Ban Vs. Educate? Which is optimal? A ban aims to prevent a behavior. When the behavior is violated, a punitive is given. Punishment. The punishment is to serve as a justice for the behavior violation; it’s labeled a crime. The justice process, going through the punishment is to assist the …
Proof of Mastered Experience
An experience is an interface between our outer (external peering, ex-peer-ience) and inner perception. While we can take a passive approach to experiencing, letting life happen as some say, aspirants work to co-create with experiences, seeing them as opportunities to develop. We’ve mastered experiences when we’re no longer at the …
2 Disciplines and Habits to Amplify Creative Writing
If there’s one way to identify me by those who know me, it’s the journal and a pen. My peers would say that I’m constantly writing, and at this point may be used to my words spreading throughout Instagram, blog and everywhere else. Even so, few ask the question, “How …
Ask Questions to Enhance Workshop Engagement
A workshop differs from a presentation or lecture in the focus on the “work” in the “shop” the space creates. Some kind of effort is done that places the audience in a direct experience of the topic. In a workshop, the audience tends to leave with results from the activities …
A Creative Strategy to Make a Blog Topic List
In the spirit of blog creation, I recorded this audio while walking in the city. Focused on simple goal-setting philosophy, this step-by-step will help you to break down the large concept of a blog into elements that are doable, manageable, eliminate overwhelm. What I observe when it comes to organizing …
How a Blog Creates Career Development Value
If you use an Internet search engine to research a topic, if you aren’t absorbing information from an organization you’re likely to do so from someone’s blog. Test it out for yourself. Search “The best way to shine shoes” and scan the first 10 links. Blogs. “Blogging” is defined by …
The Value of Having a Business Card
The business card is one of the most common resources for professionals and non-professional interests alike. I remember experimenting with a number of card designs during undergrad. I’d go to Vistaprint and toy with the options. Choosing different titles, seeing which resonated most. With a large stock available and card …
2 Ways to Have Empowered Meetings
Meetings appear to be dry gatherings of little worth, but they can be useful opportunities to expand your influence for missions you resonate with. P.S. – Meetings don’t just happen in companies and can take many forms (masterminds, lunch out, the classic golf scene, impromptu) so it’s essential to know …
Observation: A Social Media Trend
Instagram’s algorithms are not working in users’ favor. They’ve reduced the % of followers who see our content, which means less engagement, less traffic, less opportunities for connection. For evidence, check out your ratios of followers to Likes or Views. This filtering may prompt some users to seek promotional methods …
J.V. Craft’s Pen Pal Writing Campaign
The writing range I have warranted I create a division between the styles. My interests really don’t have a limit, however there are key areas I’m more invested in: self-education, knowledge and mastery of Self, professional development and creative writing. The creative writing has its own content large enough to …
A Best Practice to Transmute Social Media Writing
I’m not much interested in posting video on others’ platforms; I prefer to keep most content in-house ( Video shown on my IG TV will be provided on my own sites as well). But I see the value in sharing quick content through a social media platform already built up. …
3 Benefits to Group Meditation & Ceremony
While we maintain integral solitary meditation practices, I find it additionally valuable to engage in group meditative activity, whether that’s actual meditation practice or ceremony. The development levels vary within groups; backgrounds, experiences and skill sets also differ among participants. When ceremonial facilitation is performed with excellence, these distinctions dissolve, …
How to Use Your Environment to Evolve Your Epigenetics
Our immediate environment influences us daily, touching our senses and mingling with our mental states. Environment is the facilitator for epigenetic changes we experience. What we think, feel, see, hear, touch, taste and smell alter us each moment. By overtly focusing on magnanimous steps, we can overlook the more immediate …
2 Paths to Esoteric Independence
Our current version of Independence here in the U.S. devotes a single day to celebrate the nation’s sovereignty from the European power in the 18th Century. We mark this day with family gatherings, fireworks and a day off of work. Perhaps we’ll invest time at the beach. The newer trend …
Perspectives on the Mini-Computer
Just a few: 1. This mini-computer in my hand has potential to reach a billion people on the planet. 2. I can reach a billion people with this mini-computer sitting crossed-legged on the floor while sounding off my singing bowl. Or while drinking tea. 3. With just a word processor, …
Take A Walk for Creative Thinking
“I’m gonna take a walk.” This is a common statement guys on TV say when they want to clear their minds after an argument, often with the lady of the house. He goes to “burn off steam.” But walking doesn’t have to be treated only as a therapeutic release. A …
10 Consciousness Traps to Transcend
Along our spiritual path (growth path, personal development, call it what you wish) there are decision branches that sprout in many directions. These tend to be created based on our choices and sometimes they appear to be present not for our highest good. Maliciously intending to throw us off our …