“Betrayed by men he trusted, Tesla found himself unemployed and in desperate need of work to survive.” — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“believe that genius is a path that we can all take and derive much benefit, happiness, fulfillment, and success from...not a genetic… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“Facts and ideas are dead in themselves and it is the imagination that gives life to them.” — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Henry Ford failed in business several times and was flat broke five times before he founded the Ford Motor Company.” — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
“Author Philip Dick once wrote, “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control… — Sean Patrick Language Copy Share Image
“Einstein said that “imagination is more important than knowledge,” because “knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Just as nothing produces paralyzing apathy like doubt and resignation, nothing produces cleverness like staring down a crisis with a lionhearted snarl.” — Sean Patrick Apathy Copy Share Image
“We all face a fundamental choice in our lives. Do we take the path prescribed by our “now you’re supposed to” society,… — Sean Patrick Choice Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Edmund Burke said “there is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are… — Sean Patrick Imagination Copy Share Image
“What is generally recognized as “great talent” is, in almost all cases, nothing more than the outward manifestations of an unwavering dedication… — Sean Patrick Great talent Copy Share Image
“Well, as the preeminent mythologist Joseph Campbell said, deep down inside, we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Whether we listen to a sonata of Beethoven’s, watch highlight reels of Michael Jordan, or learn a law of Newton’s, we view… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Don’t confuse creativity and imagination with “thinking” either. Ray Bradbury said that thinking is the enemy of creativity because it’s self-conscious. When… — Sean Patrick Creativity Copy Share Image
“Your mind has an incredible ability to cross-pollinate—that is, to connect disparate things to solve problems in unique ways or envision new… — Sean Patrick Breakthroughs Copy Share Image
“His coils helped him discover yet another phenomenon that would change the world: radio waves. When Tesla tuned two coils to resonate… — Sean Patrick Change the world Copy Share Image
“though. Before you can connect dots, you need to have dots to connect. The more material you’re exposed to in the world,… — Sean Patrick Books Copy Share Image
“So, what does all this tell us? First, that the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or… — Sean Patrick True potential Copy Share Image
“Hudson, a British psychologist that headed up Cambridge’s Research Unit of Intellectual Development in the sixties, compared IQ to basketball. If you’re… — Sean Patrick Basketball Copy Share Image
“Opportunities are whispers, not foghorns. If we can’t hear their soft rhythms—if we are too busy rushing about, waiting for thunderclaps of… — Sean Patrick Inspiration Copy Share Image
“Many such top performers overcame their average—or even below-average—intellects and nonexistent aptitudes to develop outstanding abilities in disciplines such as chess, music,… — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
“asked many people these questions and their answers are invariable. “Of course it would.” The cultural correlation is undeniable: we’ve been indoctrinated… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“That’s why the coffee house in the Age of Enlightenment and the Parisian salons of modernism were such engines of creativity; they… — Sean Patrick Age of enlightenment Copy Share Image
“we may not be built for the NFL or Kentucky Derby, but we’re surrounded by opportunities every day, everywhere we go. There… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“In every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced… — Sean Patrick Psychology Copy Share Image
“It was a dream project for Tesla, and Westinghouse was awarded the contract. Construction began immediately, and Tesla would oversee it. Progress… — Sean Patrick Dreams Copy Share Image
“Within a week, the entire nation was raving about alternating current as the future of electricity. The fair was a debilitating blow… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery of it takes… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Allis Chalmers, an American manufacturing company, and the railway and lighting division of the Westinghouse Company contracted Tesla to build his flying… — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
“When you start viewing creativity as a process of combination, and imagination as the ability to connect, stretch, and merge things in… — Sean Patrick Connecting the dots Copy Share Image
“While many theories were put forth, there was one common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“It’s no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for their work, but do the same for their… — Sean Patrick Dare to dream Copy Share Image
“genius is much more than high intelligence, innate talent, extraordinary work ethic, or uncanny luck, but rather a composite manifestation; a synthesis… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“One year later, nearly three decades after Tesla began the fight, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that Marconi’s radio patents indeed infringed… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“10,000 hour” rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Curiosity is a lens through which you view everything around you. Without it, there are no adventures to be had. With it,… — Sean Patrick Adventure Copy Share Image
“Joseph Campbell said, deep down inside, we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive. And that’s what… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“imagination, though? Michelangelo said he saw angels in the marble and carved until he set them free. Most of us regard creativity… — Sean Patrick Artist Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Edmund Burke said “there is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are… — Sean Patrick Imagination Copy Share Image
“It takes curiosity to find your call to adventure, it takes courage to venture into the unknown, and it takes imagination to… — Sean Patrick Adventure Copy Share Image
“As journeys unfold, new challenges arise and pressures mount. These successive tolls must too be paid in creativity and ingenuity, as they… — Sean Patrick Creativity Copy Share Image
