Just for Laughs

This is Rebecca. She has been with the company for many years. She is in the sales department and has won the best sales award several time. I do not recall Rebecca sending me any email before. That is why I was surprised when I got an email from her this morning. The subject of the email was “Just for a laugh” but I think it is a lesson for all of us especially the leaders in the office.

This is her email to me.

"How to Kill Creativity"

1. Always pretend to know more than everybody around you.
   
2. Get employees to fill in time sheets.
   
3. Run daily checks on progress of everyone's work.
   
4. Ensure that highly qualified people do mundane work for long periods.
   
5. Put barriers up between departments.
   
6. Don't speak personally to employees, except when announcing increased targets, shortened deadlines and tightened cost restraints.
   
7. Ask for a 200-page document to justify every new idea.
   
8. Call lots of meetings..
   
9. Place the biggest emphasis on the budget.
   
10. Kill any idea that is not your own
    

We need to remember that creativity is what keeps things growing, keeps the mind sharp and keeps people enthusiastic in all their endeavors, from home to work to personal life. So next time you have the opportunity to stifle creativity – Don’t – whether it is in the workplace, the kitchen, or from a smiling 3 year old. Thinking out of the box is what brings society its leaders. Restricting creativity only hurts oneself.

Thank you Rebecca.

Creativity

Today is Sunday, 4th of March. We are now at Ueno Park. The weather is cool and nice. There are many people here. Many brought their family here for a picnic and fun. There are also side shows and stalls selling candy and other things.

This is where we like to do the last location shoot of the video. We have been taking video recordings the whole morning to create a DVD.

In this DVD, I shared how I put together Asia's largest business seminars and my close encounters with President Bill Clinton, Anthony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki and other world Class gurus that helped me reshape my life.

The last shoot was easy. It was over in 20 minutes. Now, I can relax and enjoy the park just like everyone else here.

I saw a lady using an old box camera to take a picture of her friend. I stood by to observe her. She spend a whole 2 minutes trying to focus and adjust the light.

Today's digital camera would have done that in a second. I can feel her fun and enjoyment in the "doing". Just like the joy of a mother, who prepares a home cooked meal for her children.

Next to the Vincent Van Gogh art museum, there was this huge steel ball. It is like a mirror that reflects the surroundings.

It is interesting because the ball can reflect a much bigger area than it seemed and you literally can't hide from the globe. I was the largest steel ball I ever seen.

You have to see it yourself.