Slowing Down for the Holidays

[The Giving Tree]  @ Tallulah's CafeCreative Commons Licensephoto credit: Torley

Okay truth is, I’ve already slowed down. I only posted once last week and I’ll continue to do so until the New Year. I’m sorry I am so delayed in informing you of my holiday dawdling.

For my family, December holds a whole host of celebrations. It is my only brother’s birthday, my father’s birthday, Hanukkah and Christmas.

Black & White Thinking

My Question

I posed this question on Twitter a few days ago:

Wondering why many of us think there are only 2 ways to do things. The right way and the wrong way. When has anything ever been that simple?

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The Reason I Asked It

I asked this because I was tired of the drone of experts on Twitter. Don’t get me wrong, the medium has great value to meet interesting people but unfortunately your tweet stream can often be full of people pimping their ideas. And their common strategy to garner attention and business is to spout a black or white advice.

Watching Culture Evolve: A New Cultural Creative Study To Be Released Soon

Watching Culture Evolve: A New Cultural Creative Study To Be Released Soon

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Creative Commons License photo credit: anarchosyn

Wisdom University’s Institute for the Emerging Wisdom Culture, directed by sociologist Dr. Paul H. Ray (one of the original authors of The Cultural Creatives), has almost completed a major new study on America’s Cultural Creatives.

The findings of the study were set to be released in the Summer of 2008…but weren’t. I recently read that a Fall 2008 date was set. Any day now, I guess. I’ve signed up to be notified of the release of the Cultural Creative study and will be sure to write all about the findings.

How Do You Tame Your Inner Critic?

I am my own worst critic. I know that much is true. According to me, nothing I do is good enough.

The Source of My Most Recent Uprising

Last Wednesday I was interviewed by Allie Osmar of The Creative Career, a blog that provides aspiring young Marketers and Communicators with insights into the evolving Creative industry.

During the interview, Allie spoke to me about my experiences emerging from university, working in marketing and my eventual evolution into an innerpreneur.