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Lateral Action

I’m Committing to my Creative Success

January 18, 2011 Personal

Over a year and half ago I discovered Mark McGuinness and his site, Lateral Action.  I’ve spoken about them many times on this blog because he has consistently helped me to grow.  As a writer I’ve taken his numerous lessons on creativity to heart, leveraging both his experience as a writer and a creative coach [...]

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Careers are Grown

December 7, 2010 Personal

Recently I’ve been re-reading Mark McGuinness’ article "The Story of a Reluctant Entrepreneur", a fantastic tale about how one man’s desire to become a poet somehow led to a successful career as an online entrepreneur.  It was one of those pieces of writing that entered my life at the exact time I needed it.  I [...]

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Creative Collaboration

October 11, 2010 Writing

Writing is traditionally a solitary venture.  The artist is locked in a room left wrestling with the muse in an epic struggle to bring forth the truth they know is deep inside them.  Well… if you’re into a romantic idealization of the writing profession then yes, that description fits perfectly.  In reality, the writer is [...]

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Trying To Find My Path

June 8, 2010 Personal

I’ve been constantly struggling between the Techie and the Creative in my life.  The Techie pays the bills and has been my bread & butter for years, but is honestly a little burned out these days.  The Creative took a backburner when Techie hit high gear, but is trying to make a reappearance in my [...]

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Social Media: Metrics for shortened URL’s

September 18, 2009 Nerd

I realize I haven’t been living up to my "nerd" end of the bargain.  Plenty of writing, film and nostalgic posts, but no real geekery of any sort.  In order to remedy this, I wanted to dig into a useful social media feature you might be unaware of.   The rise of Twitter & shortened [...]

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Exploring Alternatives

September 3, 2009 Movies

Writing is my favorite method of creation, weaving entire realities that exist solely in your mind until pen is put to paper and the words are allowed to escape.  The physical sensation of being in the midst of a furious writing session is felt from head to toe, supercharging your fingers as they hammer away [...]

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WordPress Plugins

June 6, 2009 Wordpress

Over the years I’ve indulged in many different blogs, some personal, most irreverent and all hosted by someone else.  Geocities, LiveJournal, Blogger, the list goes on.  Every attempt cloaked under a pseudonym, they all eventually ran out of steam.  It was either writing in a vacuum that caused the demise or lack of desire.  Some [...]

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Tribes and Mentors

May 26, 2009 Personal

I just finished reading a great book called The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson.  I grabbed it because of a TED speech he gave back in ‘06.  For those unfamiliar with TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design and they’ve been holding an annual conference of speeches by “the world’s [...]

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Creativity alone will not sustain you

May 5, 2009 Writing

The hopeless Dreamer is a staple of the creative stereotype.  Head in the clouds, wishful thinker, not allowing reality to ground his vision.  As romantic as this may sound it is ineffective and prone to failure.  These Dreamers quickly become Cynics as they see their vision constantly shattered by an inability to achieve their goals.  [...]

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