by dustin | Jun 18, 2013 | inspiration, Spirituality
When you type “10-speed bike reviews” into a search engine, you gave control to Google, Bing, et al. to show you (only) what they think is relevant. The same goes for the front page of Yahoo! or CNN.com, your favorite magazine or the evening news. Each of...
by dustin | Jan 10, 2013 | Creativity, inspiration
Creativity oozes out of disciplined love at work.
by dustin | Jan 2, 2013 | Belief, inspiration
A word of encouragement may be the greatest placebo in existence. It costs (practically) nothing, but may be the most valuable gift someone receives. It changes nothing, yet can change everything. Perhaps it is so powerful because it isn’t a placebo at all. It...
by dustin | Nov 13, 2012 | brainstorming, brand you, Creativity, Ideas, inspiration, leadership, Personal Brand, Personal Development, Professional Development, Purpose, Success
I have often described myself as a creative thinker. It’s not an exercise in self-aggrandizement, it just happened to be the quickest way I could sum up how I love brainstorming, white boards, quizzical questions and looking at things differently....
by dustin | Oct 30, 2012 | brand you, Creativity, human spirit, inspiration, Personal Brand, Personal Development
“Pfft. That’s not believable.” I have found myself saying this during a movie or play that just didn’t ring true. And if we’re honest with ourselves, at the beginning of ANY performance we could cross our arms and furrow our brows in...
by dustin | Mar 23, 2012 | brand you, human spirit, inspiration, Personal Brand, Seth Godin
Don’t worry, I’m not going to break into a song by Adele. This morning, as I read Seth Godin’s post on extending the narrative, I latched onto one of his comments. The socialite walks into the ski shop and buys a $3000 ski jacket she’ll wear...
