A year ago I was in a bar in Phoenix, Arizona, with a friend and…no, it wasn’t actually as glamorous as I made that sound.
It wasn’t a dusty saloon with tumbleweeds rolling by. It was a clinically-white modern hotel lobby, without a single dust bunny, never mind a tumbleweed.
Anyhoo, my point is,…
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The Jimmy Connors of Marketing Emails
Hi Reader,
I’m so happy you’re here to hear more about storytelling for entrepreneurs.
I’m checking the tires and rolling the maps, ready for us to set off on this journey together, but while I do that, I have a little story for you:
Once Upon A Time
It was 1977 and the long summer evenings of…
3D-Printed Sleeve Blockers, a knitting innovation
Soooo, I was knitting a weirdly shaped cardigan–kind of a shrug-with-sleeves, knitted all-in-one–and wondering how to block it. (Blocking is the act of pulling wool to shape during the drying process) Because it’s not a flat piece, it’s a puzzle to block. I saw a pciture where people had pinned out the body and then… Continue reading 3D-Printed Sleeve Blockers, a knitting innovation
Bragging on A
I just need to share this somewhere. Pretty proud of this kid. national merit scholarship finalist. Along with Tommy and Liam from HFS – what a shock ;)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated The Globe In An Act Of Her Own Making
This story was written as part of StoryADay May 2017. It is being posted here as part of our annual StoryFest Showcase. It will soon be available in an audio version via the 999 Words or Less Podcast. Special thanks to author Phil Giunta, for the opening line. Whatever happens, don’t die. See you Monday. #… Continue reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated The Globe In An Act Of Her Own Making
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The only way in which we can bring our creative resources fully into play is by misjudging the nature of the task, by presenting it to ourselves as more routine, simple, undemanding of genuine creativity than it will turn out to be. Malcolm Gladwell
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Anthony Trollope, the nineteenth-century writer who managed to be a prolific novelist while also revolutionizing the British postal system, observed, “A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.” Over the long run, the unglamorous habit of frequency fosters both productivity and creativity. […] You’re much more… Continue reading Untitled
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There’s a certain amount of intuitive thinking that goes into everything…. I have a pile of stuff in my brain, a pile of stuff from all the books I’ve read and all the movies I’ve seen. Every piece of artwork I’ve ever looked at. Every conversation that’s inspired me, every piece of street art I’ve… Continue reading Untitled
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We can only connect the dots that we collect. Amanda Palmer