The current focus on organizational innovation and how to get teams to be more creative isnāt misplaced ā a recent survey pegged creativity as the most in-demand skill for leaders. Yet creativity […]
Creativity
How to Tame Those Gazillion Ideas
Summertime can present an interesting tension for many of us. On the one hand, we spend more time enjoying the world and the people we love, away from screens. On the other […]
How to Focus on What’s Most Important
Recently I joined my friend Eric Zimmer on his podcast, The One You Feed, to discuss how to focus our lives on whatās most important to us, and what blocks us from […]
What’s the Real Goal Here?
Last month I shared how I had been struggling to establish a daily writing practice. Itās a goal that Iād put on my monthly project list again and again but never seem […]
A SMART Goal Is a Meaningful One
Is anyone else still in denial that itās April? In a recent Pulse, our newsletter, Charlie talked about his desire to skip over April 1st to avoid unnecessary April Foolsā jokes. The […]
Let the Process Be a Process ā And Donāt Forget to Play
When people come to me for advice, certain themes tend to come up time and again from different voices, across livelihoods, and types of projects. Whether it be business thought leaders, writers, […]
Find More Fun and Engagement During Your Next PF Event
Building a success pack is an essential part of getting your most important projects done. Thatās mostly because no matter the nature of your project, youāre going to be more capable of […]
Four Ways to Make Your About Page Work For You
Would it surprise you to learn that for most websites, the āAbout Pageā is the second-most-visited page on the site (right after the main page)? It was a surprise to me when […]
Your Morning Joy Infusion
For much of my first 40 years, I had a habit of āholding joyā until I earned it. There were a lot of stories in my head about why that was necessary: […]
Enjoyment in Every Moment
I have a practice that I want to share with you today. And, by practice, what I really mean is that this is something I have tried many times over the years […]
Give Yourself the Love You’d Give a Child
How have you been treating yourself today? How about the last week? The last few weeks? Where has your focus and energy been directed? How are you feeling? How is your body […]
4 Practices to Balance Your Solo and Collaborative Work
Over the last few weeks, I’ve felt that I was in an “I’ve fallen and can’t get up” spiral when it comes to writing. I was on a great streak of drafting […]
How to Celebrate During COVID-19
May 7 was our 17-year āwe got marriedā anniversary. I call it our āwe got marriedā anniversary because we didnāt have a wedding. We had a short ceremony with just the two […]
Messages from Nature, Creation, and Soul Work
As I was sitting in my office last week I noticed three doves landing on a branch just outside my window. There was something about the moment that has stayed with me […]
Do It for the Love
A common thread I’ve heard in my conversations with clients, colleagues, and friends is that they’re hesitant and more than a little guilty about wanting to keep at their best work. Doing […]
The Five Projects Rule: Defining Your Best Work
A common challenge I help people work through is figuring out how much work theyāre doing and whether theyāre going to be able to finish the projects they have on deck in […]
How to Juggle Your Creative Projects Around Family Life
Editorās note: This is a guest post byĀ Ali Luke. It can be tough to make the space and find the energy for creative projects at the best of times. But when you […]
4 Creative Myths That Are Keeping You From Your Best Work
Itās more than just āthe systemā that makes it hard for creatives; the stories we have about what it means to be a successful, productive creative person are askew. Here are some […]