The 7 deadly sins of creative professionals: Part three
This is the third part of a seven-part series designed to help creative professionals succeed in doing their life’s work…for a living. New here? Start at the beginning. The third deadly sin is… Using...
View ArticleIra Glass on "storytelling" in the creative life
I was completely blown away by this series by Ira Glass, Host and Executive Producer of Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life. You can apply this wisdom to all aspects of the creative life, and...
View ArticleThe mystery of creativity
One of the hardest things about my job as a creative professional is coming up with that great idea, time after time after time. When you’re being paid by the hour, the pressure’s on to come up with...
View ArticleAdobe Photoshop CS4 Sneak Peak
I cannot WAIT for Adobe Photoshop CS4 to come out. I never hopped on the CS3 train…just couldn’t get excited about it. But CS4’s 3D imaging capabilities look mind-blowing. Take a look at...
View ArticleNote to Self: Don't Be Michelangelo
Mark McGuinness from Lateral Action wrote an article today that I really connected with. It’s about how you don’t need to be a creative genius to achieve success, but for me, it was about...
View ArticleThe Artist's Way
I am embarking on a journey. (Cue the inspirational music…) Okay, wait. I can’t be sarcastic about this. This requires complete and total seriousness. So put on your serious faces guys. Seriously now....
View ArticleThe Artist's Way: Week One
So in case you missed the Very Important Announcement, I’ve been going through the Artist’s Way for the past two weeks. Except I’m still on week one, because a.) I’m not very good at re-training old...
View ArticleThe Artist's Way: A week of astounding revelations
After another week of doing The Artist’s Way, I find myself kind of off-balance. I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow, much less next month. What I previously deemed possible has gotten...
View ArticleTaking care of the goose: Lessons on self-care in business
I think we all agree that as startup business owners, taking care of ourselves is important. So we don’t get burned out…yada, yada, yada. But when we apply that to ourselves personally, it gets a...
View ArticleI am a love machine
Really, I am. I thrive on love in all forms. Online love. Offline love. Love for my work, love for other people’s work. Love is my favorite. I think we’re all little walking love machines. It would be...
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