by admin | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
We all know the importance of the ten commandments – the golden rule for how we’re supposed to live our lives. But what about a golden rule for our creativity? My friend and Blogger Andrew Zahn developed a less sanctimonious list than Moses, but it’s a list that can...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
There’s a theory that what comes after the comma in our lives is who we are:Stephen, the husband to Jackie or Stephen, the guy from Cross Point. Identity is one of the most difficult things to live with for artists. We too often fall into the trap that who we are is...
by admin | Sep 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you heard of Peter Diamandis? I mean, this dude went to MIT AND Harvard. Now he runs the first private space flight organization taking civilians to the international space station. One of the most interesting things about Peter is his creation of...
by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | Creative, Leadership, Uncategorized
Photo Props: We all fail from time to time and it never gets easier. But did you know there is more than one type of failure? We can fail maintaining or we can fail trying – and there’s a big difference. When we fail trying, we fail forward. We’re...
by admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Anyone who is worth their salt creatively struggles with the idea of getting up tomorrow and doing the same thing they did last week. As creative people, we have the spirit of a pioneer and it is that spirit that forces us to explore something new. At the core of...
by admin | Aug 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Photo Props: It’s shocking how protective the creative class can get about an idea. So many creative people treat their ideas like it’s the last one they will ever have, or at least the last good one. We get so paranoid about our ideas that we hide them, guard them,...