Passions and Shovels
Have you ever felt like someone stole your creative idea, before you even got it out there to be stolen? Don’t worry, you can still put it out there. The world still needs to hear it.
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Lessons Collected, not yet Learned
Have you ever felt like someone stole your creative idea, before you even got it out there to be stolen? Don’t worry, you can still put it out there. The world still needs to hear it.
Negotiating with Chaos
Have you ever felt like someone stole your creative idea, before you even got it out there to be stolen? Don’t worry, you can still put it out there. The world still needs to hear it.
(not a) Race to Creativity
Have you ever felt like someone stole your creative idea, before you even got it out there to be stolen? Don’t worry, you can still put it out there. The world still needs to hear it.
Matching Hopes and Dreams
In early 2013 I was sitting at my desk, in a crowded office, in a war-torn middle eastern country I’m not allowed to name, when the HR Assistant gently laid before me a pile of torn pieces of paper with handwriting scribbled all over them. “What are these?” I asked after quickly flipping through the … Read more
Priorities and Lady Gaga
Recently, I got all vulnerable with you. I’m not sure how you’re feeling about all that soft and squishy in the last post, but I have to say, I’m feeling pretty strong. If fact, I’m ready for another round of soft and squishy because there really is truth in those words: Vulnerability is Strength. For … Read more
Getting Strong
It’s hard to announce, “I’m back!” when you didn’t tell many people you were leaving. What makes it even harder is knowing that you’ll soon be leaving again. And again. So rather than saying anything, I said nothing, and left. Then I received an email asking “where is The Mzungu Report?” I took a look … Read more
Love and Coleslaw
To read, print and share the blog: Download this Blog Post as a PDF To Listen to the blog: Listen/Download this Blog Post as an Audio File To share the possibilities: Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin “If you think you’re enlightened go spend a week with your family.” … Read more
The Solution is Where You Stand
A few years ago, I was catching up with a friend. When he asked the inevitable, “So. What are you up to these days?” I bumbled about. Trying to make it sound as if I had life under control. That my ducks were in a nice neat row. But there was no faking it and … Read more
Three Sleeping Muses
Taking the long way from Albuquerque to Saint Petersburg, Florida, the numbers look like this: 5,606 miles 50 days Many historical sites Many more podcasts 6 visits with family and friends 4 national parks 2 West Coast Swing dances 2 Blue’s Clubs 1 breakdown 1 Stadium Concert (Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper) 1 Iowa State … Read more