Category: ideation

Big Fat Loser Confession: The ‘I’ll Try’ Enemy

I’ve said it at work while training sales consultants: “I’ll try” is a disease.After teaching, coaching, and seeing an employee experience a eureka light-bulb moment, I’ll sometimes hear two dreaded words: “I’ll try.” I honestly wish they’d just say “I won’t and I can’t.” No commitment, no change, no results. Just be honest with your… Continue reading Big Fat Loser Confession: The ‘I’ll Try’ Enemy

Give Life to Ideas and Creativity by Killing the ADD/OCD Demons

I sometimes get distracted easily. To write, create, or ideate I’ll often need to get away. Do you ever feel this way? So, off to the coffee shop I go. My favorite writing nook vacant, I now inhabit this space: Now I can write. Finally no distractions. Fast forward about an hour. Here’s the rundown…… Continue reading Give Life to Ideas and Creativity by Killing the ADD/OCD Demons

The Writer’s Toolbox, an Exercise in Creative Bravery

My wife, ever the cheerleader (thanks babies!), bought me a wonderful gift that I didn’t bother to even open. How rude. Yes, but the time had to be right. Tonight’s the night!The gift, The Writer’s Toolbox, by Jamie Cat Callan, is both a book(let) and several simple inspiring exercises to get the brain jogging into… Continue reading The Writer’s Toolbox, an Exercise in Creative Bravery

Lady Gaga + Warren Buffett = Tips for Business Artists

She is hanging from a chandelier, covered in stage blood, dressed in. . . what is that?Welcome to my brain when I first saw Lady Gaga perform on an awards show several years ago. I looked over at my wife, who’s also a business artist like myself, and noticed her jaw in a similarly dropped… Continue reading Lady Gaga + Warren Buffett = Tips for Business Artists