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 | Jan 3, 2013 | Leading
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein What Is Success? Does success have to mean bigger, better, or more? Is it always about the numbers? Followers in social media? Book sales for authors? Class...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 27, 2012 | Writing
“Dare to be naïve.” —Richard Buckminster Fuller Two Self-published Books In 1999 before I signed with an agent, I had twelve contemporary Christian short story ideas that came to me like shooting stars from heaven as I studied the Bible. I wrote the stories to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 29, 2012 | Leading
“Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.”—Ted Lange In another post on creating a memorable learning experience, I promised to talk more about storytelling. Last Thursday we focused on the story. This Thursday we’ll look at...