Half Baked - April 26th, 2005

Half-Baked™

April 26th, 2005

Jan Suchomski
Creative Realist
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Welcome,

To this issue of Half Baked!

Lots of cool stuff to share this issue:

1) Please join me for the Idea Overload teleclass on Tuesday, May 3rd. Consider attending even if you have previously attended. I have updated content, and I promise an enlightening hour!

2) New column entitled Napkin Entrepreneur premiers this issue. Let me know your thoughts.

3) New website - MindManager Training.com - take a look!

4) I'm off to my marathon this weekend in Nashville, TN. Current forecast is for thunderstorms. Please keep me in your thoughts!

Drop me an email, I always welcome the chance to connect!

Jan
jans@bizsmart.net

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In this issue:

The table of contents was created using MindManager® X5 PRO software.

Napkin Entrepreneur™

Over the past few years, I've been working on a business philosophy and methodology called Napkin Entrepreneur.

One cornerstone of the NE is:

"A one page model or template that communicates a process, a plan, a system, a way of thinking, or a way of living."

Going forward, this column will focus on these one page models and templates.

I'll start by mentioning that I've developed somewhere between 50 - 100 of these kinds of models or templates. I've not officially counted them. With each use (by me or my clients) the value of each map grows exponentially.

One of the most common kinds of templates that I create are planning maps. Today, I can develop plans in about 5-15% of the time it used to take me to create plans the old fashioned way. That leaves me much more time to execute them.

I will share with you "finished" templates, and at the same time challenge you to start creating your own. I'll share with you logistics of the process, and an invitation, from time to time.

As always, I would enjoy your thoughts and ideas on this column!

Last Minute Planning Template

Tool(s): MindManager® X5 PRO

Inspiration: In about 3 days I run a marathon in Nashville, TN. I'm not feeling 100% prepared. I asked myself, how can I quickly get organized so I can have peace of mind...

Creation time (the template): 20 minutes for the text, 45 minutes for the formatting.

My next step: These maps generally start out as personal maps, but I also want them to go out into the world and be used. Thus, I will spend 30 minutes reformatting it so it looks aesthetically pleasing. Also, I will consider adding instructions into the text of the map...

How to use: Click the link below to open up the map. Categories are up for interpretation. If you are more linear, consider moving through the map clockwise, starting at big picture.

Invitation: Want to work through this map together? Call or email me by 5/5/05, to set up a complimentary hour long session around this map. I'll answer any question you have about the creation or use of this map.

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Feature Article: Human Kind

Last summer, before I took off for a few days in Illinois, I had minor dental surgery. The procedure was so fast that I may have missed it thinking about what I was going to write about in an upcoming issue of half baked. ;-)

After I left the doctor's office, I had to pick up a few pr*scripti*ns at my local ph*rm*cy. I was delighted that I didn't have to stand in line, and quickly made my way to the drop off counter.

With a very numb mouth and face and a large amount of gauze in my mouth, I was asked a few questions before my order would be filled.

The ph*rm*cist first asked if I had ever been to his store before. I nodded my head no, and said without moving my lips, "other location."

He then asked me for my name and my date of birth. I sloppily slurred out this information, and at the same time pulled out my drivers license in preparation for the inevitable follow up questions.

Because his clear intention was to get this information from me verbally, he actually had to look up at me and see why this might not be possible. As he glanced at me, he noticed that my mouth and one cheek were taking up twice as much space as normal.

His fleeting recognition of my situation lasted less than 1/1,000 (one one thousand) of a second, and was undetectable in his conscious thought. He again asked me for my name and date of birth, and I pointed to my drivers license.

Finally, some compassion in his eyes.

He then said it would be 15 minutes to fill my order. No problem, I thought and decided to go find a Father's Day card, and if necessary go check out the latest issue of Entrepreneur magazine.

Over in the card section, I found myself laughing at the cards so loudly that I was certain that I my newly acquired stitches would require re-sewing.

I returned to the pick up counter 20 minutes later. At the pick up counter, I was asked for my name. I presented my drivers license instead.

Then again, with my license in her hand, the kind lady asked me my name. I slurred it out the best I could, but apparently it wasn't clear enough.

At that point, she realized, the "card" in her hand would actually contain the very information she was seeking. She then glanced down and squinted as she read my name out loud.

She looked around and couldn't find my order. She then asked me if I had just dropped it off. She said it wasn't ready, and did offer to "check the computer" to see if it was in the system. She then asked if I could come back in a few minutes. (Did I have a choice?) Sure.

I sat down next to a guy who checked his blood pressure 22 times and I waited. Ten more minutes passed, 15 more minutes passed and still nothing. Twenty minutes later the kind lady glanced at me, and ASKED for my name again.

I jumped up and gave her my ID again. I noticed a brief acknowledgement that I was the one with the undetectable speech.

Just so I'm clear, I'm not complaining nor was I expecting special treatment. But I think the lack of human kind threw me a bit of guard...

And at the same time, I found myself laughing uncomfortably about all this. I recognize, as well, that I am so very capable of going about my day and not really seeing what is right in front of me.

Today, I simply offer these thought for both of us.

Listen a little more than you usually do - to both yourself and to others. Understand a little more than you usually do - about yourself and about others. And see yourself and others this day - with your eyes and with your heart...

p.s. Comments, thoughts? email me here!

Creativity Quote

"Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."

--- Rita Mae Brown

A Picture

Being able to see different perspectives is very cool!

Please send me your thoughts on this picture to picture042605@bizsmart.net. I will compile the listing of the most interesting and publish in the next issue of Half-Baked.

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What does this picture
represent to you?
comment here

Comments on picture in the April 12th issue:

"Innocence combined with fearlessness."
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"please help me get out! there is no grass in here!"
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"you have flowers on your shirt, do you want to share? i bet they taste really good.....ummm....lean over here little girl...."

Shorts

1) I once attempted to cook fresh garlic in my microwave for nine minutes. I nearly burnt the house down, in much less time...

2) Shorts, isn't it time you make up some of your own? :-)

3) .......

4) .......

5) ..... email me your shorts!

Thanks for reading - see you on May 10th!

p.s. pass this along to a friend or colleague. THANKS!

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