by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 14, 2013 | Creating
“If you don’t understand a problem, then explain it to an audience and listen to yourself.” —Tom HirshfieldYour creative work isn’t where you want it to be. You’ve done your checklists, and it’s still lacking. You want to improve your baby so your teacher, critique...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 4, 2013 | Creating
“The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way.” — Eric Hoffer Do you ever feel your creativity is at an all time low? Everything you do is a rehash of what you did when your creativity burst like...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 23, 2013 | Leading
“Communicating an idea juxtaposed with its polar opposite creates energy. Moving back and forth between the contradictory poles encourages full engagement from the audience.” —Nancy Duarte You step back from your creative work and, no matter how hard you rationalize...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 16, 2013 | Creating
“If people never did silly things, then nothing intelligent would ever get done.” —Ludwig Wittgenstein Tired of staring at a blank screen? Are all your ideas frozen inside your brain? Try this exercise. It’ll thaw your brain cells. 4 Steps to Jumpstart Your Stalled...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 2, 2013 | Leading
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”— Winston Churchill What are you going to do when: emails pop up about your presentation, comments appear at the end of your blog post, notecards arrive in your mailbox about your art show, mothers stop by your...