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The why of new
November 30, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) For the fourth time in nearly fourteen years, I’ve overhauled and relaunched my website...
What you and I are up against
November 16, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) I want you to imagine for a moment that you and I are time travelling. We arrive in the 2nd century BC at the...
What you give away like the Elvis of Punk
November 2, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Today, the business of being creative is a lot like the way things used to be in the making of punk music. Behind...
Get back up. But not like before.
October 19, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) “Fire feeds on obstacles.” –Marcus Aurelius Whether you are running a business or managing your career, one of...
The things to say no to
October 5, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) I’m often asked to share what I know about starting and running a successful business. Typically I respond by...
What they won’t tell you because they shouldn’t have to
September 21, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Last week, I gave a presentation on Speechwriting Mastery (http://thinkitcreative.com/services/speaking/#mastery)...
Making movies
September 7, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) The thing that matters least in your writing is what you say about yourself. Now you might be saying: “hey wait a...
Of you, beyond you
August 24, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Winding down the final days of summer, I have three stories to share with you about creativity. Maybe it’s not in...
Everything is backwards now
August 10, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) It didn’t happen overnight, |NAME|, but gradually over the last five years, I’ve shifted most of my operations...
Whose story are you telling?
July 27, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) “The story is never about teller. The story is always about the person who is hearing the story. And that is...
Am I wrong?
July 18, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where I stay? Am I wrong for saying that I choose another way? –Nico &...
Doing the right thing
July 13, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) “In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.”...
How to sharpen one of your most important writing skills
June 29, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) The last few issues of CreativeBoost have covered some of the thinking skills and work habits that all of us need...
Fewer goals, deeper commitments
June 15, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) “Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to...
The business of being creative
June 1, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) “Creative people suck at sales, and sales people suck at creativity, so you need to hire both.” Had I heard that...
Don't do what you love
May 18, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) ============================================================ “I hate writing, I love having written.” ― Dorothy...
Get to know the lessons of failure
May 4, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Being good at solving problems: that’s what professionals do daily in a wide range of occupations. It means...
For the head, for the heart.
April 20, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Bonjour. ¡Buenos dias. Guten morgen. Zǎo ān. And good morning. How is your day shaping up so far, |NAME|? For...
What you need. And the worst thing you can do about it.
April 6, 2014
It doesn’t matter whether you’re running a solo business, leading a small team or managing a large group of people: you need a steady supply of fresh ideas....
How to give in
March 23, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) You’d be amazed by how easy it is, |NAME|. For me, all I have to do is start making excuses for myself about why...
I'm not a writer
March 9, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Sure, it says so on my business card: writer. And I seem to rank pretty high on Google searches for keywords...
Give that personal biography a refresh
February 16, 2014
View this email in your browser (|ARCHIVE|) Happy Sunday to you, |NAME|. I’m spending mine reading Michael Pollan’s book “A Place of My Own,” which is about...
Larger typefaces, big future
June 28, 2012
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What rules about writing are really meant to do.
May 7, 2012
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What a short ebook of poems and drawings teaches...
February 21, 2012
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But I don't understand...
February 3, 2012
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Why Google+ suddenly matters a lot.
January 21, 2012
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You creative boost for January
January 11, 2012
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