Pivot: How to get there and what to do once you do The pivot point, the point at which we change direction, can change our lives. In today’s Self-Made Creative podcast episode, I explore what leads up to it, what we can do while we’re on it, and what happens once we change direction. Have…
Make it a Habit to Be Bad Sometimes Transforming a “lack” mindset into an abundant one. Today, I struck out for an expansive life instead of a restrictive one. I opted for a life of abundance instead of a life of lack. After seven years, I have lifted my no-sugar restriction. My life will never…
A Wedding Toast: Lovely Tradition or Nervewrecker? Your best friends are getting married. They ask you to be the best man/maid of honor. Yay! You’d be thrilled. And then they say, “Would you give a toast at the wedding?” Uh oh! Now, what? What do you do? What do you say? How do you do…
Every single day, do at least one thing that scares you. If you want to write, then write. Get a piece of paper and put down … something. It can be “holy sh*t, I have no idea what to say. This sucks.” That’s ok. They’re words on a page, and they are a beginning. If…
Giving “Bad News:” How to do it effectively and compassionately Episode 142 In this episode, I explore giving challenging news. I discuss my 35-year consulting practice and the strategies I’ve developed and still follow when I have to have a tough talk with my clients. It’s not easy to do because it’s tempting to fall…
Spend even a few minutes a day being creative, and you will be amazed at how much you can achieve. In this episode, I explore creativity, careers, and how we can all express ourselves creatively. You might be a creative with a day job or a careerist with artistic hobbies. Either path can lead to…
The amazing Arianna Huffington wrote this this morning. I agree with her thoughts and I had a comment that I thought bears repeating. Here it is. It works super well. And yet I like having a wishlist that helps me remember cool things I want to do. I want to drive the winding roads of…
Overcoming abuse to succeed anyway! We can learn to persevere and thrive despite the special challenges created by surviving a childhood of abuse. This podcast episode begins the story. Tonight, I’m doing something frightening on my podcast. I’m debuting my latest, in-process book. Every Friday evening I will be reading a chapter of what I…
Do you sometimes feel like we are living in a hyper-stimulated world? Like focusing is almost impossible? I get that feeling once in a while, and I get to a place where I have trouble seeing the forest for the trees. As a way handling this issue, I have developed a simple trick. It takes…
Want to Fan that Creative Flame? You Need the Fire Energy to Do It! In order to get stuff done, we need the energy to do it. If we want to be creative on top of that, we need to fan that flame. We need an extra boost. This is especially true if we happen to…