Turns out, lots of businesses can tell you what they’re selling and how their product works, but that alone doesn’t make you want to buy. If they can somehow explain the why to you, they might be successful. This talk by Simon Sinek is about the golden circle–thinking from the inside out. [You start with […]
Pretty
Not much else to say here. Katie Makkai, a poetry slammer, defines the word “pretty.” [For those of you squeamish about the f-word, please note, there is one occurrence.] You can’t help but think about these things when raising a daughter, although it’s equally important if you have sons. May you be pretty today–pretty creative, […]
Creative Capital Artist Development Project
As promised. Scoot closer. I’m going to tell you all about the workshop I attended this past weekend. Ready? Do you have your cup of joe in hand? First, I must tell you about the people who presented this great wealth of information to us. Creative Capital is “a national grant-making not-for-profit organization that gives […]
How Does a Building Spread Jesus’s Message of Love?
This past weekend was life-changing for me. I attended an Artist Development Project workshop, underwritten by the Minnesota State Arts Board, in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and Creative Capital (a NY-based foundation that supports artists). Since I’m still compiling the information I learned, I’m saving it all as a post for tomorrow. You’d […]
If You’re Wrong, Just Breathe (You Might Be Right)
As I was wobbling and falling all over the place last night in my hot yoga class (yes, I’ve been doing this for two weeks now), I got to thinking, “This is so wrong. I think I’m going backward.” How do we designate parts of our life wrong or right? And how many “wrong” things […]