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Creativity + Learning
how i kicked my time management habit and became exceedingly more productive, profitable and thrilled
Time management systems are tricky beasts. They may help us be more productive, but not necessarily less stressed, or more fulfilled, or more in touch with our true nature. We may look freer with our priorities all tidy, but too often, time remains the master and we get “given” time for obeying the system…
my new sizzle reel is here!
This marks the beginning of my next chapter. New stages to rock. A bountiful book launch in 2012. Love to share. Magic here + now. A taste: With Love,
wide-eyed discernment + girlfriends, adored : june’s white hot round-up
It’s time for a random list of appreciation, enduring love and a few trends. In no particular order:
17 money practices for business that cost me a lot to learn (part 2)
The question I get asked the most in terms of monetization and business priorities is about what to focus on first. Here’s the only mantra you need: Get the money in the door. What can you do in your business to make money RIGHT NOW? Today? This week? And the week after that? Do it. I’ll bet you it doesn’t rely on having the perfect logo or the right suit to wear…
it’s been very real, 2010: a white hot retrospective
What do you think you’re entitled to? Believing in your implicit worth liberates you to create more value for the world you serve.
world-changing writing, creativity, and ‘tude: an interview
And this all goes back to waving the flag of your passion. Your passion is your qualification. It’s your leading qualification.
qualified requests: how to ask for stuff
Just ask. Ask and It Is Given. Ask and you shall receive. Good things come to those who…ask. Agreed. Emphatically. Ask and keep asking. Ask the universe, your boss, your crush, bank manager, bus driver, car salesman…ask for what you want and keep on asking. But if you want to increase your odds of receptivity, you’ve got to go about it with some style, darling…
9 books for deepening how you create + work (part 2 of 3)
In this new world, you and I make it up as we go along, not because we lack expertise or planning skills, but because that is the nature of reality.
9 books that could deeply influence how you live (part 1 of 3)
Discipline is a tool that numbs the mind. When I read this, I felt like there was a ray of light cracking through my living room. This singular thought changed the way I approached my entire life.
saying yes to your dream: frank gehry + devotion
The moment you say YES is the beginning. It’s not when you give your notice or when your novel is off the press. It’s when you say YES to the desire.
4 righteous bits on art + interactivity…
Why even have a blog if you don’t want to interact with your readers? A blogger refusing to take comments would be like an artist refusing to take part in a critique. Right?
making space for creative credo
You just need to keep your eye on your real power source, or you get all fancy and you start wearing sunglasses when you sit down at the computer.
embracing creativity + our longing for narrative: Francesco Clemente with Charlie Rose
This interview reads like a meditation; at least it does for me. Clemente’s longing for a sense of wholeness and completion; the struggle to find his voice and break away from the order of things; the surrender to one’s desire… Dig in.
15 tips for public speaking that apply to shining at work, and just about everywhere else
#1: Start with gratitude. Any and every gig is an honour. Thank the host, and thank the audience for the possible mountains they moved to show up and listen to you.
juicy mind, happy product: a meditation for self promotion
Ask your business/product/service/artwork if it has a message or a gift to give you. Receive it. Notice how you receive it.
the stop doing list via live tv
Mark Kelley, from CBC, and I talk about “stop doing lists.”
the best list ever, by Danielle: vol. 1
We’re eating chocolate cones outside an ice cream parlor at dusk. Me: “So, pookie, what’s it like being alive? The Kid (without missing a beat): “Oh mama! It’s AAA-MAZ-ing! If I were a telephone, I’d be ringin’ all the time!
burning questions with jay schryer: a man who digs the goddess… and the prince
Crisis! Identity crisis. About a year ago, I completely lost my way, to the point of not knowing who I was anymore…
3 simple questions to simplify success
Whether you’re a hairstylist or a blogger, a lawyer or a widget seller, it’s the simplest questions that will illuminate the way.
11 Productivity tips that creative types already know
Creative types get typecast as meandering goal setters for a reason. They tend to meander. We resist structure (even tho’ we crave it it.) We relish spontaneity (even tho’ we’re intrigued by five year goal setting plans.) We tend to be driven by inspiration (when we’re not obsessed with looking good on paper, or to our parents–who still can’t figure out how we make a living)…
ignore everybody, by hugh macleod
Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle. That is being human.
11 slightly scary ways to become a better you
Work with people who are smarter or more accomplished than you. In the last month or so I’ve advised a mega-website/magazine that has the #1 community forum on the world wide web, a super savvy duo who are #1 in their industry and have one of the finest business plans I’ve seen; and a kick-ass forum of some of the most savvy marketers, motivators, and communicators in action…
muhammad ali + me + lance armstrong + seth godin = holy smokes
Georgia O’Keefe’s austerity is divine. I also happen to like Geishas, monks and a lot of what Donna Karan does that is NOT black.
goddess feature: saraswati, rocking the creativity
Years ago in Santa Fe, my friend Navjit and I went to a gathering for Guru Karunamayi. New Mexico is to gurus what New York is to rock stars–they all pass through eventually. So catching a Hindi lecture on a Friday night and then heading to the club was par for the course. So there we were in our leather pants and Timberlands, gold eyeshadow and Betty Paige bangs… in lotus position…
take breaks for beauty, intervals of gorgeousness
Even if I’m writing fluidly or fire starting with a fellow entrepreneur, I crave little bits of beauty like I crave milk chocolate at about 3:00pm everyday.
hot song: help i’m alive, metric
if my life is mine
what shouldn’t I do?
I get wherever I’m going
I get whatever I need
while the blood’s still flowing
when does the idea fairy like to visit you?
The Idea Fairy can be slightly unpredictable. She won’t always show up when you’re in the zone. But she really appreciates being invited.
hot song: something beautiful, sinead o’connor
This is off Sinead’s set, Theology. It’s a love song to life, to God {with a bit of unfortunate bitterness, but just don’t sing at those parts if you don’t want to.} I’d like to sing it, maybe with a funky back beat, to the world. I want to make something beautiful, don’t you?
Take the style self-exam
Every choice is an expression of what we believe. On a daily basis, we make material and aesthetic choices that tell our story. Bold. Understated. Glam. Earthy. We are constantly showing the world who we are, or who we think we are. And the world responds accordingly.
