Seth Godin, in his brave new book The Icarus Deception, challenges each and every one of us to step into our roles in the world as artists. What if your entire year could sparkle with that kind of meaning?
Creativity and the Kindness of Strangers
Joseph Campbell spoke of life as a grand opera, and I have always liked that idea. Sometimes you play the savior, and sometimes you play the one who needs saving. It’s easier to be savior, the strong one with all the answers. But it is not enough. The one who needs a hand gives something too.
Creativity in Cambodia: Rebuilding After Loss
Like its ancient temples, Cambodia is rebuilding itself after one of the worst tragedies in recent history. Although most of us are fortunate enough to never know this kind of loss, we all suffer losses.
How problems make you more creative
How courageous it is to be human. If you want to be prepared for the big problems, you have to use the small ones. My dear friend’s daughter has breast cancer…
Co-Creating A Global Tribe
Marketing guru Seth Godin is talking about Tribes. According to Seth, “A tribe is a group of people, connected to each other, connected to a leader and connected to an idea.” What if we could co-create a global tribe based on common character rather than intolerable differences?
What is Creativity: Transforming Suffering into Light
With music as his “weapon of choice,” Emmanuel Jal is doing the real work of the artist in society, transforming his suffering into light. But this work is not for the artist alone. It is for us all. For we all suffer. And the world is in need of light.