In pursuit of personal and professional growth we seek out the tools work best, apps, hacks, procedures to use to get stuff done and avoid procrastination. We try many of them, but in that search for the perfect tool, we forget the most essential and complex app we have …. our mind. Indeed this search […]
Mastery is effortless, mysterious
In our quest for excellence and success, we look to the master of our chosen craft. With a mixture of envy and interest, we want to know how they do what they do. We read their books, watch their tutorials, pour over their advice looking for the nuggets that will lead us to their greatness. […]
When you need support more than advice
‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together’ African Proverb When faced with a problem, we will do the obvious thing and find some advice, usually online. It’s easy it obvious, and it’s sometimes the wrong thing you need. Whilst advice can help with such stress, it’s […]
Social media for artists
The relationship an artist has to social media is complex, but some artists and writers have built their success on these platforms. But as we have discovered, it can also be a distraction. Sucking up time chasing links, follows, likes instead of getting on with work. All artists have their influences, but spending too much […]
Use compassion, not anger, for productivity
The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. Thomas A. Edison I can have a hard time getting motivated; finding focus, apathy, and lassitude is the enemy to getting sh*t done. I get desperately frustrated and myself sometimes, but occasionally I […]
The Creative path is never about the masterpiece
My attempts at nutrition therapy, massage therapy and personal development writing all fizzled because I lacked motivation. The same now with art, and I’m wondering why. I felt I couldn’t write about such subjects; I merely echoed what others had written. I was becoming a curator, not a creator, repeating well talked about ideas. Why […]