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…
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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…
The Protesters at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
As the more than 12,000 youth and 18,000 adults walk into the Anaheim Convention Center for the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress each year, they must pass a man shouting in protest of the Catholic Church. He scolds those who pass by with insults so shocking that I often ask myself how it is even…
There is Always a Faster Way
Struggle. Struggle. Struggle. Ready to give up. Then . . . discover a faster way. Accomplish the task with much less effort. I was in a hurry yesterday. I needed to get to Chicago to catch a flight to Los Angeles. I wanted to replace the car seat in our van with a bigger seat…
