Nobody can motivate you. You must be self motivated to make it. In any career, you are the boss. If you don’t feel like working for weeks at a stretch, nobody will shoot you. But there is always a price. The creative hero works well in a relaxed environment. That could be a casual corporate…

Research shows that the creative person likes to work with other creative people. Yet many times you are forced to work with your exact opposite. Maybe these left brainers are close minded and uptight, but they are also bright in their own way. You can find fault with the noncreative person for not seeing the…

Judgmental people may complain about your short attention span, calling you scatterbrained, lazy, a slob, a flake, self centered, cynical, impatient and so on. It takes a toll on even the most secure, and some start believing it. Don’t let that be you. Fight back. Remember that you are special – one of 2 percent…

When someone says to me, “Everything happens fo a reason’  I say ‘Yes, but is it your reason’.  Life is not an accident. Through careful choices and persistent planning, you can control what happens to you. That sounds boring, doesn’t it. We are talking about your future. The best way to deal with the future…

When you aren’t sure about what you should be doing with your life, it can feel like you’re in free fall. For some, the rush of hurtling to the ground at terminal velocity is exhilarating. Some don’t even seem to realize that they don’t have anything (a parachute) to stop them from hitting the ground…

How to Find yourself When You Didn’t Know You Were Lost Before you can figure out your niche in the creative scheme of things, you need to understand yourself, your strengths and weaknesses, your true desires, your personal definition of success. The following questions are designed to make you think about yourself from various angles….

People spend their whole lives working against their strengths. It is like swimming against the current. Go with the flow and use what God gave you. Your best chance for success is to selet a career that allows you to use your talents and do the things you most enjoy doing. All too many people…

You have an inner guide (if you’ll pay attention to it).  It is a little voice. It is seldom very loud, but there is a lot of wisom in there.  So, as you answer the following questions, run them by your inner guide. Don’t think about your answers for more than a second or two….

Take a look at your past life as if it were a world away, in another dimension. What things worked for you, and what things did not? What did you do that helped you to succeed? What lessons did you learn from past missteps? If you retrace your steps this way, there are clues about…

As a creative professional you are less able to separate your work and your life than most people. You cannot ignore your values when looking at a career path. Your values, your needs as a person, should direct that path. Should point you toward the right career for you. You can’t be a success if…