Note to Readers: One joy of shifting from a DIY attitude to a DIT (Do It Together) mindset is that you get to work with talented people who lift you up. That’s my experience with Heidi Johnson. Heidi has trained…

You know what? The executives, artists, business artists, designers, best-selling authors, thought leaders, scholars, and other creatives who have flourished do not have charmed, care-free lives.

http://vimeo.com/82851798 At age 24, Levi Felix was absorbed in the Los Angeles high-tech lifestyle, literally living and sleeping at the office and with his computer. Then his doctors warned him: With an ulcer and blood level 70 percent below normal,…

Gist: Vision and mastery can make goal-setting meaningful and effective for creatives. 1. WHAT DRIVES US I never make New Year’s resolutions. (I don’t feel so bad knowing that Luck Factor author and psychologist Richard Wiseman’s study points out this practice’s futility.) I used…

My four-month-old girl gawked at my gesticulating form from across the study. From her jungle-motif seat, she watched my hands as they whipped hieroglyphs – words and arrows and grids – on my new white board wall adhered to the…

In study after study, situation after situation, Adam Grant observed in his book Give & Take that the teachers, entrepreneurs, and creatives who see frequently that their work makes a meaningful difference in others’ lives feel motivated to continue having…