1. Pick your medium. Photography, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting, whatever…..Pick the medium that most attracts you or that you enjoy and you already exhibit some natural skill in. 2. Study the tools & purchase appropriately. Ask others in your medium about tools and resources. Learn the lingo for your particular medium. Make sure you [...]
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Seth Godin highlighted some important points about types of workers on his blog: “If you want something done, perhaps you would ask a professional to do it. Someone who costs a lot but is worth more than they charge. Someone who shows up even when she doesn’t feel like it. Someone who stands behind her [...]
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What is culture making? In short it is doing work like Adam. It is doing work by the sweat of our brow. How do Christians work toward building a Christian culture? Well, we simply work obediently using the gifts, talents, and abilities that God has given us. Obedience is key. David Hegeman says: “Culture [is] [...]
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“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein What is a good way to improve your communication? The best way to demonstrate to someone that you have mastery or understanding of a particular thing is to show that you can communicate it concisely. Next time you seek to [...]
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Tagged: brevity, communication, creativity, editing, einstein, revision, simplicity
“Why is procrastination wrong? Edwards argues that procrastination presumes upon the grace of God, assuming that he has given us future time when in fact our time may be short. We do not know whether or not we have tomorrow, so we must wisely improve upon the time God does give us.” This post convicted [...]
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Tagged: Jonathan Edwards, presumption, procrastination, work ethic
Seth Godin has some good words to say about those who want to ‘make it big’. There’s a hard work alternative to the magic lottery, one in which you can incrementally lay the groundwork and integrate into the system you say you want to work with. Read the full article.
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I’m a goal oriented person. Since I didn’t start this blog with a concrete goal in mind, it ended up sitting inactive for long periods of time. Consider this an effort to remedy that. I’d like to state exactly what I hope to interact with on a regular basis. Here we go: I’d like to [...]
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Tagged: Blogging, Books, Graphic Design, Lifestyle, Music, Productivity, Technology