May 17, 2012
May 8, 2012
Stop Stealing Dreams is a free e-book/manifesto written by Seth Godin, a successful author, speaker and blogger. If you’ve read any of my blog entries, you’ve probably seen me refer to Seth. He is a very smart guy, who does a good job of merging business ideas with social psychology. In this book, Seth talks about our education system. Actually, he does more than talk about it—he skewers it. And I couldn’t agree with him more.
Continue readingMay 5, 2012
I had the opportunity to see PressPausePlay recently at an AIGA Austin Reel Design screening. Could not be more excited about what I saw and heard on screen. It is a film about the digital revolution and how it has changed(and continues to change) the creativity of the individual. In it, you have several artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and critics talking about where we are now and where the “democratization” of art will take us.
Continue readingApril 8, 2012
When you think about leaders, you usually picture them as people with exceptional gifts. Physically gifted. Good speakers. Naturally confident. The CEO. The business owner. The hero.
This is a myth that we propagate. The problem is that there are so many other kinds of leaders out there. They need to be recognized. They need to be encouraged. Leadership is a learned skill.
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