Everyone needs a creative space of their own in their world. A dedicated physical location you can retreat to whenever you are in need of inspiration and motivation. A place where ideas come easily and is conducive to focus and productivity. A place where you do your best work. For some it might be a […]
When you have an important appointment you schedule it on your calendar (physical and/or digital) so that you don’t forget it or double-book something in the same time slot. You do this for important events like visits to the doctor’s office, travel plans, and business meetings. But, what could be more important that your own […]
What did you make today? Did you make things happen? Did you make mistakes? Or did you make excuses? Did you make things happen? …Celebrate! With more interruptions and distractions in your life today than ever before in the history of the world it is quite an achievement to simply be productive. And you didn’t […]
You may already know that I believe professionals in every business category should develop a heroic personal brand of their own. But what good is a hero if they aren’t featured in an exciting storyline? Sure, Batman looks like a bad-ass but it’s not until we witness a storyline in which he faces adversity and […]
If you want other people to buy into your idea, you need to create something that other people want. Empathy is the ability to psychologically identify with another person’s thoughts, emotions, and attitudes. Creative Empathy is the ability to generate innovate ideas for products, services, and solutions that will appeal to the thoughts, emotions, and […]
It is absolutely important that you do enough research on your ideas to give them the best chance of success, but it is equally important that you don’t spend so much time in the research phase that you miss the opportunity to put your ideas into action. You might end up convincing yourself that your […]
Ideas don’t have expiration dates, but they do have a “best if used by” date. Many ideas may take a person an entire lifetime to realize. Postponing your ideas wouldn’t be my first recommendation, but the truth is life and personal responsibilities can frequently force you to put your ideas on the back-burner. In some […]