Are you one of the people impacted by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak? Are you lucky enough to be working from home or was your employment affected by the economic shutdowns taking place around the world. In times where your attitude and positive outlook are tested it is easy for your creativity to take a hit. Your […]
If you’re pitching ideas, you’re going to encounter criticism, judgment, ridicule, and animosity. You won’t (probably) receive any actually punches in the face, but as a general rule the more push-back you get, the more creative your idea is. It’s easy to take criticism (especially harsh criticism) personally, but it’s not you they dislike — […]
Strategic naivete can be a creative advantage. If you don’t know anything about a subject it’s a heck of a lot easier to come up with ideas to contribute on the topic. Ignorance makes it easier to make things up. People hear the word “ignorant” and think it’s an insult. Ironically, that’s an ignorant response […]
You’ve heard phrases like “strong as an ox”, “slept like a log”, and “cool as a cucumber” all your life. What you may not remember from your school days is that these wonderfully descriptive phrases are called similes. A simile is figure of speech that uses the words “like” or “as” to make a direct […]
When you’re working on an important (but long-term) project, you can get a little stir crazy when you’re feeling shackled to the never-ending assignment. Internally you know that when you complete the project everything will have been worthwhile, but the trip to the end just seems to go on and on and on and on… […]
The next time you’re working on a serious project and you’re not sure where to begin in order to make it happen, start out by asking yourself “how can I have the most fun while I’m working on this project?” I don’t think most people have fun making the big projects happen in their lives […]
You could wait for approval, funding, experience, permission, buy-in, blessings, team members, diploma, domain name, logo, website, business cards, new clothes, new car, or a haircut — or you could go ahead without it. Seth Godin calls it “waiting to be picked”. It’s when you’re waiting to be chosen by somebody you perceive to be […]