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What’s your workspace telling you?

By Michelle

A couple of notes: First off, apologies for the cat meowing + phone ringing interruption in the video. I was going to re-record, but to be honest, this was like my tenth take already (lots of camera issues!) so I figured I’d best not tempt fate. Books mentioned: A Whole New Mind by Dan Pink […]

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How to figure out which idea to start on next

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One of those problems-that’s-kinda-good-to-have is the problem of too many ideas. On the one hand, it’s something of a blessing to have all of these ideas zipping around your head like kittens with a ball of string. On the other hand, it can also be headache inducing and give you the paralyzing fear of not […]

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The care and keeping of ideas, part two

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Have you been letting your idea simmer? Ready to really dig into it now? Good, ’cause that’s what we’re doing today! Once your time is up for the simmering state, it’s time to move on to something else. Even if you’re still not clear on all of the details of the idea, you need to […]

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The care & keeping of ideas, part one

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So you have a new idea. Or you think you do, but you can’t really be 100% for sure. Because your new idea, it’s a little shy. And by “a little shy”, I mean, it’s acting like a wild animal that under no circumstances wants to be within 10 feet of you, and keeps bolting […]

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How to stop drowning in your notes & make them useful instead

By Michelle

It’s happened to all of us. We go to a conference, or buy a product, or watch a great series of videos, or read a thought-provoking book and come away with tons and tons of notes (almost literally). And then, without any useful way to sort the information or process it, the notes end up […]

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What rose trellises have to do with your creativity (& your business)

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One of my pet peeves is something I see all too regularly: people using stereotypes as a shield. Specifically, stereotypes about themselves. Specifically, this whole “I’m an ARTEEST, I don’t need no stinkin’ structure” thing. Here’s the deal: there is some small amount of people who actually do thrive in complete and utter chaos. A […]

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Attention amplifies

By Michelle

I recently finished reading Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. I totally loved it, for the most part, & have a review (and psst, maybe a giveaway, just sayin’ – keep your eyes peeled) coming up soon. One of the things he mentions is something that’s been a theory of my own for a […]

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An ode to you & all of your passions

By Michelle

(A lil ditty inspired by this post, & the comment I left on it.) I know you. I know how annoyed you get, trying to nail yourself into a box every time, only to find that no, this isn’t the right box either. Nothing fits. Everything stifles. You end up frustrated, feeling pulled in every […]

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In style & in life, you gotta work with what you’ve got

By Michelle

I went through something of a second growth spurt a year or two ago, around my 21st birthday. Before, I’d had slightly above average boobs that looked big on my small frame; suddenly, I had huge boobs, a butt and hips and thighs to match, and shimmery silver stretch marks that sprouted out of nowhere. […]

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