Ken Robert

Change: It’s All in What You Reach For

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ken Robert. For almost two decades, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I’d reach for a cigarette. I was addicted to the nicotine, but I was just as hooked on the smoke’s ability to swiftly suffocate my stray, unwanted feelings. Part of me simply didn’t want to deal. What’s [...]

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If You Really Want It, It Doesn’t Matter What You Do To It

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ken Robert from Mildly Creative. If you really want it, it doesn’t matter what you do to it. It doesn’t matter what you call it: your hobby, your work, your mission, your curse. Those are just words, and words can mean different things to different people and [...]

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Help, I’ve Fallen Out of the Saddle and I Can’t Climb Back Up

This post, one I promised Charlie I’d deliver, was turned in late, and it’s rather short. Sorry, Charlie. Last week, my computer had itself a little crash. Then, to pay for the repairs and the iPad I picked up while in the Apple store, I took on a little marathon of double shifts at work. [...]

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Why Formulas and Trends are Often Dead Ends

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ken Robert from Mildly Creative. Have you ever followed a foolproof formula into a big, brick wall? Have you ever rode a sizzling hot trend right into a drainage ditch? The next time your best laid plans meet a dead end, ask yourself this: were you chasing [...]

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9 Questions to Help You Tame Your Toolbox

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ken Robert from Mildly Creative. Follow him on Twitter. “A successful tool is one that was used to do something undreamt of by its author” Stephen C. Johnson Is your creative toolbox out of control?  Have you been adding so many gadgets and whatzits and gizmos to [...]

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