So when is a big problem not a problem? Have you ever noticed how sometimes everything looks like a problem and sometimes little to nothing does? Some mornings I get on the highway in rush …
Stop Trying. Start Creating.
Be honest. Are you trying more than you’re creating? And do you need to know the end of something before you begin? Let’s see… Maybe you’re fine with going to a movie and sitting through …
Trees in Summer. Do they speak to you, too?
Full of promise, this one called to me. It spoke of quiet contemplation, novel writing, plein air painting, and sorting old love letters not yet lost to the wash of time. Remembrance. A faded striped …
Do You Know Where You’re Pivoting From?
Do you know where you’re pivoting from? It seems everywhere I turn now I see the word pivot. It’s like the “Red Car Syndrome.” You notice one on the highway and the next thing you …
There’s No Procrastination – Ever!
I was sitting in my car and looking in my rearview mirror just a bit ago and thinking of a client who’d said to me how much she liked a previous month’s blog post where …
Why the measuring stick of expectation doesn’t work
As a creative coach and consultant I’ve noticed how often people struggle and suffer in the gap between where they are and where they think they should be. Life lived versus life expected. Countless times …
Metaphor in a Basket
Years ago I was working for a business partnership of sales and marketing gurus in NYC. I was the design and product development part of a working trio. They were a good cop/bad cop duo, …
What Questions Are You Asking Yourself This Year?
Where are you turning your attention in this year? What questions are you asking yourself? What will you notice that will lead you in fresh new directions with new possibilities? The first month of the …
Red Right Returning, Coming Home
Last summer, having spent a lovely weekend on Nantucket Island, we hopped the evening car and truck ferry back to Hyannis. The day had been resplendent with high clouds and brilliant blue sky and our …
Discovering Salvador Dali
I discovered Salvador Dali one morning recently. I’d read that morning about his illustrations for Alice in Wonderland and was startled to see something entirely new to me. The Surrealists had been a blip on …
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