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Curt Mercadante
- Jan 13
- 1 min
You are creative
The greatest power each of his possesses... Is that of our creative flow... It certainly ain't our "brawn"... That's led us to survive...
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Curt Mercadante
- Oct 15, 2021
- 9 min
The Wrong Way to Deal with Uncertainty
You can listen to this episode on Apple, Spotify, or the following audio player: Today's episode is a follow up to Curt's recent...
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Curt Mercadante
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Apply Your Greatest Weapon — Creative Thinking
I was honored to be on the "My Worst Investment Ever" podcast with host Andrew Stotz. We discuss why buying homes has been "my worst...
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Curt Mercadante
- Jun 27, 2021
- 1 min
Are you programmed for scarcity or abundance?
Are you programmed for scarcity, or programmed for abundance? Each of us is programmed in some way. It's starts when we're young...
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Curt Mercadante
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
Fear, Love, & Creativity
Do you best unleash your creative flow from a place of fear — or love? Follow our new podcast series — Fear, Love, & Creativity — in...
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Curt Mercadante
- Jun 13, 2021
- 1 min
Back Porch Session LIVE — 6.13.21
Check out the replay of my Back Porch Session LIVE from earlier today. In this session, we discuss: The Tao of Abundance How to avoid...
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Curt Mercadante
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
Embrace the Chaos
Cold showers have become a part of my days during the past few years. There are a variety of physical, mental, and spiritual reasons why...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
Fight Conformity with Compassion
"When you show that you're not a conformist, that you're an individual, and other people see that and say... "'Wait, there's nothing...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Emotion vs. Facts
I've been posting a lot here lately about making decisions based on fear vs. making them based on love. But here's the deal: They both...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Show your children love
Many assholes are assholes because they were raised by assholes. Of course, this is just my theory, but it has seemed to hold up over...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Fear and Expanding Your Comfort Zone
In May of 2018, my wife and kids were vacationing in Italy and visited the Isle of Capri. High up on the Isle is the village of Anacapri,...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
A work culture based on fear
“This is an unmitigated disaster!” That exclamation was a common one from the head of an organization I served through my former agency....
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
How fear zaps your creativity
You're all alone, walking down a dark alley. Suddenly, a masked person jumps out from behind a garbage dumpster. Do you take time to...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Our goal? FUN.
Some people understandably can't grasp why my wife and I decided last year to sell our home and most of our possessions and take our four...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
Making Decisions from a State of Fear vs. a State of Love
"If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." — Jesus of Nazareth "Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
When we dam the flow of creative energy
Sometimes it feels like the noise in my head is overwhelming. Thoughts coming at a thousand miles per hour. When I try to read a book,...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
What did one rock say to the other rock?
The punchline... Wait for it... "I want to go on the ROCKing chair with you." My seven-year-old son tonight made up that joke on the fly...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
A scarcity mindset is the enemy of creativity
Have you heard the old Soviet-era joke about the two neighboring farmers? Both farmers were of the same age. Their land was similar in...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 24, 2021
- 5 min
The creative power of "Yes, and..."
This morning, my three sons came downstairs, sat on the couch, and engaged in their commonplace routine of telling absurd stories. It's...
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