In her latest book InGenius, Tina Seelig of Stanford University says failure is really just “collecting data.” Creative, innovative people and small business owners must put themselves “out there” and risk failing. Imagine building your flexible, agile, and evolving brand or business in an environment …

Launching a new business, or a new venture can keep us up all night in fear. So can writing a book. Or shifting creative media as a professional. When it comes to heading into the unknown, fear of what’s ahead can …

I have a drive to perfect and yet I’m careful now not to let that drive turn into perfectionism (mostly). Perfectionism is a serious condition. It can stall otherwise talented, hard-working people like you from advancing your best ideas, having the …

Conversation at its root – con-vers – is “a state of turning with” somebody else in talk rather than turning against them. It’s the difference between really attuning to other people and following the course of conversation or trying to force …

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation, and creativity. This month we take a look at the brain on creativity, how effective branding is contingent on emotions, recent research on ways to inspire innovation from …

As an accomplished professional, what distracting mental clutter is holding you back from advancing your best work? Maybe you’ve carved your own niche as a professional, business owner, or creative worker. Time is shaped according to what works best for you, …

In my last post, we discussed how the current environment is ripe for mission-driven brands to make major gains in income, influence, and impact this year. If you have or want to have a mission-driven brand, here are four trends …

Not every entrepreneur or creative, professional or business is driven by making a positive difference in other people’s lives. But if you are, there’s good news. Trends and research point to people wanting more from businesses. Some new research also suggests …

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation, and creativity. This month’s list gives insight to a psychologist’s expertise on how to make your brand stand out even if it’s unfamiliar, what consumer’s are looking for …

It doesn’t matter how mindful you try to be at work, you’re going to get stressed. It’s inevitable. Not all stress is equal. There are dis-stressors that can paralyze your creativity at work, and there are eu-stressors that can catalyze your …

Are you struggling to refine your brand and grow your business? First, answer this: How well do you know yourself? How often do you self-reflect? To succeed in your branding and business efforts, you need to know your field and industry, yes. …

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation, and creativity. This month’s list offers, among other things, how Visa is implying “sensory branding,” what the reverse branding trend is and why it is effective with Millennials, …