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Category Archives: Creativity

Do something different today. As we approach a busy season, we’re discussing what we can start doing differently to engage our brains and prime them for work. Good work will not always be a product of what comes naturally. Sooner or later, the work will not be as good as you want it to be […]

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I remember hearing these words from Ira Glass for the first time in January 2012. It changed the way I thought about work, creativity, and myself. My first thought when I first heard it, “I wish I’d heard this sooner.” This is video does it even more justice. “The most important, possible thing you could […]

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I cracked open Josh Kaufman’s book The Personal MBA yesterday and saw this on the first page of the intro: “The critics are ALWAYS wrong.” -Seth Godin “Just what the world needs… Another writer.” “Just what the world needs… Another wedding photographer.” “Just what the world needs… Another songwriter.” “Just what the world needs… Another […]

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You ever see a video or Buzzfeed link pop up again and again in your news feed until you finally click on it to go see what all the hype is about? I do that. If all my friends are posting about it, I’ll finally give in and go check it out. Because it’s the […]

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“Every creative story is different but every creative story is the same: There was nothing and now there is something. It’s almost like magic.” -Jonah Lehrer, Imagine: How Creativity Works There was nothing, now there is something. If you are a creative professional, you are in the business of producing what does not exist. The […]

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