How I Got Better at Everything and you can too
This is a strange realization. The more I write the better I get – at everything. This is just my observation and my invitation to you. Select one thing, do it every day, focus on getting better at it and I think you will see not only will you be better at that one...
Independence – It’s not just for the 4th of July
The 4th of July is a couple months away - but I wanted to say a brief word about it. Actually that is my word for the last creative exercise. I chose the word Independence ...
A Creative Exercise
This is another creativity exercise. Give me one word to describe the image below and it can not be tree or plant....
Why I wrote “The Community Garden”
It was my growing tomato phase. Last year, I tried to grow tomatoes and strawberries. I planted five tomato and six strawberry plants. At the end of the season, my crops produced two tiny tomatoes and two tiny strawberries. I was disappointed but I was willing to...
Fifty Shades of Crap
How many bad boy billionaires do we need? The 50 Shades of Grey trilogy was a standout success and I give EL James credit for the success of her series and for bringing a fresh new twist on the Cinderella story. But with success came a slew of copy-cat stories. I...
Creativity isn’t Just for Artists
"The creative is the place where no one else has ever been." Alan Alda said this in speech he delivered at his daughter’s graduation. The entire speech was published by Readers Digest many, many years ago and I tore it out of the magazine and kept it in a plastic...