Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius

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In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader, Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance.

Somehow we’ve come to believe that creativity is reserved for the chosen few: the poets, the painters, the writers. The truth is creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest ...

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Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius

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Overview

In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader, Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance.

Somehow we’ve come to believe that creativity is reserved for the chosen few: the poets, the painters, the writers. The truth is creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential. Unthink is a book that pushes us beyond our traditional thought patterns. 

Unthink is a book that will inspire everyone to realize that we are capable of so much more than we have pre-conditioned for. Creativity is not in one special place—and it is not in one special person. Creativity is everywhere and in everyone who has the courage to unleash their creative genius.

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Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
In his thought-provoking first book, graffiti artist, entrepreneur, and corporate lecturer Wahl challenges assumptions about business life and posits creativity and a child-like spirit as the key to career and life success. When the author lost his desk job after the dot-com bubble burst, he assumed life as he had planned it was over. But far from it: the experience forced him to realize that creativity is the key to success in any endeavor, and indeed the only source of groundbreaking ideas. In a revolutionary strategy for a business book, Wahl actually encourages “goofing off”—that is, experiencing unstructured time in order to allow curiosity and spontaneous thinking to develop. In explaining his convictions, Wahl advises readers to be provocative, intuitive, and original in their quest to achieve success in business and in life, sprinkling in examples from companies such as Zappos and the NFL. This strong work offers an uncommon way to realize one’s true calling. Agent: Erin Niumata, Folio Literary. (June)
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"Erik Wahl's UNTHINK is Creative Detox at the highest level.  It's a kick in the pants that will send you sailing out of the box -- back to "beginner's mind," to child-like courage, to that place of play where all wonderful work originates.  Erik Wahl is a force of nature.  UNTHINK is his relentless, playful ethos in a bottle.  I love the concept, I love the title. Five Un-Stars!" -Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The War of Art and Turning Pro
 
"Erik Wahl has made creativity his life's study. In the pages of UNTHINK, you'll find inspiration for your own creative journey.  Even better, you'll discover that you won't have to travel far -- the answers are all around you." -Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Whole New Mind, Drive, and To Sell Is Human
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780770434007
  • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 6/4/2013
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 1196

Meet the Author

Erik Wahl is an artist, author, and entrepreneur who has become a catalyst for inspiring professionals to achieve extraordinary levels of performance. Internationally recognized as a thought provoking graffiti artist and one of the most sought-after speakers on the corporate lecture circuit, Wahl’s process of creating “disruptive innovations” in both art and business has led to  countless stories of breakthrough success. Wahl’s artwork has raised millions of dollars for charities and can be seen hanging prominently in executive offices around the world. Erik, Tasha, and their three sons live in Southern California.

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Table of Contents

Contents

introduction A Bigger Canvas: My Story 11

Section one THEN . . . ( who you were)
1 what was right about you 25
Section two NOW . . . ( who you are)
2 what is left of you 43
Section three HOW . . . ( who you can still be)
3 be provocative 57
4 be intuitive 85
5 be convicted 111
6 be accelerated 131
7 be spontaneous 151
8 be surrendered 169
9 be original 185
10 your picasso 203

next step 207
notes 209
index 217

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