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3 Steps to Brighter Branding

These are the essential V’s of visual style — three simple steps to keep your personal or business brand in line. This isn’t a check-list. There isn’t anything that can be crossed off, completed, finito. Each of these requires an ongoing process to keep it balanced, sustainable. Oh no, this here is a checkin-list. Check in [...]

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Scratching for Inspiration + the Creative Habit

Some book are like beacons for me. They keep calling me back, over and over. Guiding me through the dark. I need to own a copy, just to have it nearby. The list is short (yes, I’m particular) — but Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit is near the top. It has great energy and sure-fire [...]

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Challenge of Creative Doing

The challenge of creative work is in the doing. It’s not finding the ideas, or selecting the best-possible photo/paragraph/project to display, or knowing the best way to share it. It’s not even knowing the technical tools to make it happen. You can master Photoshop or your new Canon 5D or that fancy Scrivener writing program or [...]

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Olé Olé: Genius + Creativity

What is the nature of genius? And how do we, as business folks and creatives and world-movers, tap into that kind of genius on a moments whim? This classic TED talk has Elizabeth Gilbert diving into the nature of genius and its history. This is a must-must watch! P.S. Seen it before? It’s worth watching again! [...]

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