We know how difficult it can be to get motivated at the end of a long day, after working for hours (whether work that pays you or physical labor on the house…). But, there are ways to keep yourself motivated. 1. Take a break from everything and enjoy browsing the Internet. Most people have lost their enjoyment with the Internet because they spend so much time...
Last week, I had a proposal for a new website design turned down. Unfortunately, it was because of the size of my portfolio. Since I have only been doing freelance work for a few months, my portfolio is rather limited. It doesn’t mean my talent is, it just means that I have not had enough clients to really show off my talents. Frustrating? Yes. Surprised?...
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...
Today is day 6 of the “10 bold moves to stir up your creativity”. Bold Move #6: Don’t follow the crowd. There is nothing we have to do, nowhere you have to go and no path we all should take. The best way to look at this is to think about some of the things you heard about college growing up: “You have to go to college”....
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,...
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...
