I’m a scrapper when it comes to meetings. I love fighting for my ideas. But last Monday, as I was arguing emphatically for an idea, I kept getting shut down. It was a somewhat complex, but brilliant idea. But people kept getting hung up on details. I felt like my ideas were losing an intergalactic…
Are you a solo-creative? A solo-creative is a creative individual who works in an industry or company/church without other creatives. Usually they work in a largely “uncreative” industry or in a small company or church where they are the full extent of creative expression. Solo-creatives often yearn for companionship–we desperately want to work with other…
The Bible says to pity the fool that walks alone. I’m paraphrasing the MRT Version. But the road to creativity is a scary one. It’s not good to walk it alone. Creativity deals with deep parts of our soul. When we put ourselves out there and get rejected it can hurt–deeply. That’s why it’s important…
In my short-lived career with a band, I met many musicians convinced they were something special. Imagine their surprise when they tried out for the band and didn’t make it. They weren’t good enough musicians to make the cut. Why did they think they rocked when they didn’t?