If you lead a team of people, you have the responsibility to keep your flame burning bright and hot. Yes, you can still do your job for a while without inspiration, but eventually your team will catch on to the fact that you’re not really smoking what you’re selling, and they’ll start to wonder whether their sacrifices are really worth it.
READ MORETurning Hunches Into Brilliant Work
Jun 6, 2017 | Creating
I had the privilege of chatting with Bernadette Jiwa, brand strategist and author of the new book Hunch, about how to mine our everyday...
READ MOREThe Lunch Pail Manifesto
May 26, 2017 | Creating
A few years ago, a mysterious package arrived at my office doorstep. Inside was a lunch pail containing a handful of new books by Steven Pressfield – one of my favorite authors – along with a nice note. In addition, there were two copies of something called “The Lunch Pail Manifesto”. It was a creed declaring the ethic of the workaday artist and a challenge to approach every single day as an opportunity to apply your craft.
READ MOREThe Curse Of Peripheral Vision
Jul 3, 2015 | Creating
Have you ever looked around at the work of others and felt like yours simply isn’t measuring up? Don’t allow Expectation Escalation to rob you of your best work.
READ MORESteven Pressfield Interview (from 2007)
Feb 5, 2015 | Creating
Professionals show up every day, even when they don’t feel like it. Amateurs work only when they are inspired.
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