Community Pool: Blaine Hogan
One question. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learn about creativity? Blaine Hogan answers: “Those who produce the most meaningful work have found a way to defeat resistance. They’ve found a way to overcome fear.”
Befriend Someone Scary
This is a real conversation I had. Guy: My friend Foodstamp can hook you up with a cell phone for $20, one time fee. You just can only make calls, you can’t receive them.” Me: Um, that sounds illegal. Guy: No way. Not if you don’t get caught.
Ask
Make an ask of yourself. When you have a big dream, asking others for help is often the only way to accomplish it. Unfortunately, it’s scary to ask others for help. “Will they reject me? Will they be annoyed with me? Will I lose all my friends and become a homeless genius like in ‘The…
Be Uncool
It’s so tempting to be “cool”. Cool people get all the attention. Cool people are well liked. Life is easy for the cool people. But cool people never break through the normal. Cool people embody the norms. They’re predictable and, ultimately, rather boring.
Immerse Yourself
If you do contract work like me, you know how hard it is to get inspired for some projects. With many different clients pulling you many different ways, it’s easy to get creative blocks when approaching certain projects. Do you relate?
Community Pool: Joe Cavazos
One question. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learn about creativity? Joe Cavazos answers: “Creativity is pretty laid back, she goes and comes when she wants. However, she will always be there as long as I’m willing to chase her.”
The Opportunity of Hate
As soon as you attempt anything worth doing, you’ll encounter haters. Haters hate because they disagree with you, they’re jealous of you or they fear change. They’re vocal. They’re intimidating. But we can’t be afraid of haters.
Create a Persona
I’m not a split personality! And neither am I! I know Multiple Personality Disorder is a debilitating condition. But imagine if we could switch out personalities whenever we wanted. Imagine the creative potential we’d harness from the different temperaments and perspectives we could access.
A Vacation from Creation
Are you obsessed with your creativity? You should be. Start there. But now that you’re obsessed…it’s time to take a break.
You Are Very Small
Look at the universe. Our galaxy is a speck within the universe. Our planet is a speck within the galaxy. You are a speck within our planet. Now what are you stressed about? What’s blocking your creativity?