Sometimes we see, hear or do something that changes our lives forever. Monet’s ”Water lilies” was one of those pivotal life experiences for me. I was 12 when I first saw them at the Art Institute in Chicago. They transported me into a world of color and depth that fed my soul and felt […]
Reflect on the Richness.. “The pessimist resembles a man who observes with fear and sadness that his wall calendar, from which he daily tears a sheet, grows thinner with each passing day. On the other hand, the person who attacks the problems of life actively is like a man who removes each successive leaf from […]
“If you knew how much work went into it you wouldn’t call it genius.” Michelangelo Webster’s definition of vision : a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination. My definition: Vision is a combination of wishes, dreams and ideas with vivid imagination based in possibility. There is a realistic edge to it, as wild […]
Take a Hint from Degas: Creative Efficiency Art does not expand, it repeats itself. Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Stop Reinventing the Wheel! A confession: I struggle to not reinvent the wheel. When it comes to my workshops and speeches, I’m often starting over from scratch in some way. There are probably a few layers to this. All the […]
