
Your branches can reach high only if your roots go deep. Stay grounded. Creative & happy New Year 2017! For more info, please contact me directly, and/or feel free to read all my posts from 2013 onwards. Anne-Maria

Your branches can reach high only if your roots go deep. Stay grounded. Creative & happy New Year 2017! For more info, please contact me directly, and/or feel free to read all my posts from 2013 onwards. Anne-Maria

Together, we can, and will, make a difference. Each one of us does have a unique voice, and the capability of making a difference in our own way. The target was to grow Global Climate Change Think & Act Tank on LinkedIn to at least 1.000 members by the end of 2016. For that, I need your help. Your help through spreading the word, inviting new members, and being active in this group – dedicated to professionals (and, private persons) from all fields and industries who feel in their hearts and minds that environmental issues and climate change are top priorities to focus upon RIGHT NOW, because we are running out of time when it comes to transforming business and governmental practices upon Planet Earth to become increasingly much climate friendly.
Make a difference NOW! Start by joining Global Climate Change Think & Act Tank on LinkedIn, inviting others to join as well, and spreading the word about climate change and necessary actions on Twitter.
LinkedIn: Global Climate Change Think & Act Tank
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Thank you.

Source, spirit, or what you prefer calling the Creator, gave humanity the gift of creativity. We were all born with the gift of creativity. Creativity is a seed planted within us, human beings, and it is within our personal will, and power, to make use of that creativity in beneficial ways… it takes a lifetime for most humans to tap into their personal creativity, and to become the best version of themselves. It is also up to ourselves to discover creativity within us, and to be capable of transforming that creativity into beauty… Creativity will never cease existing, it just changes and emerges in countless ways, expressed by human beings from all areas of life.
Every day, creation and creativity lives in us. It is all around us, like love, beauty, fantasy, imagination… everywhere we go, wherever you go, you will discover creativity… in architecture, in nature, in design, in art, in construction, in poetry, in theater, in literature, in cooking, in business, in marketing, in innovation, in music, in science, in research…creativity is the ability of transforming vision into reality through inspiration, effort, and hard work…in essence, just remember to create beauty around you, but never be afraid of being eccentric, or different, because finding your unique style and your unique way of expression is part of the footprint that you leave, and the impression you make in people´s minds…
It may take a lifetime to be capable of pressing and squeezing the creative juice out of your soul, but being aesthetic and creative in a unique way is part of your journey upon Earth. Remember to be creative in a way that benefits, helps, inspires, and/or develops both yourself and people around you – after all, we all love to be encouraged, and we love to sense creative passion both in ourselves and in others. So yes, dare to be creative, dare to be yourself, dare to be passionate, dare to be different, dare to be brave! Dare to dream, dare to learn, dare to explore, dare to discover, both within yourself, within the depths of your soul, and in other souls…
Never cease to admire all the creativity around you… it is a gift from Spirit, and from the Universe, a gift of senses that has been given to us all… even those who lack a certain sense, will have a heightened capability of sensing in other ways… we all have senses, and the more use we make of a special sense in our everyday lives, the more a certain sense will be strengthened. If you, for some reason, lack a specific sense, like the capability of seeing, or hearing, you will certainly have a heightened sense of feeling, or maybe of tasting…
Sometimes, your creativity won´t be recognized until after your life upon Earth has come to an end… nevertheless, the art of creation will continue living through your soul, in people´s minds… like many great artists, who already passed and stepped into another dimension, yet whose life work still lives in peoples´s minds, since they made a difference and left a footprint in people´s hearts…
Never be afraid of transforming your fears into brave and courageous actions, your anxiety into a form of creative art, or your doubts into a (personal) reality. Being truly creative is sometimes an action of being a trendsetter, eccentric, different… like Salvador Dali, perhaps the greatest surrealist of all times… Even Salvador Dali had his critics, and his opponents, yet, he never gave up – he had a vision, despite of probable opponents… We cannot all be salvador dali´s, yet, we are, and we can be, our unique selves, dreaming and daring, giving a s* about what others think about us, creating beauty and making a difference in our lives, perhaps also for some, or for many, people around us… because true creators aim to make a difference through some act of beauty expressed to serve and to help society to evolve in a way that benefits us all…
With these words about creativity, I would humbly like to wish you all a creative Christmas, and a creative year 2017. May all your creativity flourish into something beautiful in your personal lives, and in the lives of people around you. May Creator & Spirit bless you. A humble thank you for reading… XOXO.
Logic can take you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere. ~Albert Einstein.
Creative people do not see things for what they are – they see them for what they can be. ~Julie Israel
Have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it. ~Salvador Dali
You cannot use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Maya Angelou
Every child is an artist. The challenge is staying an artist when you grow up. ~Pablo Picasso.
A man may die. Nations may rise and fall. But an idea lives on. ~John F. Kennedy
You were born an original. Don´t die a copy. ~John Mason
Do not be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. ~Rumi
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. ~Dr. Edwin Land
We are all creative beings. ~Maya Fiennes
Business has only two functions. Marketing and innovation. ~Milan Kundera

Our Mission is to protect and to hand on Planet Earth to the next generation. Make sure to be part of the solution.
Everyone is talking about it. These days, avoiding discussions about climate change on media is an impossibility, unless, literally, living in a cave or underground. Even those choosing not to consume media products will be aware of it. Climate change is everywhere around us – we only need to go outdoors, spend time in nature and observe for ourselves that something is changing. Climate change skeptics may refer to natural changes in climate over longer periods of time, yet evidence based upon research indicates that we human beings are causing temperatures to rise across our globe due to burning fossil fuels, leading to increased carbon dioxide levels: NASA Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle
In its efforts to improve the state of the world, the UN selected climate action as one of the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS aimed at transforming our world. A great reminder on the UNITED NATIONS DAY, 24 OCTOBER, which serves as a reminder to all nations and citizens of the world to remember our global commitment to co-operate and to fulfil these goals, all of which are equally important and interdependent. Understanding the effects of climate change upon poverty is rather simple. To learn about climate refugees, take time to read more at UNHCR: Climate Change and Disasters and, as another example, published by Scientific American, The Ominous Story of Syria´s Climate Refugees.
195 states of the world agreed upon, and signed the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding countries to a global climate deal, entering into force in 2020. Needless to say, we all must realize what it takes to reach the goals. Some countries are more progressive than others, and many companies/organizations equally so. Richard Branson´s Virgin Voyages, as an inspiring example, is the first major cruise line co-operating with a re-known clean energy innovator. In Sweden, a recycling revolution takes place, with less than one per cent of household waste ending up in a rubbish dump. Examples are numerous, from small companies taking action in innovative ways, to larger enterprises, municipalities, cities and countries changing business practices and/or general policies.
To learn more about climate change and climate action, you are more than welcome to join Global Climate Change Think & Act Tank on LinkedIn. For climate news, we also welcome you to follow @GCCThinkActTank and @annemariayritys on Twitter.
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To be continued – in the meanwhile, please reflect upon your personal level of expertise. Thank you.

Never underestimate the power of passion (Eve Sawyer)
Mentorointi on ammatillinen ohjaussuhde, jossa kokenut, tiedollisesti ja sosiaalisesti arvostettu mentori toimii kokemattomamman kollegan ohjaajana ja auttaa häntä kehittymään. (Heikkinen, H. Jokinen, H. Markkanen, I. & Tynjälä, P. 2012. 46.)

Opettajien vapaisiin assosiaatioihin, analogioihin tai metaforioihin sanasta mentori kuuluvat mm. myös sanat kuuntelija, avartaja, uskon vahvistaja, välittäjä (niin tiedon välittäjä kuin ihmisestä välittävä), nojatuoli, tukihenkilö, ammatillinen olkapää ja taskulamppu (Heikkinen & al. 2012, 45.)
Verme, eli vertaisryhmämentorointi on väline työssäoppimisen tukemiseen (Heikkinen, Jokinen & Tynjälä 2010), joka on kehittynyt nykymuotoonsa 2000-luvulla tavoitteena tukea uusia opettajia Suomessa, mutta myös pidentää opettajien työuria (Heikkinen & al. 2012, 27-43.)
Vermen lähtökohtina toimivat seuraavat periaatteet:
(Heikkinen & al. 2012, 48-72.)

Toiminnan ydin on 6-8 kertaa vuodessa kokoontuva verme-ryhmä, joka luo toimintasuunnitelman ja valitsee haluamansa teeman/teemat. Ryhmän vetäjä-mentori vastaa ajankäytöstä ja ohjaa keskustelua tasapuolisesti. (Heikkinen & al. 2012, 73.)
Teos Osaaminen jakoon – Vertaisryhmämentorointi opetusalalla tuo esiin monenlaisia kokemuksia, käytännön esimerkkejä ja menetelmiä, joita erilaisissa verme-ryhmissä voidaan hyödyntää. Vermen keskeisin tehtävä on toimia ammatillisen opettajan tukena muutosten kentällä. Se on myös tiiviisti kytköksissä niin suomalaiseen kuin eurooppalaiseen koulutuspolitiikkaan, jossa koulutusta pidetään entistä tärkeämpänä yhteiskunnallisen ja taloudellisen kehityksen edellytyksenä. Opettajan ammatti onkin nimetty yhdeksi avainammateista Euroopan Unionin julkilausumissa (Heikkinen & al. 2012, 225.)
Any (communication or marketing) professional needs cross-cultural research and communication skills to be able to succeed (Marye Tharp)



That is, honest, open, and two-way. Dan Oswald.

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