There isn’t always a straight line between knowing what you want to do and knowing how to get it done. Frequently there are roadblocks and hurdles and red-tape and 3-foot thick walls made from binders filled with company policies and procedures that prevent you from making things happen. Part of the process of figuring things […]
Just the other day I was sharing the idea with you that a toothpaste company had come up with a better story about brushing your teeth. I fear that I made it sound a little too special, as if stories were to be saved for a special product. That’s incorrect — every project is a […]
In a recent article I discussed the opportunity of looking at what might be referred to as waste by-products of manufacturing your product or service and seeing if something new and valuable could be created from those leftovers. One of the examples I gave was of the humble Tater Tot which came into creation when some […]
I don’t know where you’re headed, but I do know you won’t get there by sitting on your ass. You only accomplish your goals by working your ass off and being mule-headed about setting priorities and staying focused. Even Juan Valdez wasn’t sitting on his ass I’ve seen many Juan Valdez commercials when I was […]
Today I uncovered the solution to a problem that has been plaguing me for weeks and I got that “feeling” — you know the one — that feeling of figuring it out. When you get that first flash of thinking “maybe it worked” you feel a little apprehensive. You think you got it, but you […]
An idiom I try to remember is that if you find yourself in a hole — stop digging. Holes in which you may find yourself range from being on the wrong side of an argument, taking a gamble and losing — but trying to win it back, going all-in on an idea and not admitting […]
I’m really fortunate to have many creative friends and mentors to inspire me and remind me that there is always room to improve, always a project I could be publishing, and always an opportunity to be grateful (rather than grumpy). My friend Whitney Bishop is one of these inspiring individuals I can count on to […]