Don’t Send Your Idea Out Without a Raincoat

I just discovered a SubReddit (I’m not a millennial but I birthed one so I know that term) for App Ideas that really illustrated the problem I’m trying to solve. Most posts have the same basic text: I have an idea A user puts in something The screen displays something What do you guys think? […]

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No One Wants to Make Money on Misunderstandings

When you buy a more expensive wine, the waiter smiles approvingly. You savor the smell and get to call it a bouquet. When you buy a higher quality fabric for your bespoke suit, the tailor nods appreciatively because the fabric is a joy to work with and he knows you’ll revel in it. In contrast, […]

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I think I’ve had goals all wrong!

Recently I’ve been thinking about the complexity of our world and how impossible it is to take every factor into account. For example, I thought if I had a goal to do 3 things in a day, I thought I had to wrestle with every factor influencing that goal. People have frequently mistaken me for […]

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No More Average Products for Average People

Inspired by Seth Godin – Craft and Commerce I was so happy to hear Seth Godin say that our current scheme creates average products for average people; the result is commoditization because people then look for the closest and cheapest. This supports my idea that people should create product offerings that reflect their unique perspective […]

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Claiming My Dharma

Inspired by Kyle Cease – Your Authenticity is Worth Millions Transcript: I was listening to Kyle Cease and he said something I’ve heard a couple of other people say before. Which is, “This is my dharma”. Meaning something like purpose. I was like, “Ooh, I want to be able to say that”. I looked it […]

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Too many ideas to start…

Sometimes I have so many fun ideas that it feels impossible to choose just one to work on. It’s like I’ve got a buffet of ideas but I just got gastric bypass surgery and I can only have 3 tablespoons of… of what, idea jello?  I really can’t think of a way to tie off […]

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Sharing my Polymer Clay Experiments

I made this little video on my experiments making earrings with polymer clay — what worked and what didn’t — in the hope that it might help someone who is getting started. There are several excellent teachers who publish tutorials on YouTube so I didn’t duplicate what they do. I’m so grateful for their generosity […]

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Creating a Space that inspires me, a 2019 resolution

In a previous post, I talked about how getting started on creative projects can be a major hurdle for me. When I got curious about why, I realized my space doesn’t inspire me. My space left me wondering why I was so eager to have the time to get going. My home office is a […]

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