I spoke at a creativity conference last week. I asked some of the attendees what the best part of the conference was. You might be surprised, but it wasn’t the keynote or breakout sessions. It was the one-on-one conversations they had with the speakers and other creatives.
A friend sent me this video. I watched it late at night in my hotel room. I got super creeped out. And the slow Internet made it worse. It paused at the worst moments making the tension almost unbearable. And then the end came. Watch it for yourself and see what I mean.
It’s easy to get lazy when you’re creating for the fun of it. Do you want to go anywhere with your creativity? You need to be intentional about getting there. “Everyone ends up somewhere, but few people end up somewhere on purpose.” – Craig Groeschel
Few things drain me more than lengthy projects. I’m an obsessive guy that needs variety. If I’m stuck in one thing too long I want to shoot myself. I’m writing a book right now and am already dragging my knuckles writing the first chapter. How will I make it? I have a few strategies, but…
Sweeten your visual senses with this week’s eye candy buffet. Here are a few visuals I stumbled across this week. Be inspired. Enjoy.
Feeling stuck? Creativity tapped out? Try a walk. Grab a camera, camera-phone or audio recorder. Walk around, capture what you see/hear. Walk far. Get down on the ground. Get weird angles. Take some risks to get some interesting material. Your creativity will begin to wake up. Here’s some of the pics I grabbed on a…
What happens when you add to perfection? It’s no longer perfect. If you could make something more perfect, it wasn’t perfect in the first place. We become our own enemies when we overwork our creativity. It’s a huge temptation to over-meddle. The temptation comes from insecurity.
Everyone tells you to be you. “Embrace who you are.” But what about the things that you aren’t? What do you do with those things? Do you hide them? No way! In fact, flaunt it! Miracle Whip has embraced this concept in their new ads. The Situation says how much he hates the taste of…
Clogged creativity? Here’s something that can clear your pipes and get you creating again. Read up on history. I’m not talking about Napoleon or Alexander the Great. I’m referring to the crazy mysteries of the past. There are some haunting tales that are way stranger than fiction. Try these for starters:
Sweeten your visual senses with this week’s eye candy buffet. Here are a few visuals I stumbled across this week. Be inspired. Enjoy.