Monday, June 28, 2010

Innovate Yourself

Innovate Yourself

I do a lot of seminars for companies and businesses about how to innovate for more success. There is also a personal side to innovation. Innovation is all about adding value in new ways. How can we add value to our personal and relationship living?

In relationships, innovation can be about changing the routine. When that happens, you add new dimension and beef up the relationship excitement. The same old-same old can get pretty dreary and dull if we let it. And, we can find ourselves in a rut.

Make subtle and upbeat changes for the relationship. Do different activities instead of always opting for the same ones. Do something out-of-character for you with your partner. Just make sure it's a positive and supportive shift and not a harmful one.

Personally, get out of the rut of habitual thinking and behavior. Change something in your appearance to accent a side of you usually played down or ignored. Take up a new hobby or learn something different to expand your mind and your possibilities.