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 | Jun 13, 2013 | Leading
“He that tries to seize an opportunity after it has passed him by is like one who sees it approach but will not go to meet it.” — Kahlil Gibran An opportunity rises from an email, a blog, a phone call, a visit, or another source. Our minds whirl with the possibilities...
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 | Feb 21, 2013 | Creating
“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” —George S. Patton Sometimes our brainstorming technique gets stale, and we need a fresh method to brainstorm a project. In a past post, I showed how to use a simplified form of mind mapping. If...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 7, 2013 | Creating
“Creativity takes planning in multiple iterations.” —Beth Comstock We have an idea for an activity or a writing project. We capture the idea and move to the next idea in our project. Then we wonder why the audience didn’t engage during our presentation. Why editors...