The coffee culture has taken something that was once small and simple and turned it into something of enormous import and great meaning.

Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional-injury deaths worldwide.

I remind myself of how we are all standing on the precipice of disaster, perfectly capable of losing a career and slipping into financial ruin overnight.

Maybe write a book on teaching.

Dig deep. Ask yourself hard questions. Give yourself the time required to find those answers, as uncomfortable or painful or heartbreaking as they may be. They can be the fuel that you will need on the days when your desire is low but your time is still ticking.

Dig deep. Ask yourself hard questions. Give yourself the time required to find those answers, as uncomfortable or painful or heartbreaking as they may be. They can be the fuel that you will need on the days when your desire is low but your time is still ticking.

Simply put, creativity flourishes, productivity increases, and opportunities expand when the mind is permitted to wander, the maker of things is free to tinker, and the creative spirit is allowed to dip its toes into many waters.

Identify the first meaningful step in the pursuit of your creative goal. Not a significant milestone or extraordinary accomplishment. Just a meaningful step.

Don’t waste time on things that will mean nothing to you hours or days later. Don’t spend a minute on something that you will forget in an hour. Don’t even think about things over which you have no control.