Can a brand save the climate?
Branding just may be the tool we need to save the climate and create a thriving career.
Topic
Creativity
A collection of 9 issues
Slip, slidin' away...
During a volatile economy and runaway inflation, get back to your fundamentals down and be creative (yes, even you can be creative.)
Why I am a fool. And you should be too.
When you're in charge of your own destiny means you don't let others dictate what you do. Yes, there are customers to please. Bosses too. Being in charge doesn't mean the money just rolls in. You have to put in those reps as I
Work as art
Many of you may know I have a penchant for making images. Every day I have a camera with me. No, not just a camera phone. A REAL camera. The kind you don't check 87 times a day. You just never know when you might experience the trauma
What's luck got to do with it?
This is a bit of a continuation from last week’s letter as we return to the role of luck in our lives. And also our innate power with more from “The Biggest Bluff.”
That little voice in your head is doing you more harm than you might realize. What
What is your attention worth?
I missed shipping last week due to a snow and ice storm that knocked our power out for a chunk of the week. I'd started writing it the old fashioned way: on a yellow legal pad. Wondering at the time if the pad would shape the words differently?
How original are you?
Adam Grant is always a solid read. If you don't know his work, listen to this podcast. I just started re-reading his book Originals and a couple things stood out. One, that people who focus on achievement become less creative because they fear failure. And many icons including
Who's your enemy?
We're down to the final month of 2020. Saying 'what a year' is likely a gross
understatement. And hoping the year as you know it ends in 31 days we all know
is a fallacy. 2021 is just 2020 + 1 afterall. No matter what's
Intentional success in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty.
Mindset, focus and intention are hallmarks of successful people. Not everyone
can be entrepreneur. Not everyone can be an employee. What motivates you? What
inspires you? If you lack a growth mindset, it will be hard to create a side
hustle or your own enterprise. Ask any entrepreneur and it’