30 Days of Discipline
On showing up, doing the work, and improving your life
Takeaways from Des Moines Writers’ Day
No matter what profession you’re in or what hobbies you pursue, connecting with like-minded people in your area can help you grow in so many ways. Writing – whether you pursue it as a profession or hobby – is a job done mostly in solitude. It’s easy for us writers to get too comfortable at…
Want to be More Creative? Try Coloring
At the end of the week you’re finally ready to tackle a blog post, short story or newsletter, but when the blank page appears on your screen you’re suddenly stumped for creativity. You’ve been working hard all week on your business and it’s hard to shift your brain to its creative side. How do you keep your creativity…
Surviving Creativity: UI Professor Explains our Resistance to Change
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” -Charles Darwin Over happy hour martinis and stuffed peppers one evening, my friend brought up a good point; Des Moines, the city we live in, has incredible opportunities for personal development that we could…