We often seek belonging by matching like with like. In a new group setting, our adaptive instincts seek “likes” (Is she like me? Do I have something in common with him?) instead of differences. Older boys used to heckle me…

I hold space for vast amounts of uncertainty in my life – creatively, entrepreneurially, existentially. My closest teammates, friends, and family know this. But not everyone is temperamentally disposed to invite uncertainty. I respect that. So, I also train clients…

Image: Unsplash.com Every month we bring you the best articles we’ve found in brand and innovation. This month’s list is full of branding lessons that range from community building and cohesion in your messaging to the…

Image: Unsplash.com There are problems, there are challenges, and there are obstacles. They’re not the same. Harrison Ford got sick on the set of Steven Spielberg’s film Raiders of the Lost Ark. One morning, scheduled for an intense…

Image: Unsplash.com Are you telling yourself playing small and safe is your best decision? Archie had made up his mind. He told his two friends he just couldn’t risk starting his own animated studio. “It’s a stupid fantasy.”…

Image: Unsplash.com There’s never been a better time for you to share your message and creative brilliance with the world. Imagine if Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, but cowered at the prospect of receiving publicity…

Most creatives I know and work with have some variation of this conundrum: how to get optimal doses of solitude and of social interaction. Today’s writing invitation – the final one of the Be Possible Writing Project – takes us…

Image: Creative Commons In this Age of Convenient Information Access and ready-made persona formation, why invest time and money in any training? It was a warm sunny morning in Taos, New Mexico when I guided fifteen writers…

Now perhaps more than ever creatives & entrepreneurs have access to more knowledge, resources, and apps that empower us to take things into our own hands. But it’s also where we often get trapped. Maybe we think that because we can kind…

Collaboration, it turns out, is essential for creative productivity and innovation. The New York socialite Mabel Dodge knew something about putting talented, engaging people from different backgrounds and creative media in the same room. With the right atmosphere and combination…

Every month we bring you the best articles we’ve found in brand and innovation. This month’s issue offers pitfalls to avoid for your brand and image, how gratitude and brain stimulation can affect creativity, Nobel winners in innovation, and tips…

  Image:pages from the author’s editor You can toil on a book, rehearse a talk, strategize a launch, stretch yourself to create a new product or offer or a whole new business, but you cannot control…