edge in your career.