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.
My newest productivity tool is daily to do lists. I tend to get bogged down with long lists. Even if I check off 20 things, the looming 100 items depress me. And I will never get it all done. Talk about despair!
Feeling stuck? Creatively dried up? Sometimes a peak into your past will inspire you. Every few months I look back at my old work. I usually cringe. I’ve obviously improved at this creativity thing. And if I never make it past the cringing stage, I’m encouraged to know that I’m not where I once was.…