How many of you have heard the phrase “separating wheat from chaff”? Those of you familiar with the term probably know it’s referring to sorting the valuable from the worthless, using the process of “winnowing” which was traditionally done by repeatedly tossing grain into the air of a light wind which would allow the heavier […]
Are you the dreamer or the doer? Sometimes people can be both, but if you ask them — they’ll have a preferred role. In the case of those Disney boys, Walt and Roy (you may have heard of them), Walt was the guy with the imagination and vision and Roy was the guy with the […]
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 […]
When you’re trying to come up with innovative new ideas and looking for inspiration, but falling short and feeling creatively blocked — you probably need to cast a wider net and broaden the territory you’re searching within for your ideas. If you’re trying to come up with marketing ideas to grow your podcast audience and […]
When you’re on an adventure and exploring unknown and unfamiliar roads, you’re bound to run into a Dead End or two. Sometimes old paths collapse or well-traveled roads need to be resurfaced. Sometimes the destinations themselves have been removed or relocated and the ways that used to lead to popular points on the map are […]
Sundaes are delicious. They’re one of my favorite desserts! You can get one made with just about any flavor of ice cream (or combination of flavors!), then add syrups and sauces to amp-up the decadence (hot fudge, caramel, pineapple, strawberries, butterscotch, etc.). At this point the person behind the counter is getting out the whipped […]
Before your next project launches what sort of pre-flight checklist to you review to ensure its success? It would be a dangerous a thing for an airplane to take off without verifying technical, engineering, personnel, and other elements vital to its successful take-off and safe landing. To ignore the need for a pre-launch checklist is […]