The Talent Development Resources site

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="135a11c3.gif"> <div> <B>Douglas Eby</B></div> <div> <B> Beverly Hills, CA 90212</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:de@TalentDevelop.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:de@TalentDevelop.com"><U><B>Contact Douglas</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://TalentDevelop.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://TalentDevelop.com"><U><B><U>Visit Talent Development site</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#33CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Artrageous Women</B></FONT>   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artrageous Women"><U>home</U></A></div> <bR> <div> The Talent Development Resources site</div> <div> <B>by Douglas Eby</B></div> <bR> <div> The web site has grown out of my interests in how psychological and social </div> <div> issues affect creative expression. A few years ago, I was invited to create a </div> <div> promotional site for a small private adult school in Los Angeles (The </div> <div> Rocamora School), which provides classes in awareness training.</div> <bR> <div> After the school decided to limit their site to just class-related material, </div> <div> I chose to get my own domain name and develop a site with a collection of </div> <div> articles, interviews, books and other material related to giftedness and </div> <div> creativity. </div> <bR> <div> With an MA in Psychology (and special training in Cognitive Therapy) I am </div> <div> continuing to explore and write about how awareness and patterns of thinking </div> <div> impact creativity and self-actualization.</div> <bR> <div> One area of particular interest for me is women and giftedness. I created the </div> <div> Gifted Women Forum on America Online, and my main site also includes a Women </div> <div> & Talent area, and the Teen/Young Adult Talent section.</div> <bR> <div> I have long admired the creative talents of women writers, actors and other </div> <div> filmmakers and artists, and my sister (who has multiple talents as a writer </div> <div> and collectibles entrepreneur) has helped me become more aware of a number of </div> <div> social and emotional issues that impact personal development and talent - in </div> <div> myself, as well: these issues affect us men, too.</div> <bR> <div> One of the topics of the site is the relation of mental health and creative </div> <div> expression. An example is how exceptional ability or giftedness may often </div> <div> include characteristics that often get labeled as "dysfunctional" or </div> <div> pathological.</div> <bR> <div> For example, in my interview with Kathleen Noble, Ph.D. (a Professor of </div> <div> Women's Studies at the University of Washington and editor of the book </div> <div> "Remarkable Women: Perspectives on Female Talent Development"), she </div> <div> commented, "A number of my gifted clients are psychic or have psychic </div> <div> abilities. That's only one place they might get pathologized. There are a </div> <div> number of qualities that gifted women possess that can easily get mislabeled </div> <div> and misdiagnosed."</div> <bR> <div> Another example is how many gifted and talented leaders in the arts and other </div> <div> fields have dyslexia or ADD/ADHD.</div> <bR> <div> So, one of my missions for the site is to present this kind of information, </div> <div> to help others understand that they may not be so "crazy" after all, but </div> <div> might have some challenges in realizing their talents, in working with </div> <div> others, and being "at home" with themselves.</div> <bR> <div> And the larger mission for the site is to help others (along with myself, of </div> <div> course) develop - and nurture - a more authentic and creative life.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>