Shooting For The 3
Invisible metrics and hidden agendas can sometimes prevent us from producing the work we are capable of. How did pop music become so bland? Not because people didn’t want to make great music. It’s because the entire industry was driven by something they c...
Standing Out and Fitting In
I recently spoke at an event, and one of the other speakers – Chase Jarvis – said “you can’t stand out and fit in at the same time.” I think most creative pros oscillate between these two things: a fear of standing out too much, to the...
Bury The Butterfly
When beautiful things die – like our ideas, our hopes, our dreams, a career path we thought would pan out – we often just move on and focus on the next thing without stopping to consider how we’ve been affected by the disappointment of it all. Even...
Stimulus Dive
No matter how long you’ve been doing what you’re doing, it’s easy to get into assumptive ruts. Thought ruts. Ruts that prevent you from seeing potentially great ideas. On this episode, I share a few ways to use a “stimulus dive” to get...
Lower Your Expectations
Paralyzed and unable to gain traction on that big project? Maybe it’s because your expectations are too high. (What? Too high?!?!) By lowering your expectations for regular output you can increase the likelihood of actually making meaningful progress on your...
I'm Todd Henry.
I write books, speak internationally on productivity, creativity, leadership, and passion for work, and help people and teams generate brilliant ideas. More
