Fear

Have you ever considered whether No should be the new Yes?  Constructive heresy. It's what's working for innovative businesses. How many times (as an employee) did you: go along when a difficult boss shut down your well-researched idea to drive new traffic to the company web site? bite your tongue when a coworker lobbied hard for "the blue version" of fluffy creative served up by your agency, when you really wanted to challenge them to re-examine the brief so they might actually get to the crux...

Where Do The Ideas Come From? This makes the 2nd time in a week that a song--an "old" song, no less--serves as inspiration for my writing. I guess it doesn't really surprise me, I already knew that lyrics interest me more in music than any instrumental ever could.  Oh, I'm still a big fan of the groove. It's just that the delivery falls flat without meaningful lyrical messaging. Music As A Growth Opportunity Tracy Chapman spoke to me in my often misspent youth, and she continues to be relevant...

I had a stimulating conversation the other day with someone I've recently made acquaintence with, but immediately came to respect and admire.  Almost bordering on awe.  I'm entirely truthful in my sentiment because hey, his superiority does not diminish my own accomplishments or talents.  I get a tremendous amount of pleasure from telling others when they touch me (not that kind of 'touch'!).  The well-delivered presentation by the woman with an obvious talent for engaging a crowd.  The delightful...