5. 2o2o WINTER TOUR
JAN 21 CAPE FEAR CENTER FOR INQUIRY IN WILMINGTON, NC
FEB 6-7 SPLENDORA ISD IN SPLENDORA,TX
FEB 13 ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS IN SALISBURY, NC
FEB 14 GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS IN GASTONIA, NC
FEB 20-21 NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED IN OMAHA, NE
FEB 27-28 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAR 5-6 NC ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC
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24. “The attempt to avoid failure
makes failure more likely.
Trying to avoid
failure by
out-thinking it
dooms you
to fail.”
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sadness
- Ed Catmull
28. “Negative results are just what I want.
“They’re just as valuable to me as positive results.
“I can never find the thing that does the job best
“until I find the ones that don’t.”
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
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52. The most creative people
are willing to work in the
shadow of uncertainty.
The most creative people
are willing to work in the
shadow of uncertainty.
72. Creative people discover and realize
their visions over time and through
dedicated, protracted struggle.
Creative people discover and realize
their visions over time and through
dedicated, protracted struggle.
75. The
Artist
Seeing beauty,
creating beauty.
The
Thinker
Deep thoughts,
big questions.
The
Adventurer
So much
inspiration, so
little time.
The
Maker
Committed to
your craft.
The
Producer
Process is
power.
The
Dreamer
The power of
imagination
unleashed.
The
Innovator
Move, shake,
disrupt, repeat.
The
Visionary
Imagining the
impossible.
81. They must know how to link apparently
unconnected elements to create something new.
People who hope to thrive in the Conceptual Age must
understand the connection between diverse, and
seemingly separate disciplines.
-- Daniel Pink in AWhole New Mind
84. “Urging people to find
their passion may lead
them to put all their
eggs in one basket but
then to drop that
basket when it becomes
difficult to carry.”
87. I’m often afraid that I may fail at a new
assignment or undertaking even though
I generally do well at what I attempt.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
88. I’m disappointed at times in my present
accomplishments and think that I should
have accomplished much more.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
89. I rarely do a project or task as well as I’d
like to do it.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
90. I tend to remember the incidents in
which I have not done my best more
than those times I have done my best.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
91. I feel bad and discouraged if I’m not
“the best” or at least “very special” in
situations that involve achievement.
NOT AT
ALL TRUE RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
TRUE
1 2 3 4 5
92. TOTAL Category
Less than 10 Few IP Experiences
11 - 15 Moderate
16 - 20 Frequent
21 - 25 Intense
CLANCE IMPOSTER PHENOMENON SCALE
94. Do you feel like your work must be
100% perfect 100% of the time?
Do you have great difficulty
delegating?
Do you feel like you could have
always done even better?
97. Do you put off starting a project
because you do not have ALL of the
information?
Have you ever worried that
someone would find out that you
didn’t know the answer?
103. Do you often feel that you have to
accomplish things on your own?
Ever had a question and not asked it
even when you needed the answer?
Do you often say, “I don’t need
anyone’s help.”
106. Do you get stressed when you are
not working and find downtime
completely wasteful?
Do you work longer than your team
even past the point that the task is
completed for the day?
112. “It is important for young people to know
that even the most gifted adult
performers and idea generators have
periods when they question their abilities,
but they learn to show confidence even
when they do not feel it.”
(Subotnik, 2015)
123. Use the categories to
fashion a definition.
Create a visual that shows
the definition either as
a model or a metaphor.
Let’s Define
FAILURE!
124. It is impossible to live
without failing at something,
unless you live so cautiously
that you might as well
not have lived at all
- in which case,
you fail by default.
J. K. ROWLING brianhousand.com
125. I guess you could call it a FAILURE,
but I prefer the term
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
ANDY WEIR
THE MARTIAN brianhousand.com