“An individual’s ability to draw is … the ability to shift to a different-from-ordinary way of processing visual information—to shift from verbal, analytic processing to spatial, global processing.” ~ Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain I’d like to take a moment to thank you for being a part of my community…
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The Subtle Creativity Killer
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t…
Step Around from Behind the Bars
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The AlchemistWe arrived at the gilded Merrill Lynch office at Copley Place in Boston’s Back Bay early that Monday morning. We knew from the previous Friday’s market slide that we might be in for a wild ride from the…
Belonging to Your Own Life
We gathered, seated in a circle, in an open classroom at The Burren College of Art. Wind and rain swept up against the walls and ceiling in great, heaving gestures, and the building seemed to be laboring to breathe while holding itself sturdy against the storm. My body shivered from both the coziness of the…
Fall in Love with the Unknown
I leave for Europe in a few days, and there has been something of a battle being waged inside my mind and spirit. My very detail-oriented, Fact Finder self wants to nail down itineraries for the trip and have clarity on what the plan will be for each day.My Quick Start self wants to rip up…
Amping up Creativity (and Cash Flow)
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald If a billionaire walked up to you on the street and said that he knew the secret to success, what would you guess his secret to be?…
