by admin | Sep 23, 2014 | Creativity, encourage, inspiration, Leadership
Your best stuff, the art that matters to you and to others, only gets created in the balance of friction and adoration. As artists we all need to have both forces present in our lives. Friction is good. It challenges us. It forces us to think different, work...
by admin | Sep 2, 2014 | Creative, Creative Process, Creativity, inspiration, Leadership, Uncategorized
Every day we are going to get better or worse but we will never stay the same. One of the biggest reasons innovation doesn’t soar in organization is because amazing people like us fall victim to excuses. Excuses are a waste of time and energy. Excuses like: I...
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 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 | Aug 7, 2014 | inspiration, Leadership
Once upon a time, there was a world where good ideas excelled. “Creative” people would sit around and come up with ideas that would spread easily and fluently. When you had a good idea, it would catch someone’s attention and, before you knew it, success followed. It...