How do you shape a meaningful life of creating while also making a right livelihood and making a difference? That question has burned inside me for years, and I’m finally ready to share with you work that has come from my living this question with myself and countless other individuals and teams for 30 years….
Note: This is a op-ed blended with personal narrative. It’s unapologetically 3200 words. I welcome your views and comments to further the conversation. 1. Are You a Punk or Outlaw? The DIY movement has its roots in home improvement – decades before Home Depot made it vogue and cheap. But its more current currency has…
You’ve likely heard and seen by now the Volvo ad that went viral as Jean-Claude Van Damme performs his “epic splits.” But why did it go viral? Maybe if we took a closer look at what happens to most of us emotionally as we experience the 72-second video from beginning to middle to end, we…
Note: Around once a month, I pledge to break blog decorum and essay = attempt to say something; a trial; an artful testing out on foot. The essay more than any other writing form is the amorphous form of the writer’s quest. “The essay’s engine is curiosity; its territory is the open road….This is what makes…
The Cost of Creative Excellence Take an experiment with me. First, consider this. When it comes to production value, I’ve noticed we creatives can get trapped between extremes. By production value, I mean how well we execute and produce our final products, stories, designs, jewelry, services, presentations, or offerings – or even marketing. On one…
This is a story about seeing beyond either/or. It’s a story about choosing friends and fulfillment and your readers while still forwarding your career. It’s a story about collaborative publishing. It’s a tale of two novels, too, coming out on the same day by the same author. But context, first. (Skip down if you don’t…
Whatever publishing route you take, you need to know what choices for book design – inside and out – can affect your book’s success. How a writer thinks of design often distinguishes an amateur from an artist or professional. Why? Amateurs often fixate on what the writing does for them. Artisan-authors and professional authors, on…
1. From A Taste of Fish to a Taste of Freedom Thelma wanted to go fishing for a weekend with her buddy Louise. Just the two of them cutting back, drinking beer, and soaking in the great outdoors. Problem? Her good ol’ boy hubbie wouldn’t hear of it. And wide-eyed Thelma complied. With savvier Louise’s…
Note: High summer seems an ideal time to hang low, retreat from the bright spotlight, and practice the art of Productive Loafing. Productive Loafing is the intentional act of retreating from “doing” and from public engagement. It can come in many forms as this series of articles will show. While “hanging low” during high summer, I’m posting ideas…
Note: High summer seems an ideal time to hang low, retreat from the bright spotlight, and practice the art of Productive Loafing. Productive Loafing is the intentional act of retreating from “doing” and from public engagement. It can come in many forms as this series of articles will show. While “hanging low” during high summer, I’m posting ideas…
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