“Ruffled feathers and endless squawking over a minor difficulty is typical of a crow’s life. I lean back on the counter and realize that could be my line….”
It’s five minutes after nine on Monday night, and for reasons unknown, sleep is pressing in on me like the pile of papers waiting patiently on my nightstand to be graded. They hail me as if groupies at a rock concert, I avoid them, but their presence is so damn loud. My eyelids are heavy, […]
I’ve been thinking about demand lately, especially with the current political climate, and the crazy antics used by candidates to galvanize our attention. I remember a time when I did the very same thing but for very different reasons. What creates real demand and how do we keep it? I was one of those mothers […]
It’s five minutes after nine on Monday night, and for reasons unknown, sleep is pressing in on me like the pile of papers waiting patiently on my nightstand to be graded. They hail me as if groupies at a rock concert, I avoid them, but their presence is so damn loud. My eyelids are […]
“All the creativity books in the world aren’t going to help you if you’re unwilling to have lousy, lame, and even dangerously bad ideas,” Seth Godin. I’m just putting this out there. Conversely, Ali Benjamin advises (yes, she is the one obsessed with jellyfish) something a little more practical. She says establishing a clear topic […]
Seth Godin says, “The best way to learn a complex idea is to find it living inside something else you already understand.” For example, if I want to understand the complexities of gravity, I just throw the cat into the air, and note how he always lands on his feet. Gravity is an invisible force, […]
I’m not complaining, I actually love it, but I have discovered that blogging can be a navigational nightmare. I usually start with a recent experience, a person I encounter, or a book that I am reading and I create a mind map. Have you heard of mind maps? I get excited just thinking about it. […]
I just ordered a new book on my kindle called Linchpin by Seth Godin. He is an inspirational author that seeks to motivate individual performance. His home page says, “Go make something happen.” I receive a daily email that links to his blog and almost weekly I find a post that is relevant to my world. […]
Living in the Gap 