Category: Creative Professional
-
Imposter Syndrome Is A Sign Of Legitimacy
For many of us who are seeking to live big lives, follow our curiosities, and accomplish significant things we can sometimes find ourselves in the midst of a narrative that we are not entirely in control over. We might compare ourselves to other talented people in an ensemble, or not feel as though we measure…
-
Four Ways Your Darkest Moment Could Be The Beginning Of Your Life Change
Crash. Bang. Reality. As I woke up, a dark misty haze was swirling around my mind. The moment that I recognized that I was in a hospital bed, the events of the past 24 hours came flooding through my mind. I had tried to take my own life. At the age of 26 years old,…
-
Self-Promotion Shameless and Otherwise
In today’s world of reality television and the social media celebrity no one is surprised to see a person shooting a selfie in the middle of a baby shower without tagging the baby they are there to celebrate. As entrepreneurs we have to be our own marketing department, public relations, and sales teams so it…
-
Potential Energy:Long Hours+Shitty Job= Success!
OK so are working at a place you are not really passionate about for longer hours than you would like just to maintain your livelihood right? You drudge in on Monday, regrettably sit at your desk, and begin to pound away at the keys or whatever. Friday afternoon, just as you are about to pack…
-
The Power Of Resourceful Thinking
There are certain people that seemingly can not be stopped. We see documentaries about their triumph and how they have endured against insurmountable odds. People like Aron Ralston who survived being stuck in a climbing accident by amputating his own forearm to free himself from the death grip of a boulder. Others like Farrah Gray,…
-
Acquire Or Hire?: The Skill Acquisition Paradox
No matter how badass of a multi-talented, multi-tasker, you are there will come a time when you don’t know how to to do something. When you have to hire, a process such as active sourcing may be necessary. For many this will be the inevitable website feature or function you have to build. The one…
-
The Beating The Beast Of Boredom
For those of us that fixate on specific ideas, our issue is rarely that we can’t come up with a new idea or something to be passionate about. Even for the most sensitive to inspiration though, the beast of boredom can still creep up on us. To understand how to combat this monster we should…
-
10 reasons why to do lists are great.
Some of us like to think we are “too creative to be organized” as if we have all these idea in our heads that can not be contained by structure and borders. Ok that is great if you want to continue couch surfing, (and there is nothing wrong with couch surfing) but if you want…
-
Wonderland: A Short Doc On The Life Of The Creative Professional
Wonderland is a short documentary that features illustrators, film directors and other creatives discussing the challenges they face in bridging the gap between creating content with artistic integrity and creating content for “the man”, so to speak. Wonderland is beautifully orchestrated, presenting the audience with something to think about while at the same time inspiring creatives…
-
Psalm Isadora: Reinvention
Over the past 30 years we’ve seen yoga go from the obscure to the overwhelming. There are so many yoga professionals and options it has become an industry of its own. Especially with all of the resources at our disposal here in Los Angeles one the of the biggest things that set them all apart…