by dustin | Mar 16, 2020 | Creativity, leadership, Professional Development
As adults, when we think about creativity, we imagine giant crayons and finger paints. When we were five year olds, this was our way of expressing our creative spirit. This is also an age when we identified being an artist. So, now that we don’t wrap our fists around...
by dustin | Jul 12, 2019 | Creativity, inspiration
We have art in order not to die of the truth.Friedrich Nietzsche Make art or you die a bit each day. More than ever, it is easy to live in qualitative metrics. We measure success at work through numbersWe count calories for nutritionWe track each step we walk, each...
by dustin | Jul 9, 2019 | Creativity, Personal Development, Professional Development, Success
Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be...
by dustin | Jul 8, 2019 | Creativity, Ideas, Personal Development, Professional Development
When I volunteered on the creative planning team for my local church, we wanted members to share creative ideas freely, even bizarre ideas. One practice in particular encouraged idea sharing. It is called The Covering of Grace. This came in handy when you had an idea...
by dustin | Jul 1, 2019 | Courage, Creativity
When you love, you are willing to risk. You put yourself out there, even when your vulnerability and gesture of love may not be reciprocated. You do not see love as a transaction. When someone has to pay for your love, it becomes something else entirely. You...
by dustin | Jun 30, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Personal Development, Success
If you’re not willing to be a fool, even just for a minute, your creativity will suffer. Creativity requires trying something new now and then. When you try something new, you’re not going to be very good at it at the start. So, there’s a chance you...
