2 Tasty Financial Treats You Might Enjoy
“The Trick to Money is Having Some” - (the title of a great book by Stuart Wilde)
Hey you guys, this week I found two really cool resources about money management and investing and thought I’d pass them along to you, because as we all know, money and creativity DO mix!
1. Cameron Reilly, creator of The Podcast Network and host of G’day World, interviewed his friend Steve, founder of a company called Rentoid out of Austrailia. Steve is quite savvy about investing and shares simple, down-to-earth investing principals for beginners. Listen, learn, and laugh, here. (It’s available via streaming audio or you can download it for repeated listenings.)
2. While walking through Barnes & Noble the other day, an eye-grabbing book title stopped me cold and made me laugh. (You already know how important I think a good title is.) The book is called, You’re Poor Because You Want to Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead by Larry Winget. It’s a no-nonsense, no B.S. wake-up call, and I’m relating to more than a few things in it!
Hope you enjoy!
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Appreciation for Randy Pausch
You’ve probably heard about Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor who gave his now famous Last Lecture after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He died a few days ago.
What an amazing and inspirational guy. He spent the last year of his life sharing his journey and inspiring millions of people to live fully.
Here he is […]
Sexy Mothertruckers
“Truckin’, like the do-da man…” - The Grateful Dead
I love turning mundane moments into creative opportunities, don’t you?
Three weeks ago I was in my car, idling at a stoplight, when a huge truck pulled alongside me. I generally don’t like trucks. They’re big, they’re loud, and they block my view. But this particular truck was […]
Top 10 Excuses for Not Blogging on My Birthday
So today is my birthday, and below are my Top 10 creative excuses for taking the day off from blogging:
10. There are so many candles on my cake, the cafe has become a fire hazard.
9. Thirty-nine trips around the sun makes a man tired.
8. I’m waiting patiently by the mailbox for your gifts to arrive.
7. […]
It’s the Journey, Not the Destination
Do you have a particular creative goal? A destination you want to reach?
Are you enjoying every step along the journey?
You might appreciate this:
Last Friday I took the ‘day off’ and went to Martha’s Vineyard. My goal - my ultimate intention - was to reach a beach at Gay Head (Aquinnah) where colorful cliffs loom over […]
Do You Need Creative Support?
“Self-trust is the first secret of success.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
How secure are you in your creativity?
Do you need others to tell you you’re good?
There’s a line in the novel The Fountainhead that I love. The protagonist, maverick architect Howard Roark - the embodiment of self-confidence - shows one of his drawings to a sculptor, […]
Creativity To Go
“There’s no time for quotes.” - Mark Penta
Are you in a creative hurry?
Have you got a deadline?
Like me, right now?
I’m typing this from a library, and there’s a crowd of people waiting to use the computer. I want to post something creative, but I have no ideas. I’ve got 20 minutes to be brilliant, and […]
Have You Seen ‘Smoke’?
The movie Smoke, starring Harvey Keitel and William Hurt, is one of my favorites, and I was thrilled to find this scene (video below) and wanted to share it with you. It speaks volumes about the creative process and the creative journey.
Keitel plays Auggie, a cigar store owner from Brooklyn, and William Hurt plays one […]
5 Links Guaranteed to Inspire You
“When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.” - Sydney Smith
Here are some links to cool sites & stuff that might really improve your creative journey:
1. VideoJug: Life Explained on Film is a super-fun video tutorial website. You can learn how to do […]
Dance Lessons With James Brown
Okay, my funky cafe friends, it’s time to put on your dancing shoes!
The creative journey is a lot more fun if you dance your way through it, don’t you agree?
At no extra charge to you, I’ve hired the late James Brown to come to the cafe and teach you some new moves. (I […]
