My Personal Manifesto (and How To Write Your Own)
Do you have a framework for making decisions?
My Personal Manifesto (and How To Write Your Own)
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Mapping, Making, Meshing
Mapping, Making, Meshing
There are three kinds of work that we need to do in order to produce brilliant results. When we compromise one or more of them, we can begin to spin out. On this episode, I describe each of them and what happens when we neglect them. [iframe style="border:none"...
Your Collective
Your Collective
Who is in your collective? This is a group of people who helps you stay inspired, synced to what matters, and on-course. Do you have a group that you meet with routinely to help you stay in creative shape? [iframe style="border:none"...
Three Ways to Break Through In 2019
Three Ways to Break Through In 2019
Creative paralysis, or “block”, is often the result of inattention in a few key areas.
Your Dailies
Your Dailies
What do you do every day? Because what you do every day will define the course of your life and career much more than what you do every so often. [iframe style="border:none"...
A Powerful Question To Ask Someone You Admire
A Powerful Question To Ask Someone You Admire
The best way to stay creatively viable is to learn to empathize, and to draw from the inspiration of others. [iframe style="border:none"...
The Weight Of What’s Undone
The Weight Of What’s Undone
The weight of all of your incomplete projects and partial ideas can weigh heavily on you if you're not careful. On this episode, we discuss a few strategies for dealing with that weight.
Bella The Well-Fed Cat
Bella The Well-Fed Cat
Do you have hunting trails in your life? They are valuable for helping you generate new ideas more consistently, especially under pressure. [iframe style="border:none"...
Your Sacred Space
Your Sacred Space
Do you have a place in your life where you can retreat? Where you do your best thinking and your "life's work"? We all need a sacred space. [iframe style="border:none"...
What Do You Do When You’re Working?
What Do You Do When You’re Working?
What do you do when you're actually working? When you're producing the value you're uniquely capable of producing? You have to protect that - it's the "main thing". [iframe style="border:none"...
Flex Your Idea Muscle
Flex Your Idea Muscle
If you want ideas when they matter most, you need to practice generating them when it doesn't matter at all. Today, I share how with some advice from James Altucher. [iframe style="border:none"...
Step Sprint Stretch
Step Sprint Stretch
On this episode, I share a nesting set of goals that will help you accomplish those projects that seem overwhelming at the outset. [iframe style="border:none"...
Re-defining Success and Failure
Re-defining Success and Failure
Don't allow confusion about these terms to cause creative spinout.
My Near Death Experience
My Near Death Experience
When I was 16, I awoke one night unable to move my legs. On this episode, I share how that incident re-framed my perspective on life and work. [iframe style="border:none"...
Plan Your Day On An Index Card
Plan Your Day On An Index Card
On this episode, I share how to plan your day on an index card using the framework E-M-P-T-Y. [iframe style="border:none"...
Using Time Chunks To Master Your Days
Using Time Chunks To Master Your Days
The best way to ensure that your most important work gets done is to dedicate time to doing it.
Your Ethic
Your Ethic
Do you have a defining ethic, or a set of words that describes how you go about making decisions, and that is the filter for the value you bring to the table each day? On this episode, you'll hear about mine and how to develop your own. [iframe style="border:none"...
You’ll Be Known For What You Do
You’ll Be Known For What You Do
In my book The Accidental Creative, I quoted Kristian Andersen who said "You'll be known for what you do, so you'd better get busy doing what you want to be known for." What exactly is it you want to be known for, and are you busy doing it? [iframe...