{"id":2813,"date":"2009-03-13T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.AchieveMax.com\/blog\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2013-07-02T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T15:23:13","slug":"creative-search-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achievemax.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/13\/creative-search-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Search Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I shared a list of creative company names and signs in an article titled <a title=\"Search for Creativity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/06\/search-for-creativity\/\">Search for Creativity<\/a>. Since that time I&#8217;ve received several contributions to this on-going list to add to those I&#8217;ve continued to discover myself.<\/p>\n<p>In our <a title=\"&quot;Get Back in the Box&quot; creativity presentation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/keynote\/creativity-keynote.htm\">\u201cGet Back in the Box\u201d creativity presentation<\/a>, we constantly remind attendees to be on the look out for examples of creativity everywhere they go. They&#8217;re all around us. We pass many of them daily but seldom recognize or acknowledge them &#8230; kind of a &#8220;functional blindness.&#8221; The reason is simple. We don&#8217;t respond or appreciate these examples because they&#8217;ve become part of our daily environment and simply blend into our subconscious rather than inspiring us as examples of what can be achieved if we&#8217;ll simply re-frame on occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look and appreciate the creative juices which flow across our country.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HIS and HAIRS (salon)<\/li>\n<li>HAIR FORCE ONE (salon)<\/li>\n<li>SUNNY &amp; SHEARS (tanning\u00a0and hair salon)<\/li>\n<li>C U LATTE (coffee shop)<\/li>\n<li>LATTE DA (coffee shop)<\/li>\n<li>A SALT &amp; BATTERY (fish\u00a0and chips)<\/li>\n<li>JAMAICAN ME HUNGRY (Caribbean cuisine)<\/li>\n<li>PLANET of the GRAPES (wine and spirits)<\/li>\n<li>EN THAI SING (Thai food)<\/li>\n<li>MUSTARD&#8217;s LAST STAND (hot dog stand)<\/li>\n<li>FRANKS for the MEMORIES (hot dog shop)<\/li>\n<li>THE COD FATHER (traditional fish\u00a0and chips\u2014We&#8217;ll batter anything!)<\/li>\n<li>PIZZA D&#8217;ACTION (pizza shop)<\/li>\n<li>LETTUCE SOUPRISE YOU (soup and\u00a0salad)<\/li>\n<li>IT&#8217;S ABOUT THYME (restaurant)<\/li>\n<li>GARDEN of EAT&#8217;N (restaurant)<\/li>\n<li>FU&#8217;s RUSH INN (Chinese food)<\/li>\n<li>MOON WOK (Oriental food)<\/li>\n<li>THAI ME UP (Thai food)<\/li>\n<li>HOLLY, WOOD, &amp; VINE (flower shop)<\/li>\n<li>ENCHANTED FLORIST<\/li>\n<li>GET PLASTERED (contractor)<\/li>\n<li>ALL STRINGS CONSIDERED (knitting store)<\/li>\n<li>KNIT HAPPENS! 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