by dustin | Aug 23, 2018 | culture
Two fish are in a pond, when a third fish comes swimming by. In passing he shouts out, “Morning boys! How’s the water?” The two fish watch him swim away, then look at each other with a confused stare. Finally, one says to the other, “What the...
by dustin | Mar 20, 2018 | Goal Setting, Success
In a recent episode of David Kadavy’s Love Your Work podcast, Stanford behavioral scientist BJ Fogg shared a method achieving an aspiration. He calls the exercise “Swarm of B’s.” Write Down Your Aspiration You start with an outcome you hope to...
by dustin | Mar 16, 2018 | Creativity, inspiration, leadership
Many years ago, I volunteered to lead dramas performed at our church. We followed a model promoted by Steve Pedersen at Willow Creek Church near Chicago. He believed church dramas should not be skits. They should be 5-7 minute vignettes of live theatre. The major...
by dustin | Mar 13, 2018 | Decision Making, leadership, Success
As your stomach empties it sends a hormone to your brain. This creates the sensation we call hunger. It is a simple signal that triggers a response that keeps us alive. Too much or too little of this signal can lead to unhealthy consequences. Our lives are full of...
by dustin | Mar 9, 2018 | leadership
Confidence is important to our creativity and success. Tom and David Kelley talked about this in their book Creative Confidence. creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you. But, to maximize your creativity and...
