BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT Why Your Superpowers Become Supernovas Brilliant creative pros are most likely to over-index on what got them where they are, and fail to develop the skills that will get them where they want to go. Have you ever watched someone with all the talent in the world unknowingly derail their team, their influence, or their career? I have. And here’s the kicker: they weren’t sabotaged by their weaknesses.They were sabotaged by their strengths. This week on Daily Creative,...
10 days ago • 2 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT A Series of Small Hunches Why chasing "likes" or a big objective might actually prevent you from achieving your goals. There’s a moment in this week’s podcast episode that stopped me cold. We were talking about the invention of the Like button—yes, that tiny gesture we now make billions of times a day without thinking—and Martin Reeves, author of Like: The Button That Changed the World, said this: “None of the people who contributed to its invention thought they...
17 days ago • 2 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT You Are Not A Machine (and Neither Is Your Team) The best work results from rhythmic effort, occasional sprints, and dare I say it... FUN. A few years ago, I walked past a whiteboard where someone had scribbled, “We are not machines.” It was half-erased—probably someone’s shoulder brushed past it—but I’ve never forgotten those words. Lately, they’ve been echoing louder. We live in a world that rewards output, speed, and optimization. That’s especially true if...
24 days ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT 5 Things You're Not Managing (That Are Managing You) You’re talented, driven, and full of ideas. Why do you still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or like your best work is always just out of reach? In a recent conference talk in Scottsdale, Arizona, I shared five areas where creative pros must build discipline if they want to do meaningful work. In the latest episode of Daily Creative, I shared a live talk from Scottsdale, Arizona, drawing from my book The Accidental...
30 days ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT The Inner Game of Creative Leadership Whether you lead a team, your peers, or your clients, managing your inner game is essential if you want to end up where you intended. (Otherwise, you might find yourself far from where you set out to go.) Do you feel tired? I've been talking to a lot of leaders lately who just... almost inexplicably... feel exhausted. It's not like the workload is any more. It's just dealing with uncertainty, pressure, and emotional heaviness....
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT Banana Ball How Jesse Cole went from being a "bored out of his mind" baseball coach to creating one of the most epic shows in sports, with a little inspiration from Walt Disney. What if you could transform routine work into something... unforgettable? Most creative pros know the grind—the endless emails, the methodical process, the struggle to inspire not just clients, but even ourselves. But what if you scrapped the rulebook, let go of “professional,” and decided...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT How To Think In Systems In the face of uncertainty, understanding how systems work can unlock pathways you couldn't previously see. In this week's podcast episode, Robert Siegel and Seth Godin offer advice for standing firm in times of change. The world is moving faster than ever, with tectonic shifts in technology, culture, and business happening seemingly overnight. Old rules no longer apply, leaving creative pros to carve new paths amid the chaos. In this week's...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT Simplify Learning To Think More Strategically What if you could shift your learning from "just in case" to "just in time"? On this week's Daily Creative episode, Pat Flynn teaches the art of lean learning. It's too easy to find yourself overwhelmed with information, advice, and endless to-do lists, hoping that the next resource will finally unlock clarity in your work. What if the solution to doing your best, most impactful work isn’t about learning more—but...
2 months ago • 3 min read
BRAVE • FOCUSED • BRILLIANT Working With Complicated People This week's podcast featured some great advice from Ryan Leak and James Kimmel about how to manage workplace conflicts and grievances. Ever fantasized about sending a scorched-earth resignation email or confronting that “complicated” colleague head-on? In this week's Daily Creative episode, we explore the messy realities and hidden costs of revenge in the workplace—and uncover healthier, more powerful strategies for navigating...
2 months ago • 3 min read