What inspires you?
Tony Bennett may not be the youngest guy on the block but it really is something else to listen to him talk about what inspired him and inspires him to sing. The simple things, the story, the ability to engage it is in the confluence of these that we all have our inspiration.
Communication Outside the Box
Too often when we think of communication we get caught in our our known and accepted reality, the reality trap. Communication can and does take many forms. The ability to harness a variety of forms of communication through the creative process is something we are not doing so well in our education systems. Don’t get [...]
Holding Inspiration
Finding inspiration is one thing and grabbing it, holding it, recording it and using it is a totally different thing. This TED talk really made me think hard about not just being inspired but using that inspiration. I have watched that talk a lot. And I have thought about what is being said and the [...]
Finding Inspiration
Like everyone, from time to time I need a little inspiration boost. The problem is where to turn? This is going to sound funny but I let the inspiration boost find me. I know what you are saying, sounds a little new age. What I am not doing is assuming a yoga stance and meditating, [...]
Music as a Career?
I wonder how my life would be different if I had taken up music as a career? Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to Tim Hassall about his music. The message was simple, so simple, do what you love and if you do what you love you will do it exceptionally! What you [...]
Lessons from Cory Doctorow and more.
I think we need to spend a lot more time making lists and reflecting on what and who inspires us. But a list in and of itself is a pretty useless thing. The value of your inspiration list is it might open the door to a whole new set of ideas for others. So don’t [...]
Reading a Jewel
Reading, hard copy, and for the simple pleasure of ideas on a printed page. Who would pick up a book about U2 and think they would find a motivational text, an entrepreneurial guide, a students handbook and comic tease all wedged into one package? Well this is just that book! I picked up the book [...]
26 Minutes With John Kanary on Change and You.
I had the opportunity of speaking to John Kanary on DubaiEye about change and the current economic climate. John brought the whole conversation down to 5 principles! 1. you need to have clarity of purpose 2. believe in you 3. be committed 4. be consistent 5. have courage John Kanary speaking to James Piecowye on [...]
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