by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 7, 2013 | Creating
“In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.” —Eric Liddell Have you used the same launch pad, the same source, for your creative ideas? Has the distance your ideas have soared become shorter? Then...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 26, 2013 | Creating
“Have nothing to do with growing old—but fall in love with growing older.” — J. Ellsworth KalasAre you growing older? According to J. Ellsworth Kalas, in his book, I Love Growing Older but I’ll Never Grow Old, this is far from a duh-yes question. Kalas says, “Older is...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 1, 2013 | Creating
“What is art but a way of seeing.” — Thomas Berger We know most of the standard suggestions for brainstorming, such as no analyzing, no judging, and no discussion. But if we look closely at our brainstorming exercise we may notice the ideas often fall into an...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 25, 2013 | Leading
“Order and creativity are complementary.”—Lewis Mumford Hello. My name is Zoe. I’m a creativity junky. If you’re like me, your creative musings and your compulsive desire to create threaten your sleep, your family and spiritual living, your house cleaning, and your...