One of the most inspirational concepts I’ve ever encountered is found in the book The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine. The book is aimed at people with “too many passions to pick just one,” and includes the metaphor of an ice cream shop with hundreds of different flavors. It would be terribly unsatisfying if the [...]

Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by James
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“If you’re saying something is important in your life but you aren’t spending time on it, then you need to change either what you say your values are, or the way you spend your time.” - Dorothy Lehmkul, Organizing for the Creative Person
There is a disconnect in many of our lives, and it can be [...]

Posted on October 19th, 2007 by James
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Hey! Calling all imaginary friends!
- Nada Surf
Human beings are born with an innate gift for imagination, and as we age, we gradually lose that skill. Only through conscious cultivation can we keep our creative abilities as sharp and wide-eyed as they were in the days before we knew anything about them.
In his book “How to [...]

Posted on October 18th, 2007 by James
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When I used to work in management, running a commercial printing facility, my philosophy about hiring was simple: I’d rather have someone with no experience, someone that I can train to do the job my way, rather than someone with a lot of experience, who is going to want to do things the way they [...]

Posted on October 15th, 2007 by James
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