It comes without fail on the night after I give a presentation and even in the days that follow. I can hear myself saying something in front of those hundreds of people that I spoke to earlier and feel a sudden urge of panic. It is a strange feeling that no amount of positive encouragement…
Archives for March 2018
A Vision is Discovered Over Time
“In my experience, creative people discover and realize their visions over time and through dedicated, protracted struggle.” Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc. Leaders may feel like they have to have it all figured out. Speakers and authors tend to write about vision as if it is something that comes through some sort of Divine revelation that…
Why Pixar Is So Successful
In Creativity, Inc., Ed Catmull explains why Pixar has been able to produce such massively successful animated films over the years. As an author, I wanted to see what I could learn from their success in my attempts to write better books. Here are the three main ideas I found useful from Catmull’s book: The…
February 2018 Project Report
Welcome to my February 2018 Project Report. My goal with these monthly reports is to help other authors, entrepreneurs, leaders, or anyone else who wants to make an impact through their work. Each month I will share how I spent my time as an author and creative entrepreneur and the successes, failures, and lessons I learned…
4 Little Speaking Tips with a Big Impact
I’m giving three presentations/panels this week at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. It made me think of the little tweaks to my approach that I’ve made over the years and the people that I’ve learned them from. 1. Don’t wear your name tag. People know who you are. Your name is in their program…
