Sometimes the thing we're building, whether that's an exciting new project or a whole career, feels so big and overwhelming... more

Isn't art-making and creativity meant to be fun? Why is it so often a source of struggle than anything a... more

Introversion seems to have become a movement lately and as someone with strong life-long introverted characteristics, I think it's great... more

You're different. About the only thing that we all share in common is that we are so very different. So... more

19th-century economist Vilfredo Pareto was out in his garden when he noticed only 20% of his pea plants were producing... more

We need time to do our best work, but not only time. We need the internal resources to pay the... more

A recent visit to the dentist sent me into a tailspin when I was told I needed a root canal.... more

The creative life is full of decisions. Do we? Don't we? And how? Some people over-think their choices, some go... more

There is a relationship between the skills—or craft—that we hone, and our ability to dream about what is possible and... more

Creativity is less the stuff of brilliant ideas and more the reality that those ideas take work to realize, to... more