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Claire, I have enjoyed reading the insights at your sight. Thanks! I am wondering where you factor in the relationship between who one knows or how much money one has and how productivity can come from innovative ideas that get adopted? Any ideas?

Ellen,
Thanks for your comment! As to how productivity can come from innovative ideas, I think you're talking about thinking out of the box. In my post,I suggest that people look at themselves from a different angle to make sure what they want is really what they want, which is a way of thinking out of the box.

And in reference to your “Get Smart” article (I don't think I can make a link in a comment!), I definitely agree that it's better to ask "How can I make this happen?" than "Can I achieve this?" Questions like the first one open up possibilities, but the second one shuts them down.

Years ago I took an improvisational comedy class and discovered that you should always say “yes!” If you say no to another performer's question, you shut down the scene. Saying yes means it can go anywhere.

Your question about who you know and how much money you have seems to do with entrepreneurship rather than individual productivity. Perhaps one of our entrepreneurial bloggers such as Steve Browne of Lone Wolf Tracks or Cathi Kent of Biz Cradle would have some ideas?