When you’re working on a project, planning a project, researching a project, and making decisions on how best to put that project into action, it’s like knocking an arrow into a bow and slowly drawing it back to your cheek — creating an extraordinary amount of tension in the bow string — harnessing all that […]
When I was a kid and wanted some new toy that my mother wouldn’t get for me, I probably pouted and stomped my feet for a bit. But, I didn’t let the fact I wasn’t getting my way stop me from getting what I wanted. I simply got creative. I recall one time that I […]
Something that creative people get told a lot is “you can’t do that”. Sometimes those words are accompanied by a reason (we tried that before, we’ve never done that before, there’s no budget, there’s no time, etc.). The reasons don’t matter any more than the the original statement — not for a creative person bent […]
We frequently talk about working smart and working hard and which hours you produce your best work… work, work, work! But let’s not overlook the importance of rest. Downtime is important, so rest up! BTW if it’s “down” time why do they say rest “up”? The time you take to rest — sleep, meditate, coffee […]
What are you going to have for lunch today? Did you bring a classic sack lunch with PBJ, juicebox, and an apple? Perhaps you’re carrying your retro Star Wars metal lunchbox with a baloney sandwich, cheese crackers, and an applesauce cup. Or perhaps you’re more of a bento box person with all your veggies and […]
At some point you’ve probably played a board game and been cruising along making all sorts of progress — skipping spaces, rolling doubles, drawing cards that let you roll again, etc. You’re closing in on the end goal, you’ve got the finish line in your sights and down to your last card, but then your […]
Today’s blog post was inspired by artist, professional pizza eater, and Marilyn Manson super-fan @chelseakirchoff. Chelsea always makes me smile when she leaves a comment on one of my Big Yellow Sticky notes, and while saying nice things about one of my posts the other day, she asked me how I decided what to write […]