It has been an absolutely insane day. Great in every way possible – lunch in Redondo Beach with Simon Salt and Tessa McNabb of IncSlinger, 2 new projects confirmed via email and plans coming together for my workshop in October – but no matter how good it was, there was definitely not enough time in it to get everything done. Twitter, this blog post and...
Send people articles/stories/images/websites that you find that make you think of them. Make sure to tell them why you sent the article. Send quality articles whenever you find them. If you don’t have email addresses, send it through social networking sites. Repeat as often as possible. Wait Receive articles/stories/images/websites that other people find that make them think of you. Use those new links/ideas for your motivation.So, Katie,...
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Look around at the people in your life – those who have nothing to do with creativity or your work. Those are the people that are going to give you your next great blog post or idea for an advertisement. 1. IRL friend. Or a friend who isn’t on twitter, linkedin, blogging, stumbleupon, etc. More than likely they are on Facebook, but if they aren’t, even...
Problogger’s challenge is giving me deja vú. The 31 days to a better blog challenge is supposed to be 31 days of advice/challenges to improve your blog and your writing. It’s also supposed to have a unique suggestion every day. But today’s challenge is not only focused on someone elses blog, but the ideas in the post replicate many of his other challenge posts. Not really...
How many times have you said this (or at least thought it) when someone asked/recommended that you do something? I did it when I read the problogger challenge for today: Using a magazine to improve your writing. It’s a great idea, and probably a really beneficial challenge, but that doesn’t mean I want to do it. So what do I want to do? I really want...
Today is day 10 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Here is a quick recap of #1-#9: 1. Read in public 2. Quit your job 3. Contact someone you look up to 4. Do something you never thought you could 5. Disconnect 6. Don’t follow the crowd 7. Be nice 8. Ask questions 9. Let yourself be wrong Bold Move #10: Stop reading and start doing! Not to sound ungrateful to my readers,...
Today is day 9 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #9: Let yourself be wrong. Think about it: If you are never wrong, you never have the opportunity to learn something. We all like being right, ask any of my friends, I don’t do ‘wrong’ well. But, I have learned more about business by being wrong than I ever have by...
Today is day 8 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #8: Ask questions…not for the answer but for the conversation that it creates. Creativity is not a solo sport. If you were to lock yourself in a room and cut off all interaction, you would lose creative steam fairly quickly. You might get a few more things done in the beginning,...
Today is day 7 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #7: Be nice. Genuinely, honestly and truly nice. This sounds like a very simple, and not-so-bold task, but it is often forgotten and has a larger influence than we often think. Creativity is driven by the interactions in our lives, so why not have those interactions be kind ones? Rather than tell...
