[box options] In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first. ~Adora Svitak [box] We love you TED Talks. We love your geeks, your smarts, your innovation . . . and your childishness. Recently, I cozied up to a speech by Andora Svitak (video below) and though she was 12… Continue reading Be Childish, I Double Dare Ya
Category: creativity
Ten Commandments for Creatives
Ten Commandments for Creatives 1. Give space, time and energy to your creativity. If you don’t, your space, time and energy will go to things you don’t value. 2. Creating is an act of worship. (Tweet this) Not creating is self-centered and selfish. 3. Your creativity is a gift given to you. Share gifts. 4.… Continue reading Ten Commandments for Creatives
Setting the Stage to Experience Flow
[box options]Today’s guest post is by Jason Mundok at The Wood Stove House. I enjoyed working with him on a recent project, The 24 Hour Plays. Enjoy![/box] I was recently turned on to the psychology term “flow.” It’s a mental state where a person is so completely immersed in an activity, they enter into a state… Continue reading Setting the Stage to Experience Flow
Between Start and Finish
Beginning. Middle. End. The basics of story in three words. Actually… the basic plot of life exists in those three words as well. Beginning. Middle. End. So where do we spend most of our time?
The Most Important Word of 2012
A single word haunts me. I hear it bellowing the halls of the dormant recesses of my mind. It calls me to action. It begs me to commune with others, love better and grow creatively. It wants me to start and finish that project I’ve always wanted to produce. I haven’t revealed the word to… Continue reading The Most Important Word of 2012
Nontroversy: Let Your Words Be Few
+It’s when the news makes a big deal out of stuff that’s not really a big deal but they make it seem like a big deal. What’s the word for that? Nontroversy. (For more nontroversy visit John Ridley’s Top Nontroversies of 2011 article on NPR). ***************** Communicating succinctly, whether in speech or in writing, is… Continue reading Nontroversy: Let Your Words Be Few
Inside Your Creative Brain: One Minute Movie
Creativity, ideation and innovation from the inside out. . . Hollywood style. Do you love getting an idea? What barriers do you have to push through to make the idea a reality?
Creativity and Comfort Zone
Your contribution to this site energizes and inspires. Recently, your fellow creatives wrote several fantastic post-worthy comments in response to a post about creativity and comfort zones (original post and comments here). Here are a few notables… *** From Scrollwork: You asked two questions: Can we create in a comfort zone? Aren’t there ways we MUST be… Continue reading Creativity and Comfort Zone
You and Spike Lee are Weird
“Spike Lee was weird.” A few days ago a business acquaintance of mine relayed this information about Lee; they’d lived in the same dorm while attending Clark Atlanta University. He described Lee as a lanky, geekish type. Apparently Spike’s name was the only cool thing about him. It got me thinking. What is ‘weird?’ Who… Continue reading You and Spike Lee are Weird
If Your Real Christmas Tree Could Talk
This isn’t quite what I’d expected, but I’m glad you picked me. I guess I was thinking it would end sooner than this. Ya know, that I’d be in the fireplace by now or whittled into something. Anything but this. How did this all start? With you guys bringing teenaged trees inside your homes and… Continue reading If Your Real Christmas Tree Could Talk