Leaders of enterprises, great and small, are charged with numerous responsibilities that drive innovation, set the tone and tenor of the organization, foster memorable customer experiences, as well as produce bottom-line results.On the surface, it may appear that each of these responsibilities compete for attention separately; however, it turns out there is a skeleton key…
Creativity
Be a Creative Rebel (No Regrets)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain There are many aspects of divorce that are deeply…
The Creative Vision Quest
I had three people tell me last week that because I remind them to play (by both my words and actions), their lives are now filled with so much more joy. They are now deeply conscious of taking time for themselves, are seeking magic in the everyday, and are turning down the volume of the…
Creative Incubation & Our Identity
“You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience…
The Birthplace of Creation
I had a strong deja vu yesterday that took me all the way back to May of 1992. I had just returned to Highlands after living in London for two years, and I didn’t know what was next for me.As I did in all my summers during high school and college, I returned to work…
Creativity & Square 1
I stood in the Self-Help section of Barnes & Noble, staring at the shelves. My eyes were still puffy from crying most of the night before, so I leaned toward the spines to read the titles. I had no idea what I was looking for, other than a miracle in the form of a book….
