Helping creative entrepreneurs learn to be more resilient. I help people get un-stuck.
Creativity is hardwired into your brain. It is in your nature. It’s part of who you are as a human. If that’s true then by design, we are meant to create. We’re made for it. Making stuff is more than production. It’s contribution. It’s connection. We don’t just need ideas. We need ideas that connect […]
Stumped. Whether you’re writing, or shooting, or designing, or trying to find a better way to clean furniture, being stumped happens. Not only does it happen, it’s necessary. The act of becoming stumped. The feeling of “this is it, there is nothing else,” usually means: don’t stop. Because what lies just behind “stumped?” Awesome, that’s what. […]
Creating is action. It’s work. Sometimes insight smacks you in the face and it’s obvious and you get it. Other times you work and work and work and stare the problem in it’s face and it just stares right back. Neither of you budging or giving any hint of giving in. Those are the times […]
I’m currently listening to Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer. It’s an essential work on creativity. Bringing together tons of examples and studies to draw a more clear picture on how creativity works, and how we may better access it. One of the story’s he tells in the book is about Bob Dylan. Bob […]
So, ’tis the season to be looking for new ways to grow and learn yes? Having good stimuli in your life is an essential part of being a healthy creative. It helps us in our creative process so we can make better ‘stuff.’ Podcasts are a huge source of stimuli for me. A podcast, for […]
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