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Sep 24: Amy Herman, Fixed: The Fine Art of Problem Solving

September 24, 2025

“Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer

Amy Herman with Fixed: The Fine Art of Problem Solving

Sometimes, solving a problem really is as simple as changing your perception, and Amy Herman helps facilitate those paradigm shifts in her book Fixed: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving.

Using art forms, from paintings and sculptures to mixed media and photography, Amy shares how learning to view something differently helps shake up our default way of thinking – whether we’re making everyday or major decisions.

Amy also provides insight into what the FBI, NATO, the State Department, Interpol, Scotland Yard, and many other organizations and their leaders use to solve their most difficult problems.

Meet Amy E. Herman

Amy E. Herman developed The Art of Perception, Inc., in 2000 to improve medical students’ observation and communication skills while she was the Head of Education at The Frick Collection in New York City. Herman adapted the program for a wide range of professionals, including the New York City Police Department, FBI, French National Police, Department of Defense, Interpol, State Department, Fortune 500 companies, first responders, military, and intelligence community.

Fiction, Thriller, Writers on Writing

Mar 20: Why Brad Taylor Took Risks with A Dead Man’s Hand

March 15, 2024

Pike Logan Goes Head-to-head with Putin’s Henchman

Dead Man’s Hand with author Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor calls his latest thriller his riskiest project yet because, as he wrote, real-life events were unfolding around the world that could have obliterated his story — think Russia, Ukraine, Nato, and nuclear weapons.

Fortunately, this former special forces officer, managed to write ahead of the curve to create his 18th novel in the Pike Logan series. In Dead Man’s Hand special-ops officer Pike Logan attempts to avert nuclear war by facing down Putin’s right-hand man.

Brad shares the three big risk factors in telling this story. We discuss his travels to Sweden and Finland for ‘boots on the ground’ research. And learn where he found inspiration for the story concept, and where he took creative license with some little known historical facts.

Meet Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), is a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces, including eight years with Delta Force. Taylor retired in 2010 after serving more than two decades and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has written seventeen New York Times bestsellers and is a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies.