Kevin A. Johnson
personal innovation experiments for designing the next version of You.

Join New York Times best-selling authors Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson at New York’s Manhattan Center in celebration of their new book The Shadow Effect. Each author speaks with tremendous passion, love, and wisdom, shedding light on different aspects of The Shadow, inspiring participants to new heights of inquiry, motivation, and inspiration.

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I see in each of them a spark of myself, but a blaze of that which is uniquely theirs. I try not to get in the way of that fire…but I sometimes miss that mark and end up being overprotective–there is a balance.

1. Personal Innovation must originate from a Greater Source, a deeper sense of purpose. 2. It must be Cyclical – not a one time push to change. 3. It must be non-destructive – be aware that personal changes have a ripple effect. 4. It must be low maintenance – it is best done with the [...]

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I’ve been intrigued by this tribe ever since I heard about them while listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer speak on their unique tradition. Take a moment to read about it below and share your thoughts. I hope it touches you the way it has touched me…. “In South Africa the Babemba tribe treats people who [...]

Standing Out From The Crowd

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.” I’ve always loved that quote [...]

“The best in art and life comes from a center – something urgent and powerful, an idea or emotion that insists on its being. From that insistence, a shape emerges and creates its structure out of passion. If you begin with a structure, you have to make up the passion, and that’s very hard to do.”
- Roger Rosenblatt

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I am a huge fan of Tim Ferriss and anytime he talks I pick up something valuable. Here he is sharing some of his tips on overcoming fear and using it to propel you to learn at breakneck speeds. Swim, dance and learn languages at a pace you never thought possible. I invite you to listen and enjoy.

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“For the first time in human evolution, the individual life is long enough, and the cultural transformation swift enough, that the individual mind is now a constituent player in the global transformation of human culture.” – William Irwin Thompson If we want changes to occur in our world, it will begin with the central figure [...]

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Thanks to all of the staff and students for the hospitality and participation….and a special shout-out to Diamond Taylor, the 15yr-old entrepreneur/caterer with the absolutely delicious Oooey Gooey Cake!!!  You’re gonna be big-time young lady! Here are the Student Bonuses I told you about! [download id="2"] [download id="3"] [download id="4"] [download id="5"]

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From Trellis Usher, my co-host on the show: During a time when unemployment is at an historic high, it’s hard to resist the temptation to be very reactive when it comes to searching for that next opportunity.  Most people have a tendency to just start “doing” things (i.e. revising their resume, going through their address [...]

Spring Cleaning

This post is the first of four in a series that will focus on a process for manifesting our potential from the inside out. There’s no hocus pocus here…just real stuff you can put into action immediately to make healthy changes take place. Feel free to comment and add your experiences and insights–join the conversation!

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Thanks to all of you who joined me on the call! It was a vibrant conversation with great questions! Download the show here:  Ask Kevin Anything 03.04.09 Here’s the replay of the questions, Lisa-Atlanta I am considering doing a blog for Christian women who have father issues. It’s going to be an outgrowth of my [...]

This brief video capture the social and technological climate like no other presentation I’ve seen to-date. It speaks clearly to the fact that America is behind the curve of innovation. It is my belief that the only way to overcome these wide gaps is by owning our individual responsibility to develop ourselves and grow to meet the needs of an ever-expanding and interdependent global economy. Watch….Think…and Enjoy.

Trellis Usher and Guest Coach Kevin Johnson engage monthly on reinventing you, changing careers, coping with transition and tapping those “inner” technologies that can create the life you dream about.

“Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can’t. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of [...]

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The more you renew, the better life will be…not because outer circumstances change, but because your character becomes bigger than those circumstances. The Divine intention: God in you, will trump the cards that life has seemingly dealt you.

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Friends, I try to share the best of whatever I find in life with those whom it will benefit the most. I recently read a blog posting by a virtual mentor of mine, Tim Ferriss, best-selling author of The Four Hour Work Week.  I offer this amazing article to you as another tool for you [...]

“I am clear about what I intend to contribute to the world, and what I will demand from the universe in return. It is a fair exchange.” Everyone wants money. It’s not even an issue of greed or lust, but more of utility. Even if you don’t directly earn money you want what money can [...]

My long-time friend and brother released his first book, “Monday Again?” earlier this year and has helped so many with his words of inspiration and insight. This fast reading book is a collection of insights interwoven with attitude-altering truths and life changing material.  So….your mission, if you choose to accept it…is to get your hands [...]

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When the scriptures speak of loving our neighbor as we love ourselves, there is a profound underlying message…that we are incapable of loving others without the prerequisite of self-love. Then we hit a roadblock. Not all of who we are is easily loveable. We have darkness–a shadow if you will, that only shows when we [...]

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Special thanks to Trellis Usher-Mays for having me on the show today.  We had a great conversation about personal innovation and how we all have the capacity to be great in our own way. Take a moment to download or listen to the interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/TRE-Group/va/2008/09/09/personal-innovation-reinventing-yourself-in-life-and-career