Today is day 5 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #5: Disconnect. Turn off your computer, your blackberry/iphone/palm/etc, any method of people getting in touch with you and go outside. Many of us assume that we are the most creative when we are in our offices, our what we have determined to be our optimal creative environment. In reality, if you...
Today is day 4 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #4: Run a marathon. Learn to snowboard or ski. Sky dive. Go to racing school. Start your own business. Try defying gravity. Do something you didn’t think you ever could and prove yourself wrong. My father has always been a stellar athlete. National Water Polo player, Pan American Water Polo champion,...
About a month ago, I talked about being just mediocre, and that someday I hoped to join the ranks of the top bloggers and be a part of Alltop. Today, my goal was achieved. I chose to be a part of the innovation category because I felt that it captured the message of my blog the best. I have spent the last month really working...
Today is day 3 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #3: Do you have someone you look up to? Someone who has the career you admire, or that you want to know more about but are too scared to ask to meet? Go for it – call, email, dm, however you can – but take the chance. After all, they are...
Due to a question about the power/boldness of my first creative idea, I decided to clarify why I chose these tips. Each tip over the next 9 days (and the one yesterday) have worked for either myself or someone I know personally. So, I have decided to include a little about the story that inspired the bold move. These are not ‘fun ideas’ but actual...
Today is day 1 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #1: Take your favorite book and read it somewhere in public (mine is “She’s Come Undone” by Wally Lamb). Put yourself out there and let someone ask you a question. You never know, the one person who helps you to think about you favorite book in a new way could be...
I am getting ready to head to Vegas and am so excited! I can not wait to see all the cool new gadgets and gizmos from the electronics industry. Monday I will be posting about my favorite creative designs and my experience. Stay tuned… ...
Using Twitter shouldn’t be a task – and neither should finding new Twitter followers. While looking through my twitter stream, I noticed @swoodruff & @ikepigott‘s posts about their rules for use of twitter. I expected the post to be filled with tips and tricks, but instead were their rules for how they choose who to follow or what followers could expect to find. After reading...
Kyle Reddoch (the Everyday Web Expert) has asked me to be a guest blogger for his site a couple times a week and I happily accepted*. My first post on his site was today, please check it out! How I learned how to choose color for a website from a 10yr old… *If you are interested in having me guest post or write for your...
I love my blog, I love writing and I love improving both. In order to do so, I spend a lot of time reading other blogs and finding ways to improve my creativity. I usually delete posts from my feed reader once they are read, but every once in a while, one catches my attention and I keep them around. Since it is the first...
