I said that you’ve got to stay inspired to be inspiring… and this inforgraphic will give you some tools to do both as you go about your work. Enjoy!
Category: inspiration
Imagination Plus
Motivation for your work and play from Jon Acuff. Have a great day creating!
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
Belief Comes First
I know a handful of millionaires. Though they’ve earned their greenbacks in different ways, they have one thing in common: confidence. I don’t mean the brazen, teenage-like confidence that disgusts. They posses a humble confidence which exudes from the core of their beliefs. Millionaires believe that… They make good decisions. They will continue to make good… Continue reading Belief Comes First
Do. Something. Differently.
As creatives, we’ve got to ask ourselves a few pertinent questions from time to time. What really fulfills me? What do I have to give? How do I sustain my creative projects? They’re not easy questions for creative people to answer. We tend to be nonspecific in our desires, knowing we want something but not defining it succinctly.… Continue reading Do. Something. Differently.
Several Reasons Why You May Not Want to Cut the Cable Cord
[box options] Today’s post is from a great college friend of mine, Jeremy Doan. After Jeremy read 14 Reasons This Artist Doesn’t Need Cable TV, he and I had a stimulating Twitter conversation resulting in me asking if he’d share his thoughts with you. And I’m so very glad he did. Enjoy… Jeremy’s bio: “I… Continue reading Several Reasons Why You May Not Want to Cut the Cable Cord
7 Attributes of the Entrepreneurial Artist
Artists create for multiple reasons. Some artists create for their own pleasure. Some artists create for others. Some artists create for profit, seeking to sell their work. But there is one artist who creates for all those reasons and a myriad of others–this is the entrepreneurial artist. 1. The entrepreneurial artist embraces obstacles as opportunities.… Continue reading 7 Attributes of the Entrepreneurial Artist
14 Reasons This Artist Doesn’t Need Cable TV
1. I value creating more than consuming. 2. I don’t need to put my mind in neutral that many hours per week. 3. Instead of watching the story happen, I’d rather be telling the story or sharing the story myself. 4. It never helped me accomplish my dreams. 5. Movement begets movement. No movement begets no movement.… Continue reading 14 Reasons This Artist Doesn’t Need Cable TV
Humor is Creativity
My wife Sarah and I are featured in the April issue of Courageous Creativity! An intro from the editors: “Have you ever considered that humor is essentially creativity? Check out stories and insights from TED speaker Hannah Brencher, renowned artist Chad Crowe, comedic writer and improv artist Lisa Warsinske, Indian classical vocalist Srivani Jade, multi-entrepreneurial duo Andrew and Sarah Zahn,… Continue reading Humor is Creativity
The Silent Thief that Steals Your Creativity
Missing something? If someone crept into my home and stole something I loved, I’d not just want the stolen item back, I’d want to know… Why was it stolen Who stole it How do I prevent this from happening again As artists we can sometimes get discouraged and that discouragement can lead to procrastination, apathy… Continue reading The Silent Thief that Steals Your Creativity