It is hard to see obstacles as anything but stops. You bang you head against the wall and it will not move. One way to get past this is to change the only thing you can. Your perception of them. If you see an obstacle...

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Every big idea starts with just a glimmer of an idea. A concept floating around in one persons head. Think of the Taj Mahal. This guy liked his wife a lot. That was all it was at first. If he was not crazy about her...

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We delight in the unexpected. Someone stops by that we havent seen in years, we get a surprise at work. We crave the unexpected. It makes life feel present and wonderful. Working in the studio for hours and hours can be taxing so every so...

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I think it is important to move the furniture around and paint the walls and  change your surroundings every so often. Our minds are stimulated on several levels when we see new things. If your house looks the same as it did three years ago, your...

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It is surprising where we get encouragement from. We get it from strangers when they pay you a compliment. We get it from our friends who have seen us at our worst and still think we can do something hard. I don’t think people realize...

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Sitting in the bathtub this morning, I was looking at a card I bought just because I love the picture so much. the thought occured to me that I have not stated why I am writing this blog. I think I thought it would occur...

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How important is your name to you? It is the first thing people hear about you. It is the thing they say the most when talking about to you. Your name is like your brand. Parents pick out a name they think will suit you;...

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Just because a plan has not worked in the past does not mean it will work in the future. It is good to revisit ideas that were terrible in the past and see how they might look now. Everything working is pretty much about timing. So...

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where do we get ideas from. The air?? yes we get them from the air. Sound crazy. Well many creative books I have read do say that it is possible to just be the right place at the right time and boom great idea. that...

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We all have a limited about of time to do everything we want. I have found that a good way to view time is to think of it like an unfamiliar road. You have no idea how long the road lasts but suddenly you are...

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