What’s your dream job? If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? What’s keeping you from fulfilling your dream job? It’s seems all the rage to talk about day jobs and dream jobs. It’s a great discussion and I’m so glad people are discovering passions, dreams, and purpose. I love the whole Quitter… Continue reading Dream Job Day Job Dojo
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The Problem with Vacations
[box options]Do you agree with Godin’s assessment of vacations? Why or why not?[/box]
Work in Progress: Weirdest Blog Post Ever
This morning, I started two blog posts. And didn’t finish them. It feels a bit like my work today is a failure. A flop. I even considered not posting at all today… But it’s time to make some lemonade. Ladies and Gentlemen: the weirdest blog post ever…
The Artist’s Double Life: The Day Job
Feeling bifurcated? Jekyll and sometimes Hyde? Creatives often live a life that mirrors our cell phone plans: we spend our ‘peak minutes’ at a day job while our ‘off peak minutes’ (nights and weekends) afford us little time to get our creativity fix. As a creative do you ever feel like this pic to the right?… Continue reading The Artist’s Double Life: The Day Job
Creative Juices: Monday Begins on Sunday
Monday blues. Case of the Monday’s. I’ve even heard it said that “Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.” It’s a cute and clever statement, yet some actually believe this. Why waste 1/7th of our lives? As whole and complete creatives our Mondays must begin on our Sundays with a basic… Continue reading Creative Juices: Monday Begins on Sunday
Friday Light: McDonald’s Dollar Menu Temptations
I’m weak. Like a girl at a hip-swiveling Elvis concert. Can’t say no. Willpower shot. I hear from within me a whisper of sinister rationalization: You deserve a break today. To which I answer “yes. Yes indeed I DO deserve a break today.” And then another voice… You want it, you need it. Another answer… Continue reading Friday Light: McDonald’s Dollar Menu Temptations
An Actor in the Office: Tips to Making Your Day Job Creative
6 Similarities of Working in an Office and Working on a Cruise Ship I used to do this: Now I do this: As creatives, we have a challenge before us: to live a life filled with joy, connection, and fearlessness, and share those traits with others via our chosen medium of expression. How do we… Continue reading An Actor in the Office: Tips to Making Your Day Job Creative