Sometimes I get frustrated with my creative self. I start to feel like having too many ideas, thoughts, and activities makes me scattered or crazy. Lately I’ve decided that it’s just part of the path to clarity. Occasionally I look back to my old creative outlet, building trading systems, and wish I could be more […]
If you’ve ever seen my desk, you know it looks like a mini-tornado went through. I have post-it’s everywhere, stacks of paper, an archive of little doodles, floss, and a rock to remind me to stay calm and centered (as if). At home I have a similar situation . . . post it’s, note cards, […]
Well, we’ve been at this for about a year now. A year is notable because it’s long enough to look back and see what’s happened. It’s also short enough that you don’t tend to arrive. For some people it’s long enough to develop clarity, focus, and direction. For me it feels like there’s some clarity, […]
Last week we talked about not knowing what to do. I get it. We don’t always know in advance and creative work is frequently an iterative process. You take a step in some direction and the next step is partially a function of the first step you took. The challenge with embracing an iterative process […]
The other day I told a buddy that I was reading “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Note: This shouldn’t come as a surprise. I spent a good portion of my younger years skipping class to drink red wine and read Nicholas Sparks novels. Yes, I guess I just admitted that publicly. “That sounds like […]
“We’re a firm of Accountants and Attorneys so we’re not really creative.” The audience laughed acceptingly and I looked around to see if anyone else felt like objecting. Nope, just me. Okay, I’ll concede a bit. The percentage of Accountants who are creatively driven is pretty small, but I know for a fact that some […]
“Productive work does not mean the unfocused performance of the motions of some job. It means the consciously chosen pursuit of a productive career, in any line of rational endeavor, great or modest, on any level of ability. It is not the degree of a man’s ability nor the scale of his work that is […]
When you show up at work there are things that you’re told are important. Those things usually involve personality traits and specific tasks. The company gives you tools and expects you to use them for some directly work related task. What if there are other tasks that don’t seem work related but completely change the […]