You are a brave warrior armed with sword and shield as you enter the labyrinth in pursuit of the monster terrorizing the local villagers. Descriptions of the best vary, but they are all alike in two respects — lots of long claws and lots of sharp teeth. Another citizen has gone missing in the night […]
Having a bad day (bad week? bad month?) and it’s resulted in you feeling demotivated and uninspired? Here are a few quick directions for finding your inspiration the next time it wanders off without you. Get Rid of the Bad Mood A bad attitude will chase away ideas, creativity, and inspiration faster than anything else. […]
Beginning in the 19th century, a hat tip (or the act of “tipping the hat”) was a common on-verbal greeting between friends while out walking or at social events. Typically two men (female hat tips were rare) would lift brim of their hats to greet each other rather than exchange words. In the late 1990s […]
The old saying goes “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door”. I think trying to create a better mousetrap is a great example of creativity being applied to solve a problem. Thousands of creative people have their own take on what it takes to catch the furry little […]
I’m sure you’ve experienced a sales pitch or presentation where the speaker’s focus is all over the place. They seem to randomly wander from one subject to another with no segue or thread of logic to help you follow their meandering musings. Written content can fall prey to the same problem. The longer an article […]
“I’ve never done this before” isn’t an excuse or an apology, it’s an opportunity. There is not historical personal data that you can compare against. You’re setting a new benchmark. If you’re trying archery for the first time and you miss the target with every arrow you fire, it’s absolutely the worst score you’ve ever […]
When you’re working on an important (but long-term) project, you can get a little stir crazy when you’re feeling shackled to the never-ending assignment. Internally you know that when you complete the project everything will have been worthwhile, but the trip to the end just seems to go on and on and on and on… […]