Drive Drive Drive
Feeling creatively blocked? Why not go on a road trip? Seriously, hop in your car, drive a few hours, and enjoy some different scenery.
Brainstorming and Bad Ideas
Who says there are no bad ideas in brainstorming? I don’t believe it. I’ve been in plenty of brainstorming sessions that did more harm than good.
Community Pool: Josh Collesano
One question. What’s the biggest thing you’ve learn about creativity? Josh Collesano answers: “We are not the originators [of creativity], simply curators and stewards of the tremendous creativity of God.”
MacGyver’s Lessons on Creativity
“I could kill you five different ways using this hat.” I’m not sure how I ended up hanging out with this guy. But he proclaimed this while explaining his jujitsu skills. Then he demonstrated exactly how he would take me out with his hat. Impressive! As I slowly backed away…I couldn’t help but admire his…
Play with Your Food
I love food. I love to cook, eat and play with it. Food is the only medium that touches all five senses. You taste it. You see it. You touch it. You smell it. You hear it when you chew or snap a carrot. Why wouldn’t you use food to inspire you?
Surround Yourself With Greatness
I haven’t spoken Spanish in fourteen years. But today I was fluent. I grew up in Guatemala, so I picked up a few things. But a few years after moving to the US I lost my Spanish skills. A few years later I married an Argentine girl. I’ve been meaning to relearn the lost language,…
You Aren’t Too Busy
I hate when people say they’re too busy. When you say that, you’re actually saying “I’m too busy for you!” You’re never actually too busy. If the President requested a conference with you, you’d find the time. The reason you’re “too busy” is that you have put a higher priority on other things.
Eye Candy |Episode 16|
Sweeten your visual senses with this week’s eye candy buffet. Here are a few visuals I stumbled across this week. Be inspired. Enjoy.
Connect
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.
Be a Little Trickster
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.