Don't Stop Believin'
look at the problem that exists and turn it into an opportunity.
That’s what creativity is.
That’s what creativity is.
Dave Trott • MISUNDERSTANDING CREATIVITY - Dave Trott's Blog
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Getting to the root of it
When we envy other people, we often focus on the aspects of their lives that we want, while conveniently ignoring the parts that we don't. The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence until you're standing in someone else's yard. If you were to trade places with them, you'd get the good parts of their life, but it might cost you th... See more
Unmistakable Creative • 46 Reflections on a Life Half Over
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Every success story can be told as a series of failures.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
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In her book Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, Annie Duke says, "When your identity is what you do, then what you do becomes hard to abandon, because it means quitting who you are."
Knowing when to walk away from relationships, careers, and creative endeavors that are going nowhere prevents unnecessary suffering.
Knowing when to walk away from relationships, careers, and creative endeavors that are going nowhere prevents unnecessary suffering.
Unmistakable Creative • 46 Reflections on a Life Half Over
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Curiosity is the Spark that Ignites the Flames of Passion. When you're naturally curious about something, it won't feel like work and you're more likely to find it engaging. As Tina Seelig once told me, "passion follows engagement." If you follow your curiosity regardless of where it leads, you might just discover your passion in the process.
Unmistakable Creative • 46 Reflections on a Life Half Over
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Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
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