I had an uneasy feeling when I started reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly, but I wasn’t prepared for the paradigm quake that came when Brown quoted Gretchen Rubin from her book The Happiness Project: “I remind myself, ‘Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.’ (Cribbed from Votaire.)” I read that and thought smugly, […]
Archive | September, 2013
And the Winner Is…
JMDragonfly’s “London” wins the first drawing in the Where’s Your Creative Brain photo contest! A complete set of Brainy Pencils and Brainy Erasers will be on their way to JMDragonfly as soon as I get her address. Wednesday, October 2, the next winner receive a mandala coloring book — perfect for your Process practice. All […]
From Close Enough to Excellence Through Failure
In answer to the questions raised in the previous post, you move from close enough to excellence with discerning, observant practice where you change what you do based on the results you get. Indiscriminate practice only reinforces what’s already there. There’s no point in polishing and repeating mistakes. Make your mistakes new ones. Recognizing failure […]
First Winner in Where’s Your Creative Brain Photo Contest Announced Soon
Wednesday September 18 someone will win a complete set of brainy pencils and brain erasers! Make sure you email your entries (up to 5) before noon on September 18 so you’ll be included in all the drawings! (contest description and rules) Entries received after September 18 will be eligible for later drawings. Let yourself be […]
Where’s Your Brain Photo Contest
Where is your creative brain – either literally or figuratively? Send a photo of your Pink Brain in: its usual place (on your desk, on a table at a coffee shop, or on a bookshelf) an unexpected, metaphorical or otherwise creative pose an exotic, beautiful or distant location – show […]
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