by admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it. – Omar N. Bradley Leading is stewardship. It is how we handle what we have been entrusted. Leading creatives adds an additional complexity to the equations. Artists or creative people are...
by admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Church, Creative, inspiration
I cheer for chaos and I root for disaster. Chaos can be where great things happen. In order to embrace chaos you have to have margin, which requires discipline. When we are intentional to make space for creativity and chaos it can be a beautiful thing! We get to see...
by admin | Aug 19, 2014 | Church, Creative, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership
I am committed to being 29…for the rest of my life. However, I wish that I would have had someone confront me in my “real” 2o’s and took the time to tell me a few things like: 1. My problems aren’t unique. That problem it’s nothing new. Your...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Church, Creative, inspiration, Leadership
“The edge of uncomfortable is where you find greatness.” – Unknown Uncomfortable can look like a lot of things: Being pushed to do something you didn’t think possible. A lack of resources. A sideways teammate. Relationships. Being out of our comfort zone. Breaking...
by admin | Jul 24, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, Creative Process, Creativity, encourage, inspiration
If we’re not growing, we’re shrinking – there’s no neutral. John Wooden, the hall of fame basketball coach, once said: “If I am through learning, I am through.” Some of our most important creative lessons live right in front of us but we’re often too busy to notice....
by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | Church, Communication, Creative, Creativity
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I am a big believer in plans. I think every great idea needs a plan behind it if we are going to bring that idea to life. My friend Ben always says that spreadsheets are the skeleton of ideas. If...