Happy New Year! If you’re like me, your email inbox the last week or so has been drowning in “Year in Review” and “Goals” emails and blog posts and “Make the New Year Your Best Year” goal-setting ebooks and podcasts…
The Secret of the Clean Slate
Thanks, Adversity! I Really Mean It…
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. –Martha Graham As I was thinking back yesterday (US Thanksgiving Day) on all the things to be thankful for this year (and there are many), I also have been thinking…
Rainbow Pirates Unite! (Or: Make Your Art, Dammit!)
On a favorite walking path the other day, I stepped over a bright pink skull and crossbones, carefully drawn in sidewalk chalk. Then several yards later, the word “Arrg!”, and a few yards beyond that, “Shiver me timbers!” It went like that…
Scott Dinsmore, Hero and Legend
I haven’t been able to write here for a while. Some of you may know that my friend and mentor, Scott Dinsmore of Live Your Legend, was killed September 12 while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Dealing with that loss—as a member…
Transformation – Part 2: Unwanted Attention
When Stanley arrived at his cubicle, his boss was already waiting for him. Brock Masterson, Jr. Affectionately known as “B-Rock” by the staff (at least behind his back). “Two minutes late, Coggins,” was how he welcomed Stanley to the office. “And…
WDS 2015: Less Big Top, More Sideshow
As I sit to write down my observations and thoughts and experiences of World Domination Summit (WDS) 2015, I find it hard not to compare this year’s experience with last year’s. I didn’t expect them to be the same, yet…
The Secret of Doing Something That Matters
Be the revolution. Do something that MATTERS. Live Your Legend. –part of the Live Your Legend Creed. I’ve been thinking a lot about that quote above, particularly the middle sentence: “Do something that matters.” For a while I’ve thought that…
Want One More Reason Why You Should Make Your Art?
On breaks at my job, a number of us are playing games of Hangman on our white boards. It’s an enjoyable way to break from the regular work, and to keep our minds limber. And it’s a fun way to…
Why “A Dog’s Life” Might Be Exactly What You Need
My dog, Hobbes, turned four this month. We celebrated not with cake, but with chicken! As we settled for the evening, and I was watching the full-bellied Hobbes stretch out on the floor, I thought “Ah, a dog’s life! What…
You Deserve a Break Today…
As I finished up the work week, and slid into the weekend, my thoughts were already taken up with the things I needed to accomplish. I’d worked a full week already, at my job and my side hustle, along with…