Posts Tagged ‘ writing ’
Now I know why I’ve been avoiding reading novels for the past few years: because they inspire my creativity in ways I can’t control. Lately, I’ve felt much more comfortable reading nonfiction, which inspires my analytical tendencies and critical thinking. Those are two things that even 19-year-old undergraduates can deal with. But creativity is another [ READ MORE ]
When people who don’t know anything about graphic design talk about graphic design, they always use the word “pop.” As in, “Ooh, that font really makes it pop.” Or, “Let’s change that background color to really make it pop.” Any such statements do nothing but scream I don’t know anything about design! When people who [ READ MORE ]
I just finished reading a book by hip hop mogul Russell Simmons. One thing in the book that really stood out to me was when he writes about those initial moments when you start to pursue your dream. He says: Whether you take that baby step yourself, or just allow yourself to be swept up, [ READ MORE ]
After getting home from a long day of work and an evening meeting, I found myself sitting in my chair watching Seinfeld at 10:15 pm. Typically, I’ll catch Seinfeld then flip over a few channels and watch Family Guy. Then, if I’ve not fallen fast asleep in my chair—which happens more often than I like [ READ MORE ]
I told Ousmane from the beginning that I was all in on this project…from writing the book to launching our business that offers training, consulting and motivational speaking. And now I’m starting to see what that means. As I’m rewriting the book proposal and manuscript, I’m not holding back. I’m putting all my analytical skills [ READ MORE ]
Tonight I’ve been working on finishing the proposal for the book Ousmane and I are working on together. As I was writing the section on who will buy the book, tears came to my eyes as I wrote because I feel so passionately about how much knowing Ousmane has helped me and how much I [ READ MORE ]
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