Defining Your Sacred Space
Why we each need a space in which to do our life's work.
Defining Your Sacred Space
Articles about Motivation
Three Invaluable Lessons From Caine’s Arcade
Three Invaluable Lessons From Caine’s Arcade
What a nine year old teaches us about focus, fun, and craft.
5 Books That Could Change Your Creative Game
5 Books That Could Change Your Creative Game
Five lesser-known books that could alter how you approach your work.
5 Ways To Shake Up Your Creative Process
5 Ways To Shake Up Your Creative Process
It's easy to fossilize around bad creative habits. Here's how to shake them up!
Dr. Seuss’ Timeless Wisdom on Curiosity
Dr. Seuss’ Timeless Wisdom on Curiosity
Dr. Seuss sets the path for curious creatives everywhere.
Epipheo Studios: Creating Epiphanies Through Video
Epipheo Studios: Creating Epiphanies Through Video
A chat with Epipheo Studios about inspiring action through art.
Starting: An Interview With Bryn Mooth
Starting: An Interview With Bryn Mooth
How do you know when it’s time to start something new?
Getting The Questions Right
Getting The Questions Right
Gaining creative traction is often about asking the right questions.
4 Ways To Trigger Creative Ideas
4 Ways To Trigger Creative Ideas
Need an insight now, but the juices aren't flowing? Here are a few ways to trigger creative accidents when needed.
It Can Be Anything You Want
It Can Be Anything You Want
Derek Sivers has written a gem of a book on how to survive as a creative entrepreneur.
Aaron Goldfarb on How To Fail
Aaron Goldfarb on How To Fail
I connected with Aaron Goldfarb over e-mail a few months back and was immediately hooked by the ingenious promotional strategy he used to get the word out about his novel How To Fail: A Self-Hurt Guide. I caught up with Aaron to ask how he took his idea from an...
How To Change The World (In About 10 Minutes)
How To Change The World (In About 10 Minutes)
There's much discussion these days about changing the world. But why, and how?
Running Away From Something Is Not A Strategy
Running Away From Something Is Not A Strategy
Are you moving forward while looking backward?
Finding A Mentor
Finding A Mentor
A few years ago my friend Kevin decided to get a few guy-friends from undergrad and B-school together for a weekend getaway on a farm in Lexington, KY. The idea was to get some younger, bright business people together with some more experienced mentors for...
Chasing Vapor
Chasing Vapor
Are your goals effective, or just vaporous visions of some distant, ideal self?
How Much Noise Is In Your Life?
How Much Noise Is In Your Life?
In sound recording there is something known as the "noise floor". This is the amount of constant ambient noise in the recording environment or that results as a function of the method of recording. The goal for any recording engineer is to maximize the amount of signal recorded in comparison to the amount of noise. The more noise is present, the more difficult it is to discern the signal, or the subject of the recording [...]
7 Word Bio
7 Word Bio
Can you summarize what you do in just seven words? It can be an effective way of gaining focus in life and work.