You've gotta know the rules before you’ll know if you’re breaking them. And, you’ve gotta know the rules before you can consciously know how to break them too. If you think you’re writing your own rules or “oh so original,” human behavior suggests otherwise. The best part about learning the rules is they give you … Continue reading No Formula, Just Form
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A (Mouse’s) College Graduation Speech
I found my college graduation tassel in a box the other weekend. A mouse had crapped in it (on it? into it? Sorry, I lack the basic language let alone poetry to describe this one). I cleaned it up, but it also reminded me, one man’s accreditation is another rodent’s nest-toilet. Things only mean what … Continue reading A (Mouse’s) College Graduation Speech
Podcast Of The Week: John Cleese On Creativity
Ok, so it’s not a podcast, but you don’t need the video if you want to just listen to it - so get over yourself, will you? (Which is essentially what I’m telling myself as I’m breaking form here and not giving you a literal podcast. Ok. I forgive me, I hope you can too. … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: John Cleese On Creativity
A Person Who Doesn’t Read Has No Advantage Over A Person Who Can’t Read
A friend said, “What book is that from?” Well, it doesn’t really matter because I don’t read books, but, I’m still curious.” Mark Twain reminded him, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” Somebody smarter than I once told me, “Curiosity is what counts. … Continue reading A Person Who Doesn’t Read Has No Advantage Over A Person Who Can’t Read
Reprogramming Our (Human) Hardware, Firmware, and Software
How many times have you wanted to reprogram a frustrating part of your brain? 10? 20? 200? How about so far today? Ugh. Here’s a helpful thought - what if we think about ourselves, as Daniel Jefferies puts it, in terms of hardware, firmware, and software? Hardware is hard to change. I’m just shy of … Continue reading Reprogramming Our (Human) Hardware, Firmware, and Software
In Which My Dog Teaches Me A Philosophical Lesson About Making Mistakes
Raven is the black one on the right. This post is about her. Zen master Raven. One of my dogs regularly walks into flights of stairs. Not up them, well, not at first at least, but into them. It’s not that she doesn’t know what to do with stairs, it’s just that she always spaces … Continue reading In Which My Dog Teaches Me A Philosophical Lesson About Making Mistakes
More Dissent And Less Dogma
Challenge people. Not to pick fights, but to explore the boundaries and move the world forward. Whether it’s challenging clients to look at new services or products, or peers to dive into new projects, or just those we care about in our lives into finding new ways of thinking - we need resistance to get … Continue reading More Dissent And Less Dogma
Sunday Music: Cause You’ve Got Soul, And Everybody Knows, And It’s All Right
How we talk to ourselves, how we think of our purpose, why we think we do or do not belong - these are the heavy, weighty, and extraordinarily beautiful concepts Soul wrestles with. I don’t care if you don’t have little kids in your life. I don’t care if you’re “too old for cartoons.” I … Continue reading Sunday Music: Cause You’ve Got Soul, And Everybody Knows, And It’s All Right
Going From Social Media To Social Media Driven Business
The modern creator's dilemma: social media is a great way to find and connect with customers, patrons, and fans. But (and it’s a BIG but), all the platforms kind of suck for monetizing your work. Everything is supposed to be… free. That’s not exactly synonymous with profitable. Plus, when we say ALL the platforms, we’re … Continue reading Going From Social Media To Social Media Driven Business
You’re Not That Great (A Motivational Post)
You’re not that great. Don’t take it the wrong way, I’m not that great either, but there’s a subtle point here. Overconfidence is a problem we - and the people we seek to serve - all suffer from. The good news is that just knowing it exists can help us deal with it. Organizational Psychologist … Continue reading You’re Not That Great (A Motivational Post)