Safety rarely took anything or anyone from good to great. Our fear of failure, humiliation or judgement must be trumped by our desire to see breakthrough in our creative process. Question: what risks are you taking? [box options]Like this stuff? Get new posts via e-mail.[/box]
Author: Andrew Zahn
I'm a son, husband, dad, business owner, actor and good sleeper/eater.
On this blog, I pave a highway for creative growth by providing food, water, and shelter for those wishing to live, work, and play with creative zest.
Why Create
Creativity isn’t easy. It’s not succinct or efficient–or even reasonable most of the time. Creating takes hours, days or even years, often producing nothing but the strength and resolve to create again. But… Creativity unleashes Creativity transcends. Creativity unlocks. Creativity is our unique gift. Our joy comes from creating and sharing our gift with others. (Tweet… Continue reading Why Create
How Men Relate: Man Speak
Beer. Football. Work. Eat. Scratch. Sleep. Repeat for 70+ years? *** What do you get when you connect an ultra marathoner/poet, a literary agent/editor and an actor/entrepreneur online in Google Hangouts over the course of 10 months? A book about connection. When my friend Dave Lukas started talking about a project for collaboration, I was in… Continue reading How Men Relate: Man Speak
How to Not Complain: 11 Tips for Staying Positive
1. Realize that work, pain and frustration are not a curse, though our attitudes can be. 2. Wear yellow. 3. Compliment liberally, criticize minimally. (Tweet this positivity!) 4. For every negative thing that’s said to you by the “Debby Downer” types, immediately turn it around to the positive. DD: Oh well. Looks like rain today!… Continue reading How to Not Complain: 11 Tips for Staying Positive
How to Tell if Someone is NOT the Expert They Think They Are
With the bevy of online gurus, experts, coaches and inspirational bloggers who offer advice on how to achieve our dreams, be successful and quit our day jobs, I think it’s time we set a standard on whether or not these experts deserve our attention. Here are my guidelines. You are not a guru/expert/coach if… 1.… Continue reading How to Tell if Someone is NOT the Expert They Think They Are
Imagination Plus
Motivation for your work and play from Jon Acuff. Have a great day creating!
29 Ways to Stay Creative
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No Net
Did you see that guy who walked across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope? As I was watching the video I thought… He’s crazy. He’s passionate. He’s an inspiration. Isn’t that who we are as creatives? We go out on the limb that’s far too slender to hold our weight because that’s where the fruit… Continue reading No Net
What Artists Do
I like rebranding. I like the word ‘rebranding’ because it carries a connotation of bringing new and fresh ideas to something (or someone) that needs an inside-out makeover. And artists need rebranding. Why? When we hear the word artist, we can’t hear it without baggage of some sort. Some of the baggage is positive–we think of… Continue reading What Artists Do
How to Cure People Pleasing
Sometimes I’m a people-pleaser. I think many artists are bent in that general direction. As artists, we often want applause, recognition or just the satisfaction of knowing we’ve made a difference. None of those things are innately wrong…until they become an obsession. I know I can be overzealous at times. I want to be wanted.… Continue reading How to Cure People Pleasing