Curt MercadanteSep 3, 20212 minApply Your Greatest Weapon — Creative ThinkingI was honored to be on the "My Worst Investment Ever" podcast with host Andrew Stotz. We discuss why buying homes has been "my worst...
Curt MercadanteJul 8, 20211 minThe Weaponization of Fear with Randy Gage (Fear, Love, & Creativity Series)Curt Mercadante interviews Randy Gage as part of the "Fear, Love, & Creativity" Podcast series. Randy discusses the "weaponization of...
Curt MercadanteJul 7, 20211 minGenes vs. Memes with Randy Gage"I've identified what I think is the most shocking development in human history in the last 200, 300, 500 years. It's that the human...
Curt MercadanteJul 1, 20211 minLet your creativity flow (Episode #1 of the Fear, Love, & Creativity Podcast)And, we're off! With Episode #1 of our new "Fear, Love, & Creativity" Podcast series. Our creative flow is the most potent superpower of...
Curt MercadanteJun 18, 20211 minFear, Love, & CreativityDo you best unleash your creative flow from a place of fear — or love? Follow our new podcast series — Fear, Love, & Creativity — in...
Curt MercadanteMay 31, 20212 minEmbrace the ChaosCold showers have become a part of my days during the past few years. There are a variety of physical, mental, and spiritual reasons why...
Curt MercadanteApr 27, 20211 minFight 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...
Curt MercadanteApr 15, 20212 minPay-to-Stay is a Toxic CultureRetaining your management employees by paying them off, because you know they would otherwise quit. I call it a "Pay-to-Stay Culture."...
Curt MercadanteApr 12, 20212 minShow your children loveMany assholes are assholes because they were raised by assholes. Of course, this is just my theory, but it has seemed to hold up over...
Curt MercadanteApr 8, 20212 minA 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....
Curt MercadanteApr 6, 20213 minHow fear zaps your creativityYou're all alone, walking down a dark alley. Suddenly, a masked person jumps out from behind a garbage dumpster. Do you take time to...
Curt MercadanteMar 29, 20213 minA scarcity mindset is the enemy of creativityHave you heard the old Soviet-era joke about the two neighboring farmers? Both farmers were of the same age. Their land was similar in...