Hope to make you think, The business side of things
You know it’s been a busy summer when… you’ve had very little patio time, your skin’s as white as snow, … and when you’re not up to date with swissmiss. A little over two weeks ago, Andrew Zuckerman’s 99% Conference talk was posted. If you’re not aware, Andrew Zuckerman is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker, … Read More Inspiration is for amateurs
If you’ve been in the field with me, you’ll have noticed 2 things: (1) I dislike sandwiches, and (2) I have a justifiable fear that my photos will be blurry. Enter Lytro and Kanz for making my day, and hopefully the rest of my career! Lytro is coming out with a camera that allows you … Read More Double wishlist Monday
Hope to make you think, Wishlist
OK, so you didn’t get raptured and the world didn’t end. Now what? How about a little attitude adjustment? Thanks to swissmiss (yet again), here is a website worth looking at: workisnotajob. It is a concept and design studio, and not only do I enjoy their work, I love their attitude towards work and life. … Read More Fall in love with your work
Field notes, Hope to make you think
Thanks again SwissMiss for the tip on this video, via Devour. If any of you were wondering what came first, the caveman or the Egyptian, find out here (among other things)… and all they really wanted to do was water a flower!? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPDn1KUz_A&w=500&h=305]
Thanks to a good friend, MG, I am now a regular visitor to SwissMiss, which is generally a design blog that posts what I think are really cool things. Every now and again, she also posts inspirational videos (I am easily inspired; it helps me to continue to strive for more). As an entrepreneur / … Read More You can’t depend on others to make things happen
People will often ask why it’s important to study the past. “Why is it important to collect and study all those rocks and stuff? Don’t we have enough?” Maybe it would seem more important if our “rocks and stuff” were actually coins, statues, jade masks or terracotta soldiers. But, in reality, the smallest remnant of … Read More Why the past is important to the present – Part 1