Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Sarah Robinson encouraged us not to create in a vacuum. Today, Michael Bungay Stanier […]
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Don't Try To Create In A Vacuum
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Chris Garrett shared the idea that you become the network you hang with. Today, […]
Great Minds Often Don't Think Alike
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Great Connections Lead To Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Seth Godin showed how the magic is in the space between conversations. Today, Carol Roth […]
The Magic is in the Space Between Conversations
Editor’s Note: This is Seth Godin‘s contribution to our month-long core conversations on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Seth’s thinking and work has had a profound impact on my own and […]
Get More Done By Limiting White Space
An aside from Dan Ariely’s latest piece in Wired got me thinking. Here’s a quick excerpt: Think how differently we’d interact with our calendars if the default was for time slots not […]
Are You the Root of Your Own Resistance?
Be careful about how much power you give to the concept of “Resistance.” I appreciate how Steven Pressfield writes about it and uses it, but an overuse sets up the situation in […]
Living The Good Life Is Now Available!
I’m excited to announce that Living The Good Life is now available. It’s a multimedia compilation of 27 of the best and most influential pieces I’ve written over the past four years. […]
The Two Legs of the Relevancy Journey
The journey of relevancy is split between becoming relevant and remaining relevant. What are you going to do to remain relevant?
Don't Let Your Hyper-Creativity Stifle Your Business
One of the chief competitive advantages of small creative businesses is that we can quickly create new business opportunities and innovations. We can turn on a dime and accelerate to 60 in […]
Work at 85% Capacity with 100% Focus
The key to doing great creative work over the long-haul is to work at 85% capacity with 100% focus. Save a little every day so you can do more over the course of a week.
Getting Out of Urgency Mode and Having To Think Again
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. For the whole summer, I was operating in urgency mode. Cleaning out our flat and moving house, a trip to India, finishing […]
Successful Launches In The Past Don’t Make You Innovative Today
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Marissa Bracke. Just because people are buying your stuff doesn’t mean your tactics are effective. Sometimes it’s just a lack of alternatives. As an […]
It’s All Been Done Before. So What?
“I was thinking about my product roadmap and got a bit discouraged. When I looked at what I was doing, I saw how many other people were doing the same thing.” That’s […]
How To Get Out Of Your Business Comfort Zone
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Tara Mohr of Wise Living. Sometimes, you’re running your business, things are going good, and then, all of a sudden, you wake up and […]
3 Things to Do to Have a Productive and Fun Week
One of the keys to being consistently creative, productive, and prolific is to make sure that you’ve got the right balance in your workflow. Sometimes that’s a matter of looking at your […]
Two Reasons Why Systems Give Some People The Hives
[Note: if you’re reading this via email or RSS, you might need to click through to watch the video.] I was on a call for the Havi’s Kitchen Table yesterday and someone […]
How Do You Process Your Life?
Editors Note: This is a guest post by Tara Sophia Mohr of Wise Living. A lot happened to you yesterday, I know. There were the estimated 3000 advertisements you were exposed to. […]
We Build The Web
We build the web. That’s what the people who create, share, and curate the web live by that others don’t. It’s not something “out there” that you Google. It’s not a passive […]