Appreciating Switchbacks
Ever been walking along, minding your own creative business when a sharp turn appears? Could be time for a switchback. The other-than-linear path of an artistic entrepreneur (like other human beings, too) can be a challenge to navigate. Do you feel like you are...Bottleneck Beware
Traffic jams can be a drag. Especially when you’re running late. You just want to get where you’re going but can’t. Argh! Do you feel such slowdowns in your creative efforts, too? You’re tooling along, making good time and then unforeseen congestion happens. Movement...New Twist
I think we agree. The creative path is not linear. It folds, turns, and spirals around in ways we cannot see. Then why do we look for those linear connections? How come we get hooked on cause-effect thinking? We do marketing “Action A” and expect “Business B” to come...Self Service
“May I help you?” is the wrong question. At my first job at a department store years ago, I was taught to greet customers differently. Now I think I understand why. There’s a part in all of us that doesn’t want help. According to the inner saboteur, the knee-jerk...Saboteur Antidotes
Like so many creative artists and entrepreneurs, I’ve come to appreciate the courage and strength it takes. To keep our enterprising endeavors moving forward we must clear internal obstacles, and that inner critic can be mean. It can also be obnoxiously effective at...
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