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Love creativity love mindset purpose wellness May 20, 2024

It’s a nebulous construct, poorly defined at best. “Love” is a word used to describe an emotion, a commitment, a gut feeling. It is also a common excuse for bad behavior ranging...

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The Story, Part III creativity creator creator-educator inspiration mindset motivation May 10, 2024

In Part I of this series, I spoke about emotion and mystery as hallmarks of a compelling story. In Part II I added the ingredient of authenticity. Now, in Part III, I want to talk about a factor...

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The Story, Part I call to action creativity emotion mystery storytelling Apr 22, 2024

I was stunned when I got back. The restrooms had been tagged as “unsafe” by some governmental authority and locked shut. People were sleeping in the mud between the buildings. Valuable...

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Create Yourself content creators craft creativity creator-educator excellence practice Mar 25, 2024

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
- J.R.R. Tolkien (speaking as Gandalf)

If you read my work on even a semi-regular basis, you will know that I’m pretty...

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Invite the Muse creativity creator inspiration mindset success Dec 19, 2023

So here it is. You have cleared your mind and stilled the incessant, distracting chatter (as we discussed in last week’s blog post). Now you are staring at a blank page, or staff or canvas....

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Outside The Box authenticity creativity creators inspiration motivation original Nov 20, 2023

My wife, Jenn is a creator of the fine art persuasion. She draws and paints and many of her creations are stunningly unique. At one point early in our relationship I commented, “Wow -...

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